Patents by Inventor Robert Alack, JR.
Robert Alack, JR. 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).
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Patent number: 11068068Abstract: A plurality of sensors for application to a steering wheel or other generally toroidal objects is disclosed. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises interleaving transmit and receive conductors. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises crossing transmit and receive conductors. In an embodiment, sensor conductors are first provided on a flat substrate, which sensors placed on the flat substrate in a configuration that will permit expansion application of the substrate to the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Darren Leigh, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, Jr., Clifton Forlines, Adam Landa
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Patent number: 10969875Abstract: A plurality of sensors for application to a steering wheel or other generally toroidal objects is disclosed. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises interleaving transmit and receive conductors. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises crossing transmit and receive conductors. In an embodiment, sensor conductors are first provided on a flat substrate, which sensors placed on the flat substrate in a configuration that will permit expansion application of the substrate to the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Darren Leigh, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, Jr., Clifton Forlines, Adam Landa
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Patent number: 10712880Abstract: An infusion system including two infusors is operatively connected to a source of infusion signals. In an embodiment, the infusors being adapted for attachment to different parts of the same hand of a user. In an embodiment, the infusors are embedded in a glove or other wearable component. In an embodiment, a choke is used to mitigate infusion signals in other parts of a body. The infusion signal source is configured to transmit differing, orthogonal signals to the two infusors. In an embodiment, each of the differing signals is made up of at least a high frequency signal and a low frequency signal. In an embodiment, the high frequency signal and the low frequency signal are at least one octave apart and orthogonal to each other. In an embodiment, the infusion system includes a steering wheel sensor made from a plurality of conductors attached to a receiver.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Darren Leigh, Clifton Forlines, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200142516Abstract: A plurality of sensors for application to a steering wheel or other generally toroidal objects is disclosed. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises interleaving transmit and receive conductors. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises crossing transmit and receive conductors. In an embodiment, sensor conductors are first provided on a flat substrate, which sensors placed on the flat substrate in a configuration that will permit expansion application of the substrate to the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Darren Leigh, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, JR., Clifton Forlines, Adam Landa
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Publication number: 20200142517Abstract: A plurality of sensors for application to a steering wheel or other generally toroidal objects is disclosed. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises interleaving transmit and receive conductors. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises crossing transmit and receive conductors. In an embodiment, sensor conductors are first provided on a flat substrate, which sensors placed on the flat substrate in a configuration that will permit expansion application of the substrate to the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Darren Leigh, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, JR., Clifton Forlines, Adam Landa
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Patent number: 10528201Abstract: A plurality of sensors for application to a steering wheel or other generally toroidal objects is disclosed. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises interleaving transmit and receive conductors. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises crossing transmit and receive conductors. In an embodiment, sensor conductors are first provided on a flat substrate, which sensors placed on the flat substrate in a configuration that will permit expansion application of the substrate to the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Darren Leigh, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, Jr., Clifton Forlines, Adam Landa
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Publication number: 20190187810Abstract: A stylus system comprises a sensor having a plurality of first conductors and a plurality of second conductors. A receiver is associated with each of the first plurality of conductors and each of the second plurality of conductors. The stylus system has a signal processor configured to perform a Fast Fourier Transform on the signals received by the receivers during a plurality of successive interleaved touch integration periods and stylus integration periods. The system identifies touch events from the FFT of the signals received on the receivers during a touch integration period; and determines the location of a stylus, and information transmitted by the stylus from the FFT of the signals received on the receivers during a stylus integration period or a touch integration period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Robert Alack, JR., Ron Ship, Tom Jose, Braon Moseley, Dan Morelli, Mark Bisbee
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Publication number: 20180267653Abstract: A heterogeneous touch manifold is disclosed. In an embodiment, a layer of row conductors, a layer of column conductors and a layer of additional row conductors are provided, each of the column conductors and the additional row conductors are adapted for connection to receiving circuitry that receives signals thereon and provide a heatmap of signal strength for each of a plurality of unique orthogonal signals. In another embodiment, a layer of row conductors, a layer of column conductors and interleaved antennas are provided, each of the column conductors and the interleaved antennas are adapted for connection to receiving circuitry that receives signals thereon and provide a heatmap of signal strength for each of a plurality of unique orthogonal signals. In an embodiment, a plurality of unique orthogonal signals is provided by a signal generator, unique ones of them being provided to the row conductors, and at least one additional unique orthogonal signal being provided to a signal injector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: David Holman, Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, Braon Moseley, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Kaan Duman, Steven Leonard Sanders, Darren Leigh, Robert Alack, JR., Jonathan Deber
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Publication number: 20180173341Abstract: An infusion system including two infusors is operatively connected to a source of infusion signals. In an embodiment, the infusors being adapted for attachment to different parts of the same hand of a user. In an embodiment, the infusors are embedded in a glove or other wearable component. In an embodiment, a choke is used to mitigate infusion signals in other parts of a body. The infusion signal source is configured to transmit differing, orthogonal signals to the two infusors. In an embodiment, each of the differing signals is made up of at least a high frequency signal and a low frequency signal. In an embodiment, the high frequency signal and the low frequency signal are at least one octave apart and orthogonal to each other. In an embodiment, the infusion system includes a steering wheel sensor made from a plurality of conductors attached to a receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Darren Leigh, Clifton Forlines, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, JR.
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Publication number: 20180164921Abstract: A plurality of sensors for application to a steering wheel or other generally toroidal objects is disclosed. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises interleaving transmit and receive conductors. In an embodiment, the sensor comprises crossing transmit and receive conductors. In an embodiment, sensor conductors are first provided on a flat substrate, which sensors placed on the flat substrate in a configuration that will permit expansion application of the substrate to the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Darren Leigh, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, JR., Clifton Forlines, Adam Landa