Patents by Inventor JERRY W. REES

JERRY W. REES 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).

  • Publication number: 20220119053
    Abstract: A robot actor, or character mobility hardware platform, adapted to unleash or provide a wide variety of characters in the physical world. The robot actor enables the often screen-constrained characters to become life-like, interactive participants with nearby people in ways not presently achievable. The robot actor is an untethered, free-roaming robot that is has two (or more) legs, is adapted for high dexterity, is controlled and designed to be self-balancing, and, due to this combination of characteristics, the robot can provide characters with an illusion of life and, in many cases, in correct proportion and scale. The hardware and software of the robot actor will become a new generation of animatronic figures by providing a hardware platform capable of continuously evolving to become more capable through advances in controls and artificial intelligence (AI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: SCOTT CHRISTOPHER LAVALLEY, KYLE ROBERT THOMPSON, MICHAEL ANTHONY HOPKINS, DEXTER J. DICKINSON, JARED EDWARD BISHOP, JERRY W. REES, KYLE MICHAEL CESARE
  • Patent number: 11247738
    Abstract: A robot actor, or character mobility hardware platform, adapted to unleash or provide a wide variety of characters in the physical world. The robot actor enables the often screen-constrained characters to become life-like, interactive participants with nearby people in ways not presently achievable. The robot actor is an untethered, free-roaming robot that is has two (or more) legs, is adapted for high dexterity, is controlled and designed to be self-balancing, and, due to this combination of characteristics, the robot can provide characters with an illusion of life and, in many cases, in correct proportion and scale. The hardware and software of the robot actor will become a new generation of animatronic figures by providing a hardware platform capable of continuously evolving to become more capable through advances in controls and artificial intelligence (AI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: Scott Christopher Lavalley, Kyle Robert Thompson, Michael Anthony Hopkins, Dexter J. Dickinson, Jared Edward Bishop, Jerry W. Rees, Kyle Michael Cesare
  • Publication number: 20210081498
    Abstract: Embodiments provide interactive artificial intelligence. Input to an artificial intelligence (AI) system is received, where the AI system comprises a plurality of machine learning (ML) models. A context of the input is determined, where the context indicates a role-playing scenario. A first ML model of the plurality of ML models is then selected based on the determined context, where the first ML model was trained based at least in part on the role-playing scenario. Output is generated by processing the input using the first ML model. The output is then returned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Michael P. GOSLIN, Jason A. YEUNG, Timothy M. PANEC, Corey D. DRAKE, Hunter J. GIBSON, Jerry W. REES, Raymond J. SCANLON
  • Publication number: 20200369333
    Abstract: A robot actor, or character mobility hardware platform, adapted to unleash or provide a wide variety of characters in the physical world. The robot actor enables the often screen-constrained characters to become life-like, interactive participants with nearby people in ways not presently achievable. The robot actor is an untethered, free-roaming robot that is has two (or more) legs, is adapted for high dexterity, is controlled and designed to be self-balancing, and, due to this combination of characteristics, the robot can provide characters with an illusion of life and, in many cases, in correct proportion and scale. The hardware and software of the robot actor will become a new generation of animatronic figures by providing a hardware platform capable of continuously evolving to become more capable through advances in controls and artificial intelligence (AI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: SCOTT CHRISTOPHER LAVALLEY, KYLE ROBERT THOMPSON, MICHAEL ANTHONY HOPKINS, DEXTER J. DICKINSON, JARED EDWARD BISHOP, JERRY W. REES, KYLE MICHAEL CESARE