Patents by Inventor J. Walt Adamczyk

J. Walt Adamczyk 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).

  • Simulated ball movement game using a trackball with an air bearing
    Patent number: 6379250
    Abstract: In a system and method for simulating a ball movement game, the system includes an input ball adapted to enable movement of a simulated ball in a graphical representation of the simulated game, responsive to movement of the input ball imparted by the player. The system further includes an air bearing for supporting the input ball so as to enable the player to directly impart movement to the input ball. The system also includes an optical encoder for generating the parameters of movement of the simulated ball responsive to detecting the parameters of movement of the input ball imparted by the player. The system still further includes a processor and software adapted to simulate a ball and movement of the simulated ball, responsive to the parameters of movement of the input ball detected by the optical encoder, and to simulate a game environment for movement of the simulated ball therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Hyper Management, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Walt Adamczyk, Donald L. Updyke, Jr., William George Adamson
  • SIMULATED BALL MOVEMENT GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20010041607
    Abstract: In a system and method for simulating a ball movement game, the system includes an input ball adapted to enable movement of a simulated ball in a graphical representation of the simulated game, responsive to movement of the input ball imparted by the player. The system further includes an air bearing for supporting the input ball so as to enable the player to directly impart movement to the input ball. The system also includes an optical encoder for generating the parameters of movement of the simulated ball responsive to detecting the parameters of movement of the input ball imparted by the player. The system still further includes a processor and software adapted to simulate a ball and movement of the simulated ball, responsive to the parameters of movement of the input ball detected by the optical encoder, and to simulate a game environment for movement of the simulated ball therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 1998
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: J. WALT ADAMCZYK, DONALD L. UPDYKE, WILLIAM GEORGE ADAMSON