Patents by Inventor Marybeth Lima

Marybeth Lima 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).

  • Three-dimensional tactile map system
    Patent number: 12651537
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a three-dimensional (3D) tactile map system and methods of implementing the system are described. In one example, the tactile map system includes a map base having a substantially planar substrate defining an x-y plane. The map base includes a top base surface and a bottom base surface, where the top base surface includes a ground surface texture. The tactile map system also includes a 3D scaled representation of a structure attached to the top surface of the map base. The 3D scaled representation can be configured with dimensions that are in proportion to the structure and extend in a z-direction from the base. The z-direction being orthogonal to the x-y plane. The 3D scaled representation includes a plurality of identified surfaces, each of the plurality of identified surfaces having a surface type of a plurality of surface types, each surface type corresponding to a selected surface texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Marybeth Lima, Bri Tramontana, Kenzie Dupont, Gracie Kennard, Tiffany Le, Cameron Matherne, J. Fischer Robinson, Thomas Tran, Blanche Faulk, Jennifer Gaudet, Anna Gayle, LaRonda Doakes, Stacy Jena
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL TACTILE MAP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220172645
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a three-dimensional (3D) tactile map system and methods of implementing the system are described. In one example, the tactile map system includes a map base having a substantially planar substrate defining an x-y plane. The map base includes a top base surface and a bottom base surface, where the top base surface includes a ground surface texture. The tactile map system also includes a 3D scaled representation of a structure attached to the top surface of the map base. The 3D scaled representation can be configured with dimensions that are in proportion to the structure and extend in a z-direction from the base. The z-direction being orthogonal to the x-y plane. The 3D scaled representation includes a plurality of identified surfaces, each of the plurality of identified surfaces having a surface type of a plurality of surface types, each surface type corresponding to a selected surface texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Marybeth Lima, Brandon Tramontana, Kenzie Dupont, Gracie Kennard, Tiffany Le, Cameron Matherne, J. Fischer Robinson, Thomas Tran, Blanche Faulk, Jennifer Gaudet, Anna Gayle, LaRonda Doakes, Stacy Cox