Patents by Inventor Mark Zarich

Mark Zarich 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 object having light-transmissive pattern with controlled hole-shape
    Patent number: 11564421
    Abstract: Systems and methods for interactive objects including illuminated surfaces are provided. An interactive object includes a flexible substrate comprising a soft material that is non-transmissive to light. The interactive object includes a plurality of holes extending from an inside surface of the flexible substrate to an outside surface of the flexible substrate to form a light-transmissive pattern at one or more locations of the flexible substrate. An illuminated surface is positioned adjacent to the inside surface of the flexible substrate with its front surface extending along at least a portion of the inside surface of the flexible substrate at the one or more locations including the plurality of holes. The interactive object includes one or more electronic components electrically coupled to the illuminated surface to control the illuminated surface to provide a visual output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Mark Zarich, Tong Wu, Bryan Allen, Brendon Beardsley, Adam Bernstein
  • Interactive Object Having Light-Transmissive Pattern with Controlled Hole-Shape
    Publication number: 20210227896
    Abstract: Systems and methods for interactive objects including illuminated surfaces are provided. An interactive object includes a flexible substrate comprising a soft material that is non-transmissive to light. The interactive object includes a plurality of holes extending from an inside surface of the flexible substrate to an outside surface of the flexible substrate to form a light-transmissive pattern at one or more locations of the flexible substrate. An illuminated surface is positioned adjacent to the inside surface of the flexible substrate with its front surface extending along at least a portion of the inside surface of the flexible substrate at the one or more locations including the plurality of holes. The interactive object includes one or more electronic components electrically coupled to the illuminated surface to control the illuminated surface to provide a visual output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Zarich, Tong Wu, Bryan Allen, Brendon Beardsley, Adam Bernstein