Patents by Inventor Nicholas Brian Hansen

Nicholas Brian Hansen 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).

  • Publication number: 20250119685
    Abstract: An individualized audio delivery arrangement for a motor vehicle includes an array of ultrasonic transducers mounted on a gimbal. An electronic processor controls an orientation of the gimbal to perform coarse adjustment of a direction in which the array of ultrasonic transducers emits an audio signal. The electronic processor operates the array of ultrasonic transducers as a phased array to perform fine adjustment of the direction in which the array of ultrasonic transducers emits the audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventor: Nicholas Brian HANSEN
  • Patent number: 11681396
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure relate to a device, method, and system for optical input diodes. A liquid crystal display (LCD) backlight device may include a processor and a color filter of a pixel including at least one of a red filter, a green filter, or a blue filter. The LCD backlight device may also include a diode to emit light through the color filter in response to being driven by the processor. The diode may generate a voltage in response to light passing through the color filter and arriving on the diode, where an image value may be calculated as a function of the voltage generated and a color filter value of the color filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventor: Nicholas Brian Hansen
  • Patent number: 11036062
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure relate to a device, method, and medium storing instructions for execution by a processor for displaying multiple images. In an example, a device may include a display to present two images interleaved, where the display includes a vertical axis parallel to a line passing through a center-bottom of the display and a center-top of the display. The device includes a first parallax barrier placed between the display and an intended viewable area, where the first parallax barrier includes a first number of parallax barrier lines, where the first number of parallax barrier lines are opaque and parallel to the vertical axis. The device includes a second parallax barrier placed between the first parallax barrier and the intended viewable area, where the second parallax barrier includes a second number of parallax barrier lines, where the second number of parallax barrier lines are opaque and parallel to the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventor: Nicholas Brian Hansen
  • Publication number: 20180056203
    Abstract: A toy bar for placement over or in front of a child to provide entertainment. The toy bar includes a tube component and first and second support members. The tube component generally includes a first end and a second end, and the first and second support members are generally removably attached to the tube component. Optionally, an LED light component fitted within the tube component. Optionally, at least one of the support members includes an electronic module, and wherein the electronic module can be programmed to activate one or more of a plurality of entertainment or soothing features including playing sounds, the LED light component, or a vibration unit. Optionally, one or more toys, loops or fasteners are coupled to the tube component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Brian HANSEN, Bradford REESE
  • Patent number: 9821240
    Abstract: A toy bar for placement over or in front of a child to provide entertainment. The toy bar includes a tube component and first and second support members. The tube component generally includes a first end and a second end, and the first and second support members are generally removably attached to the tube component. Optionally, an LED light component fitted within the tube component. Optionally, at least one of the support members includes an electronic module, and wherein the electronic module can be programmed to activate one or more of a plurality of entertainment or soothing features including playing sounds, the LED light component, or a vibration unit. Optionally, one or more toys, loops or fasteners are coupled to the tube component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Brian Hansen, Bradford Reese
  • Publication number: 20170252663
    Abstract: An access adjustable play gym including an entertainment component supported above a support surface by a support arm coupled to a base configured to rest on a support surface. The play gym provides multiple points of adjustability, including user adjustment of a rotational angle of the entertainment component relative to the support arm, of the inclination angle of the support arm relative to the base, and/or of the length of the support arm and thereby the height of the entertainment component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Eden PETERSON, Christopher McCLINTOCK, Nicholas Brian HANSEN
  • Publication number: 20170251832
    Abstract: A toy bar assembly for a children's play accessory includes a main toy bar having a first end, a second end, and a medial portion extending between the first and second ends. In an assembled configuration the medial portion is elevated a distance above the first and second ends to define a play area for a child beneath the elevated medial portion. An auxiliary toy bar has an upper end and a lower end, and the upper end of the auxiliary toy bar is configured for attachment to the medial portion of the main toy bar in the assembled configuration. In example embodiments, the upper end of the auxiliary toy bar is repositionable along the medial portion of the main toy bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Brian HANSEN, Katie Lorenza LIM
  • Publication number: 20160067623
    Abstract: A toy bar for placement over or in front of a child to provide entertainment. The toy bar includes a tube component and first and second support members. The tube component generally includes a first end and a second end, and the first and second support members are generally removably attached to the tube component. Optionally, an LED light component fitted within the tube component. Optionally, at least one of the support members includes an electronic module, and wherein the electronic module can be programmed to activate one or more of a plurality of entertainment or soothing features including playing sounds, the LED light component, or a vibration unit. Optionally, one or more toys, loops or fasteners are coupled to the tube component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Brian HANSEN, Bradford REESE
  • Patent number: 8578691
    Abstract: A mower for cutting grass includes a platform with a motor located thereon. A door on the platform has a first position blocking a discharge and a second door position away from the discharge. A bag has an inlet that mates to a discharge. A support is connected to the platform and a door prop is movably mounted on the support. The door prop has a first position not in engagement with the door to permit the door to be in the first position and having a second position in which a segment of the door prop engages with the door to retain the door in the second position. A handle extends up from the platform. An operable member is mounted on the handle. A connector extends between the door prop and the operable member to transmit force to move the door prop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products N.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Clint Lahey, Lennie Dorrian Rhoades, Nicholas Brian Hansen, Matthew Michael Lambert
  • Publication number: 20110308217
    Abstract: A mower for cutting grass includes a platform with a motor located thereon. A door on the platform has a first position blocking a discharge and a second door position away from the discharge. A bag has an inlet that mates to a discharge. A support is connected to the platform and a door prop is movably mounted on the support. The door prop has a first position not in engagement with the door to permit the door to be in the first position and having a second position in which a segment of the door prop engages with the door to retain the door in the second position. A handle extends up from the platform. An operable member is mounted on the handle. A connector extends between the door prop and the operable member to transmit force to move the door prop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: HUSQVARNA CONSUMER OUTDOOR PRODUCTS N.A., INC.
    Inventors: Clint Lahey, Lennie Dorrian Rhoades, Nicholas Brian Hansen, Matthew Michael Lambert