Patents by Inventor Howard K. Van Jepmond

Howard K. Van Jepmond 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).

  • Game method and apparatus for sensing the position of an object with respect to its receptacle
    Patent number: 4102532
    Abstract: An electrical circuit for sensing the position of an object with respect to its receptacle. Within the receptacle is mounted a light emitting diode (LED) that generates coded pulses of light. The pulses are sensed by a photodetector mounted on the object. The circuit further includes a clock, gates and a D-flip-flop that together determine whether the photodetector is sensing the coded pulses from the light emitting diode. The light emitting diode and the photodetector are positioned such that the photodetector only senses the coded pulses when the object is located within the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1978
    Assignee: Atari, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard K. Van Jepmond, Ronald E. Milner