Patents by Inventor Michael E. Kerwick

Michael E. Kerwick 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 book with detection of lifted flaps
    Patent number: 8041289
    Abstract: An interactive system for providing multimedia data in response to interaction with lift-the-flap elements. The system may include a housing which forms a substantially planar surface configured to support at least one printed media sheet. The printed sheet may include at least one lift-the-flap element. The system may further include a playback device configured to provide multimedia data relating to the lift-the-flap element. The system may include a detector which is configured to detect a position of the lift-the-flap element and provide position information. The system may further include a processing unit configured to cause playback of the multimedia data via the playback device based on the position information provided by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Inventor: Michael E. Kerwick
  • Interactive Book with Detection of Lifted Flaps
    Publication number: 20090280461
    Abstract: An interactive system for providing multimedia data in response to interaction with lift-the-flap elements. The system may include a housing which forms a substantially planar surface configured to support at least one printed media sheet. The printed sheet may include at least one lift-the-flap element. The system may further include a playback device configured to provide multimedia data relating to the lift-the-flap element. The system may include a detector which is configured to detect a position of the lift-the-flap element and provide position information. The system may further include a processing unit configured to cause playback of the multimedia data via the playback device based on the position information provided by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventor: Michael E. Kerwick