Patents by Inventor Steven Finberg

Steven Finberg 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).

  • Sport monitoring system for determining airtime, speed, power absorbed and other factors such as drop distance
    Patent number: 6539336
    Abstract: The invention detects the loft time, speed, power and/or drop distance of a vehicle, such as a sporting vehicle, during activities of moving and jumping. A loft sensor detects when the vehicle leaves the ground and when the vehicle returns to the ground. A controller subsystem converts the sensed information to determine a loft time. A display shows the recorded loft time to a user of the system. In addition, a speed sensor can detect the vehicle's speed for selective display to the user. A power sensing section informs the user of expended energy, which can be compared to other users. A drop distance sensing unit informs the user of the peak height of a jump, during an airtime. Gaming on the internet is facilitated to connect worldwide sport enthusiasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: PhatRat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis A. Vock, Dennis Darcy, Andrew Bodkin, Perry Youngs, Adrian F. Larkin, Steven Finberg, Charles Marshall, Shawn Burke, Peter Flentov, Kevin J. Grealish
  • Methods and systems for assessing athletic performance
    Publication number: 20020116147
    Abstract: The invention detects the loft time, speed, power and/or drop distance of a vehicle, such as a sporting vehicle, during activities of moving and jumping. A loft sensor detects when the vehicle leaves the ground and when the vehicle returns to the ground. A controller subsystem converts the sensed information to determine a loft time. A display shows the recorded loft time to a user of the system. In addition, a speed sensor can detect the vehicle's speed for selective display to the user. A power sensing section informs the user of expended energy, which can be compared to other users. A drop distance sensing unit informs the user of the peak height of a jump, during an airtime. Gaming on the internet is facilitated to connect worldwide sport enthusiasts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Curtis A. Vock, Dennis Darcy, Andrew Bodkin, Perry Youngs, Adrian F. Larkin, Steven Finberg, Charles Marshall, Shawn Burke, Peter Flentov, Kevin J. Grealish