Patents by Inventor Scott R. HANSEN

Scott R. HANSEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240378330
    Abstract: The invention presents a method for optimizing the design of structures or engineering designs utilizing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system, specifically Generative Design AI. The AI system proposes an initial design, which is then iteratively optimized by a structural or design optimization system to maximize or minimize a property under certain constraints. The optimal design is used to construct a real-world structure or object, from which real-world data is gathered under actual use conditions. This data is used to retrain the AI system, facilitating ongoing improvement of the design process. The invention can be applied to a variety of fields, including but not limited to, biomedical devices, civil structures, mechanical systems, and electronic devices, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Scott R. Hansen, Louisa Marie Hansen, Robert Edwin Hansen
  • Publication number: 20120309518
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for gyro-controlled gaming viewpoint with auto-centering. A virtual camera is positioned at a first position while the virtual camera views a first object at a first direction. Once the system moves, the virtual camera moves to a second position based on a measurement by an angular velocity sensor. While the virtual camera moves to the second position, the viewing direction of the virtual camera simultaneously so as to keep the first object positioned in a same position of a viewing direction of the virtual camera. The apparatus and method allow the system to move a virtual camera based on a measurement of a gyroscope while keeping an object of importance in the center of the field-of-view of the virtual camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Scott R. HANSEN, Shigeru MIYAMOTO, Yoshihito IKEBATA, Ryuichi NAKADA
  • Publication number: 20120309519
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for controlling a virtual camera. The virtual camera is positioned in a first position and a first direction while an object is in a first state and the virtual camera is moved to a second position and second direction when the object transitions from a first state to a second state. The virtual camera is held in the second position and second direction while the object is in the second state and then moves back to the first position and first direction when the object transitions from the second state back to the first state. While the virtual camera is in the second position and second direction, the lowest part of the object is made more easily viewable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Scott R. HANSEN, Shigeru MIYAMOTO, Yoshihito IKEBATA, Ryuichi NAKADA