Patents by Inventor Maximillian Hobson-Dupont

Maximillian Hobson-Dupont 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).

  • Position tracking system employing external magnetic field
    Patent number: 11675444
    Abstract: A common method for providing user-input to an electronic system consists of tracking the position and motion of an object moved by the user and conveying this information to the electronic system. One embodiment of a positional tracking system for an object has an external and stationary magnetic-field emitter, a magnetic-field sensor which moves with the tracked object, and a microprocessor that compares magnetic-field intensity measurements taken by the sensor and compares it to magnetic-field characteristics defined for the external magnetic field emitter. A nonlinear equation solver, particle filter, or other method is used to determine the position of the sensor in the magnetic field. In this way the position of an object can be tracked using a single magnetic field emission source. This positional information can be combined with an inertial tracking system to mitigate drift errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventor: Maximillian Hobson-Dupont
  • Position tracking system employing external magnetic field
    Patent number: 10761616
    Abstract: A common method for providing user-input to an electronic system consists of tracking the position and motion of an object moved by the user and conveying this information to the electronic system. One embodiment of a positional tracking system for an object has an external and stationary magnetic-field emitter, a magnetic-field sensor which moves with the tracked object, and a microprocessor that compares magnetic-field intensity measurements taken by the sensor and compares it to magnetic-field characteristics defined for the external magnetic field emitter. A nonlinear equation solver, particle filter, or other method is used to determine the position of the sensor in the magnetic field. In this way the position of an object can be tracked using a single magnetic field emission source. This positional information can be combined with an inertial tracking system to mitigate drift errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventor: Maximillian Hobson-Dupont
  • Position Tracking System Employing External Magnetic Field
    Publication number: 20180010925
    Abstract: A common method for providing user-input to an electronic system consists of tracking the position and motion of an object moved by the user and conveying this information to the electronic system. One embodiment of a positional tracking system for an object has an external and stationary magnetic-field emitter, a magnetic-field sensor which moves with the tracked object, and a microprocessor that compares magnetic-field intensity measurements taken by the sensor and compares it to magnetic-field characteristics defined for the external magnetic field emitter. A nonlinear equation solver, particle filter, or other method is used to determine the position of the sensor in the magnetic field. In this way the position of an object can be tracked using a single magnetic field emission source. This positional information can be combined with an inertial tracking system to mitigate drift errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventor: Maximillian Hobson-Dupont