Patents by Inventor Patrik A. Kunzler

Patrik A. Kunzler 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).

  • Patent number: 11893147
    Abstract: An occupant support system is disclosed for controlling a computer-generated representation of an object, comprising: (i) a support device comprising a plurality of support members configured to support an occupant, and a corresponding plurality of independently movably supported suspension systems such to provide at least one independent motion selected from vertical, lateral, tilt and azimuthal motions and longitudinal roll motion of the support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LIMBIC LIFE AG
    Inventor: Patrik Kunzler
  • Publication number: 20190086998
    Abstract: An occupant support system is disclosed for controlling a computer-generated representation of an object, comprising: (i) a support device comprising a plurality of support members configured to support an occupant, and a corresponding plurality of independently movably supported suspension systems such to provide at least one independent motion selected from vertical, lateral, tilt and azimuthal motions and longitudinal roll motion of the support members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Patrik Kunzler
  • Patent number: 8061767
    Abstract: There is disclosed a seating system which may included a left seat and a right seat independently supported by left and right suspensions systems, respectively. The left and right suspension systems may provide independent vertical, lateral, azimuthal, and longitudinal roll motion of the left and right seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Patrik A. Kunzler, Enrique J. Garcia, William J. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 7848838
    Abstract: A digital assembler for creating three-dimensional objects from digital materials made out of discrete components comprises an assembly head, error correction mechanism, parts feeder, and a controller. The assembly head comprises several blades, each with a different function, that move in a linear direction as a unit, assembling the object line-by-line. One blade adds digital materials, another performs error recognition, another performs error removal, and another fills in new digital material where previously removed. In a method for building a structure out of digital materials, a new line is fed to the assembly head and added to the structure. Simultaneously, the new line is pressed down, the last line is checked for errors, the line before last is removed if errors were found during the last cycle, and the line second before last is replaced if it was removed during the previous cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Neil Gershenfeld, Patrik Kunzler, George Alex Popescu
  • Publication number: 20090135133
    Abstract: There is disclosed a control system which may included a seat having a pelvis angle sensor to provide positional information indicative of an operator's pelvis angle in a frontal plane. The positional information provided by the pelvis angle sensor may be used to control, at least in part, a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Patrik A. Kunzler, William J. Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20090079243
    Abstract: There is disclosed a seating system which may included a left seat and a right seat independently supported by left and right suspensions systems, respectively. The left and right suspension systems may provide independent vertical, lateral, azimuthal, and longitudinal roll motion of the left and right seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Patrik A. Kunzler, Enrique J. Garcia, William J. Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20080109103
    Abstract: A digital assembler for creating three-dimensional objects from digital materials made out of discrete components comprises an assembly head, error correction mechanism, parts feeder, and a controller. The assembly head comprises several blades, each with a different function, that move in a linear direction as a unit, assembling the object line-by-line. One blade adds digital materials, another performs error recognition, another performs error removal, and another fills in new digital material where previously removed. In a method for building a structure out of digital materials, a new line is fed to the assembly head and added to the structure. Simultaneously, the new line is pressed down, the last line is checked for errors, the line before last is removed if errors were found during the last cycle, and the line second before last is replaced if it was removed during the previous cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Neil Gershenfeld, Patrik Kunzler, George Alex Popescu
  • Publication number: 20060012144
    Abstract: An in-the-wheel suspension system including a drive mechanism for coupling the rotational motion of a wheel rim to the drive shaft of an electric motor and for supporting the wheel rim with respect to the vehicle chassis using one or more springs and dampers. In a hubless version, a spring member supports extend between a frame member attached to the chassis and a bearing member that engages with the rim. In a version used with a wheel hub, the hub is supported by an axle and the spring member supports the axle in movable relation to the frame member. A pivoting support arm that is attached to the axel and pivots about a pivot point attached to the frame member at a location spaced from the wheel axis may be used to support the hub. A Peaucellier linkage may be used to support the axle for movement along a straight line vertical path, the linkage being attached to the frame member at two fixed pivot points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Patrik Kunzler, Peter Schmitt, Raul-David Poblano, Brian Chan, Philip Liang, Franco Vairani, Axel Kilian, Ryan Chin, William Mitchell
  • Patent number: D976018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Limbic Life AG
    Inventor: Patrik Künzler