Patents by Inventor Paul Balon

Paul Balon 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).

  • System and method for building digital objects with blocks
    Patent number: 9773074
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for building digital objects using component modular objects, such as block objects. The block objects have properties defining their appearance and interaction characteristics. When two or more block objects are placed together to form an object, their interaction characteristics define how they behave and so how the computer system will handle the representation of the block objects and the new object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Daybreak Game Company LLC
    Inventors: Paul Balon, Rosie Rappaport, Jeffrey Butler
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUILDING DIGITAL OBJECTS WITH BLOCKS
    Publication number: 20140163930
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for building digital objects using component modular objects, such as block objects. The block objects have properties defining their appearance and interaction characteristics. When two or more block objects are placed together to form an object, their interaction characteristics define how they behave and so how the computer system will handle the representation of the block objects and the new object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
    Inventors: Paul Balon, Rosie Rappaport, Jeffrey Butler