Patents by Inventor Joseph B. Miller, III

Joseph B. Miller, III 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).

  • Interactive hand held apparatus with stylus
    Patent number: 8025505
    Abstract: An interactive, handheld apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, a display screen on the housing, an electronic position location system, a stylus for selecting images on the display screen, a directional control pad on the housing and a memory device. The electronic position location system includes a processor that is capable of determining a location of a selected region of the display screen. The memory device includes computer code for an educational game and is operatively coupled to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Alice Chen Jordan, David Goldstein, Mark Flowers, Joseph B. Miller, III, Michelle Fitts, Curtis Cole, Rick Adolf, Antonia Kohl, Carol Thies
  • INTERACTIVE HAND HELD APPARATUS WITH STYLUS
    Publication number: 20090179873
    Abstract: An interactive, handheld apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, a display screen on the housing, an electronic position location system, a stylus for selecting images on the display screen, a directional control pad on the housing and a memory device. The electronic position location system includes a processor that is capable of determining a location of a selected region of the display screen. The memory device includes computer code for an educational game and is operatively coupled to the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Alice C. Jordan, David Goldstein, Mark Flowers, Joseph B. Miller, III, Michelle Fitts, Curtis Cole, Rick Adolf, Antonia Kohl, Carol Thies
  • Interactive hand held apparatus with stylus
    Patent number: 7553160
    Abstract: An interactive, handheld apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, a display screen on the housing, an electronic position location system, a stylus for selecting images on the display screen, a directional control pad on the housing and a memory device. The electronic position location system includes a processor that is capable of determining a location of a selected region of the display screen. The memory device includes computer code for an educational game and is operatively coupled to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Alice Chen, David Goldstein, Mark Flowers, Joseph B. Miller, III, Michelle Fitts, Curtis Cole, Rick Adolf, Antonia Kohl, Carol Thies
  • Interactive handheld educational apparatus with stylus
    Patent number: 7529519
    Abstract: An interactive, handheld apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, a display screen on the housing, an electronic position location system, a stylus for selecting images on the display screen, a directional control pad on the housing and a memory device. The electronic position location system includes a processor that is capable of determining a location of a selected region of the display screen. The memory device includes computer code for an educational game and is operatively coupled to the processor. A light is associated with the stylus. The light is illuminated to indicate that the stylus is available for use during operation of the educational game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Alice Chen Jordan, David Goldstein, Mark Flowers, Joseph B. Miller, III, Michelle Fitts, Robert Curtis Cole, Rick Adolf, Antonia Kohl, Carol Thies
  • Interactive handheld apparatus with stylus
    Patent number: 7083420
    Abstract: An interactive, handheld apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, a display screen on the housing, an electronic position location system, a stylus for selecting images on the display screen, a directional control pad on the housing and a memory device. The electronic position location system includes a processor that is capable of determining a location of a selected region of the display screen. The memory device includes computer code for an educational game and is operatively coupled to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Alice Chen, David Goldstein, Mark Flowers, Joseph B. Miller, III, Michelle Fitts, Curtis Cole, Rick Adolf, Antonia Kohl, Carol Thies