Patents by Inventor Nicholas PORFILIO

Nicholas PORFILIO 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).

  • SCREENLESS SMART LEARNING TOY AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240071239
    Abstract: A screenless smart toy device may be a block made of natural or wooden material and may include a transparent or semi-transparent panel allowing one or more LEDs, from within the smart toy device, to be visible when illuminated. The smart toy device may read RFID values from various objects, such as tiles having objects depicted thereupon and RFID tags embedded within, and play different sounds and/or illuminate its LEDs with different colors based on the RFID tag that was read. The smart toy device may operate in a variety of modes, such as in a play/explore mode, quiz mode, definition mode, etc. The smart toy device may be configured into different modes and/or language settings by use of a mode card or separate application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas PORFILIO, Jacob STARLEY, Justin EGBERT, Robert MONSON
  • Screenless smart learning toy and system
    Patent number: 11741844
    Abstract: A screenless smart toy device may be a block made of natural or wooden material and may include a transparent or semi-transparent panel allowing one or more LEDs, from within the smart toy device, to be visible when illuminated. The smart toy device may read RFID values from various objects, such as tiles having objects depicted thereupon and RFID tags embedded within, and play different sounds and/or illuminate its LEDs with different colors based on the RFID tag that was read. The smart toy device may operate in a variety of modes, such as in a play/explore mode, quiz mode, definition mode, etc. The smart toy device may be configured into different modes and/or language settings by use of a mode card or separate application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Kiri, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Porfilio, Jacob Starley, Justin Egbert, Robert Monson
  • SCREENLESS SMART LEARNING TOY AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220084423
    Abstract: A screenless smart toy device may be a block made of natural or wooden material and may include a transparent or semi-transparent panel allowing one or more LEDs, from within the smart toy device, to be visible when illuminated. The smart toy device may read RFID values from various objects, such as tiles having objects depicted thereupon and RFID tags embedded within, and play different sounds and/or illuminate its LEDs with different colors based on the RFID tag that was read. The smart toy device may operate in a variety of modes, such as in a play/explore mode, quiz mode, definition mode, etc. The smart toy device may be configured into different modes and/or language settings by use of a mode card or separate application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas PORFILIO, Jacob STARLEY, Justin EGBERT, Robert MONSON