Patents by Inventor Sean Schumer

Sean Schumer 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: 20240364786
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic and digital building block system includes modular electronic building modules that can be electrically coupled together to create various different electronic devices. In addition to physical electronic modules, the system can include digital building blocks to further enhance and integrate the functions of an assembled bit-system that can be created/assembled by a user of the block electronic building system. The digital building blocks are not a physical module, but digital content or other software or cloud applications that can be represented as virtual digital blocks, and that can interface with the physical modules. The digital blocks can provide integration between the functionality of the physical building blocks and functionality of computer-based and/or web-based applications, programs and systems. The electronic and digital building block system can include a system program and a visualizer that can be viewed on the display of a computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Aya BDEIR, Alin COSMANESCU, Sean SCHUMER, Stanley OKRASINSKI, Andrew TERGIS, Kristin SALOMON, Edward BEAR, Julio LIRIANO, David NEWTON, John PERKINS, David SHARP, Sameer MORE, Paul ROTHMAN
  • Patent number: 11616844
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic and digital building block system includes modular electronic building modules that can be electrically coupled together to create various different electronic devices. In addition to physical electronic modules, the system can include digital building blocks to further enhance and integrate the functions of an assembled bit-system that can be created/assembled by a user of the block electronic building system. The digital building blocks are not a physical module, but digital content or other software or cloud applications that can be represented as virtual digital blocks, and that can interface with the physical modules. The digital blocks can provide integration between the functionality of the physical building blocks and functionality of computer-based and/or web-based applications, programs and systems. The electronic and digital building block system can include a system program and a visualizer that can be viewed on the display of a computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sphero, Inc.
    Inventors: Aya Bdeir, Alin Cosmanescu, Sean Schumer, Stanley Okrasinski, Andrew Tergis, Kristin Salomon, Edward Bear, Julio Liriano, David Newton, John Perkins, David Sharp, Sameer More, Paul Rothman
  • Publication number: 20200296167
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic and digital building block system includes modular electronic building modules that can be electrically coupled together to create various different electronic devices. In addition to physical electronic modules, the system can include digital building blocks to further enhance and integrate the functions of an assembled bit-system that can be created/assembled by a user of the block electronic building system. The digital building blocks are not a physical module, but digital content or other software or cloud applications that can be represented as virtual digital blocks, and that can interface with the physical modules. The digital blocks can provide integration between the functionality of the physical building blocks and functionality of computer-based and/or web-based applications, programs and systems. The electronic and digital building block system can include a system program and a visualizer that can be viewed on the display of a computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Aya BDEIR, Alin COSMANESCU, Sean SCHUMER, Stanley OKRASINSKI, Andrew TERGIS, Kristin SALOMON, Edward BEAR, Julio LIRIANO, David NEWTON, John PERKINS, David SHARP, Sameer MORE, Paul ROTHMAN
  • Patent number: 9115968
    Abstract: A new fuze that reduces projectile miss-distance to a target, by correcting for discrepancies in anticipated round velocities through its flight. As a result, the fuze-equipped projectile is nominally aimed at a target and maintains improved accuracy relative to a conventional round. The fuze adjusts for the discrepancies in velocity by using an internal electric motor to mechanically actuate a drag-altering surface on the fuze body. In order to adjust for errors in the anticipated velocity, the fuze compares its preprogrammed velocity to its actual velocity at a given point in time during flight. An anticipated velocity table versus time in flight is constantly referenced so that appropriate adjustments in velocity can be made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Benjamin Abruzzo, Thomas Recchia, Michael Pica, Mark Mellini, Eric Marshall, Jason DeVenezia, Sean Schumer, John Thomas
  • Patent number: 8331195
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, program and system utilizing a number of field-deployed sensors to accurately detect and classify objects/events (targets) of interest within a sensor field including the detection/classification of human beings travelling on-foot or with vehicles and their direction(s) of travel. In particular, the method, computer program and system are operable to determine whether a detected target is an animal, human or vehicle via analysis of received acoustic and sensor data. The analyses performed include comparison/correlation of the sensor data to known seismic cyclostationary signatures, acoustic and seismic characteristics of human footsteps and travel tendencies, and acoustic and seismic characteristics of non-human (animal) footsteps and travel tendencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Sean Schumer, Mark Mellini