Patents by Inventor Gregory Smelzer

Gregory Smelzer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Touch-enabled remote control
    Patent number: 9146616
    Abstract: A remote control device comprises a housing cover configured to mate with a touch-enabled surface configured to receive input gestures, and a battery holder disposed between the housing cover and the touch-enabled surface. A first plurality of magnets is disposed in the housing cover. A second plurality of magnets is disposed in the battery holder. The first plurality of magnets in the housing cover is attracted to the second plurality of magnets in a first position of the housing cover relative to the battery holder. The first plurality of magnets in the housing cover is repelled from the second plurality of magnets in a second position of the housing cover relative to the battery holder. The first position and the second position share a rotational axis normal to the touch-enabled surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Fanhattan Inc.
    Inventors: Gilles Serge BianRosa, Olivier Chalouhi, Gregory Smelzer, William Jiang, Christopher Vinckier
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING LIVE MEDIA CONTENT CHANNELS
    Publication number: 20140310600
    Abstract: A first display comprising a first live media content of a first media channel is generated. Input data are detected from a touch-enabled surface. A second display is caused to traverse over the first display in response to the input data. The second display, during traverse, comprises a description of a second live media content of a second media channel and a background picture of the second live media content. The second live media content of the second media channel is generated in the second display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Fanhattan LLC
    Inventors: Gilles Serge BianRosa, Olivier Chalouhi, Gregory Smelzer
  • Display screen with graphical user interface for live media content
    Patent number: D742395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: FANHATTAN, INC.
    Inventors: Gilles Serge BianRosa, Gregory Smelzer, Keith R. Ohlfs