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).

  • Patent number: 11068068
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.
    Inventors: Darren Leigh, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, Jr., Clifton Forlines, Adam Landa
  • Patent number: 10969875
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.
    Inventors: Darren Leigh, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, Jr., Clifton Forlines, Adam Landa
  • Patent number: 10712880
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.
    Inventors: Darren Leigh, Clifton Forlines, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200142516
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.
    Inventors: Darren Leigh, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, JR., Clifton Forlines, Adam Landa
  • Publication number: 20200142517
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.
    Inventors: Darren Leigh, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, JR., Clifton Forlines, Adam Landa
  • Patent number: 10528201
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.
    Inventors: Darren Leigh, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, Jr., Clifton Forlines, Adam Landa
  • Publication number: 20190187810
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.
    Inventors: Robert Alack, JR., Ron Ship, Tom Jose, Braon Moseley, Dan Morelli, Mark Bisbee
  • Publication number: 20180267653
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20180173341
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.
    Inventors: Darren Leigh, Clifton Forlines, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180164921
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.
    Inventors: Darren Leigh, Braon Moseley, Robert Alack, JR., Clifton Forlines, Adam Landa