Patents by Inventor John E. Chalmers

John E. Chalmers 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).

  • Patent number: 4264072
    Abstract: An electronic game apparatus for use with circuitry which position controls a game object on the screen of a cathode-ray tube, such as is used in standard television receivers. The apparatus translates player's position and movement, and in particular a player's hand, to corresponding movement of the game object on the screen. The apparatus is capable of non-tactile sensing of the player's movement and in the preferred embodiment utilizes a field effect transistor with an antenna member coupled to the gate of the transistor, with the player's position and movement relative to the antenna member resulting in corresponding game object movement on the tube screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Inventor: John E. Chalmers