Patents by Inventor Robert D. Umberhant

Robert D. Umberhant 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: 8125630
    Abstract: A tracking system includes an emitter array configured to emit radiation around a subject to be tracked in at least one dimension wherein each emitter or group of emitters is modulated to permit identification of a source of the radiation. A receiver is configured to receive the radiation from the emitter array, wherein one of the emitter array and the receiver are located on the subject to be tracked. A processor is configured to interpret changes in radiation and correlate the changes to a device position to output a device position control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: GVBB Holdings S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Stephen Robert Wood, Robert D. Umberhant
  • Publication number: 20090121938
    Abstract: A tracking system includes an emitter array configured to emit radiation around a subject to be tracked in at least one dimension wherein each emitter or group of emitters is modulated to permit identification of a source of the radiation. A receiver is configured to receive the radiation from the emitter array, wherein one of the emitter array and the receiver are located on the subject to be tracked. A processor is configured to interpret changes in radiation and correlate the changes to a device position to output a device position control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Joseph J. Laks, Patent Operations Thomson Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Robert Wood, Robert D. Umberhant