Patents by Inventor Matthew T. Bell

Matthew T. Bell 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).

  • System and method for sensing a feature of an object in an interactive video display
    Patent number: 8081822
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a method for processing captured image information in an interactive video display system. The method includes accessing a region of a vision image. The method further includes comparing the region of the vision image to a first orientation of a value image. The value image comprises a plurality of weighted values representing a feature to be detected. The method further includes comparing the region of the vision image to a second orientation of the value image. The method further includes determining which orientation of the value image best matches the feature to be detected to an object of the region of the vision image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 67 LLC
    Inventor: Matthew T. Bell
  • Method and system for combining nodes into a mega-node
    Patent number: 7428542
    Abstract: A method and system for combining nodes in a file used for loading a node graph. The method includes defining a first node in the file as a mega-node of the file. The XML file includes a plurality of nodes arranged in parent/child relationships. The method proceeds by identifying a base node type for basing the mega-node upon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Reactrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Fink, Malik Coates, Russell H. Belfer, Matthew T. Bell
  • Beverage dispenser tower
    Patent number: D682597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Emir Bingul, Indrani Deo, Stephen Lim, Matthew T. Bell, Thomas R. Hecht, Michael E. Laut, Shane M. Roepe, Patrick A. Short