Patents by Inventor Katie M. Bassett

Katie M. Bassett 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).

  • Animated document using an integrated projector
    Patent number: 9285660
    Abstract: The embodiments presented herein describe integrating a projector in a book to display images or animations on one or more pages of the book. Specifically, the book may include a projector that is arranged in the form factor of the book. The book may also contain one or more mirrors that reflect an image from the projector onto a desired location on a page in the book. In one embodiment, the image is projected from the rear of the book onto a back side of the page that is opposite the front side of the page facing the user. So long as the material of the page is sufficiently translucent, the image projected on the back side of the page will be visible to the user looking at the front side of the page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric C. Haseltine, Katie M. Bassett
  • ANIMATED DOCUMENT USING AN INTEGRATED PROJECTOR
    Publication number: 20150070264
    Abstract: The embodiments presented herein describe integrating a projector in a book to display images or animations on one or more pages of the book. Specifically, the book may include a projector that is arranged in the form factor of the book. The book may also contain one or more mirrors that reflect an image from the projector onto a desired location on a page in the book. In one embodiment, the image is projected from the rear of the book onto a back side of the page that is opposite the front side of the page facing the user. So long as the material of the page is sufficiently translucent, the image projected on the back side of the page will be visible to the user looking at the front side of the page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Eric C. Haseltine, Katie M. Bassett