Patents by Inventor Ivan Malov

Ivan Malov 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).

  • Navigational feedback device for the visually impaired
    Patent number: 12723887
    Abstract: A wearable device worn by a user is disclosed which includes a plurality of input device interfaces each configured to receive input from a sensor coupled to a user, a controller configured to generate a two-dimensional map of the user's three-dimensional space based on the received inputs, and a plurality of haptic feedback devices disposed on the wearable device, wherein the controller is configured to selectively activate each of the plurality of haptic feedback devices to signal the user's position in the three-dimensional space based on the generated two-dimensional map as the user moves in the three-dimensional space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ethan M. Brown, Eric P. O'Keefe, Fernando Vega, Shyam K. Reddy, Ivan Malov
  • NAVIGATIONAL FEEDBACK DEVICE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
    Publication number: 20240192011
    Abstract: A wearable device worn by a user is disclosed which includes a plurality of input device interfaces each configured to receive input from a sensor coupled to a user, a controller configured to generate a two-dimensional map of the user's three-dimensional space based on the received inputs, and a plurality of haptic feedback devices disposed on the wearable device, wherein the controller is configured to selectively activate each of the plurality of haptic feedback devices to signal the user's position in the three-dimensional space based on the generated two-dimensional map as the user moves in the three-dimensional space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ethan M. Brown, Eric P. O'Keefe, Fernando Vega, Shyam K. Reddy, Ivan Malov