Patents by Inventor Kevin A. Bright

Kevin A. Bright 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: 11592796
    Abstract: The present invention is a water fountain control system that utilizes cameras to analyze movements of a human subject, and actuates one or more water fountain controllers in response to the movements to create a display incorporating spray patterns of the flowing water. The camera system records video in real time and generates optical signals that are sent to a processor running software that assesses the dimension, position, stance, and/or motion of the human subject and converts the data into recognized classes of movements and/or poses. Once the processor identifies the type of movements and/or poses, it sends signals to the actuators of the water fountains to control the fountains in a manner that implements stored predetermined visual effects generated by the fountain to create a visual presentation to an audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Outside The Lines, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Wickham Zimmerman, Michael J. Baldwin, Kevin A. Bright, Christopher J. Roy, Allison N. Long
  • Publication number: 20220347705
    Abstract: The present invention is a water fountain control system that utilizes cameras to analyze movements of a human subject, and actuates one or more water fountain controllers in response to the movements to create a display incorporating spray patterns of the flowing water. The camera system records video in real time and generates optical signals that are sent to a processor running software that assesses the dimension, position, stance, and/or motion of the human subject and converts the data into recognized classes of movements and/or poses. Once the processor identifies the type of movements and/or poses, it sends signals to the actuators of the water fountains to control the fountains in a manner that implements stored predetermined visual effects generated by the fountain to create a visual presentation to an audience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Outside The Lines, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Wickham Zimmerman, Michael J. Baldwin, Kevin A. Bright, Christopher J. Roy, Allison N. Long
  • Publication number: 20210018885
    Abstract: The present invention is a water fountain control system that utilizes cameras to analyze movements of a human subject, and actuates one or more water fountain controllers in response to the movements to create a display incorporating spray patterns of the flowing water. The camera system records video in real time and generates optical signals that are sent to a processor running software that assesses the dimension, position, stance, and/or motion of the human subject and converts the data into recognized classes of movements and/or poses. Once the processor identifies the type of movements and/or poses, it sends signals to the actuators of the water fountains to control the fountains in a manner that implements stored predetermined visual effects generated by the fountain to create a visual presentation to an audience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: J. Wickham Zimmerman, Michael J. Baldwin, Kevin A. Bright, Christopher J. Roy, Allison N. Long
  • Publication number: 20070260147
    Abstract: A medical device system and method for monitoring cardiac signal activity in patients with nervous system disorders. In some embodiments, a brain signal and a cardiac signal are received by a processor, brain events are identified in the brain signal, and the brain events are used to identify portions of the cardiac signal. In some embodiments, Event portions of the cardiac signal are identified corresponding to brain event time periods, and Inter-event portions are identified corresponding to time periods between brain events. An Inter-event heart-rate variability (HRV) calculation is performed using Inter-event portions of the cardiac signal, and an output of the medical device system is modified based upon the calculated Inter-event HRV according to certain embodiments of the invention. An Event HRV may also be calculated according to certain embodiments, and an output modified based on comparisons of the Event HRV to the Inter-event HRV, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathon Giftakis, David Carlson, Eric Panken, Nina Graves, Mark Rise, Kevin Bright, Chark Stanford