Patents by Inventor Jonathan C. Rice

Jonathan C. Rice 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).

  • Method and system for simulating vehicle operation using scale models
    Patent number: 5456604
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling model vehicles in a manner which accurately simulates the operation of real vehicles. Parameters relating to operational characteristics of a vehicle, environmental conditions, loading conditions, operator control settings, and physical characteristics of a controllable model are processed by a computer to determine appropriate control functions to a model allowing it to accurately replicate the operation of a real vehicle operating under the same set of conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Inventors: Robert A. Olmsted, Jonathan C. Rice