Patents by Inventor Jon Guerra

Jon Guerra 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).

  • System and method for providing an edutainment interface for musical instruments
    Patent number: 7910818
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for a musical edutainment interface on a display for playing an electronic musical instrument having frets and strings. The system comprises a processor configured to be placed in communication with the display and the electronic musical instrument and a memory including a musical edutainment software, wherein the processor is configured to execute the musical edutainment software to present, on the display, the musical edutainment interface showing an edutainment musical performance to be followed by a user of the electronic musical instrument, to animate game objects falling vertically to indicate a timing of the edutainment musical performance, to place the game objects within fret areas to demonstrate a corresponding fretting configuration on the frets of the electronic musical instrument, and to align the game objects with a plurality of string lines to demonstrate a strumming of corresponding strings on the electronic musical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jieun Kim, Jon Guerra, Jr Desouza, Chris Heatherly
  • System and method for providing an edutainment interface for musical instruments
    Publication number: 20100137048
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for a musical edutainment interface on a display for playing an electronic musical instrument having frets and strings. The system comprises a processor configured to be placed in communication with the display and the electronic musical instrument and a memory including a musical edutainment software, wherein the processor is configured to execute the musical edutainment software to present, on the display, the musical edutainment interface showing an edutainment musical performance to be followed by a user of the electronic musical instrument, to animate game objects falling vertically to indicate a timing of the edutainment musical performance, to place the game objects within fret areas to demonstrate a corresponding fretting configuration on the frets of the electronic musical instrument, and to align the game objects with a plurality of string lines to demonstrate a strumming of corresponding strings on the electronic musical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Jieun Kim, Jon Guerra, Jr Desouza, Chris Heatherly
  • Combination CD player and jewelry box
    Patent number: D509957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Po Yi Ng, Chris Heatherly, Mikal Greaves, Jon Guerra
  • Notebook computer
    Patent number: D446787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin L. Massaro, Stacy L. Wolff, Mike Simonian, Jon Guerra, Nate Cervantes
  • Monitor
    Patent number: D511345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Disney Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Jon Guerra, Christian Schluender, Po Yi Ng, Mikal Greaves, Allison Conner
  • Keyboard
    Patent number: D511775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Jon Guerra, Christian Schluender, Chueh Lee, Po Yi Ng, Mikal Greaves, Allison Conner
  • Alarm clock
    Patent number: D513193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Jon Guerra, Matthew J Paprocki, Tylor H. Garland
  • Computer housing
    Patent number: D514100
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Jon Guerra, Christian Schluender, Chueh Lee, Mikal Greaves, Allison Conner
  • Combined camera and cradle
    Patent number: D515608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Jon Guerra, Matthew Paprocki, Tylor Garland, Aldis Rauda
  • Digital camera with cradle
    Patent number: D515609
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Jon Guerra, Christian Schluender, Mikal Greaves, Allison Conner
  • Mouse
    Patent number: D519509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Jon Guerra, Christian Schluender, Chueh Lee, Mikal Greaves, Allison Conner