Patents by Inventor Steven M. Zika

Steven M. Zika 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing recreational assistance
    Patent number: 11850492
    Abstract: A system for providing recreational assistance includes a frame and a speaker and at least one processor connected to the frame. The at least one processor is in operable communication the speaker and a user input device and configured to, in response to the detection of user input by the user input device, generate a signal representative of a distance between the frame and a landmark and cause the speaker to generate an aural indication representative of the distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Extreme18, LLC
    Inventors: John L. Thompson, Jr., Steven M. Zika
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RECREATIONAL ASSISTANCE
    Publication number: 20210129004
    Abstract: A system for providing recreational assistance includes a frame and a speaker and at least one processor connected to the frame. The at least one processor is in operable communication the speaker and a user input device and configured to, in response to the detection of user input by the user input device, generate a signal representative of a distance between the frame and a landmark and cause the speaker to generate an aural indication representative of the distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Extreme18, LLC
    Inventors: John L. THOMPSON, JR., Steven M. ZIKA
  • Systems and methods for providing recreational assistance
    Patent number: 10894199
    Abstract: Embodiments for providing recreational assistance are described. A system for providing recreational assistance includes a frame and a microphone, a speaker, and at least one processor connected to the frame. The at least one processor is in operable communication with the microphone and the speaker and configured to, in response to the detection of an aural command by the microphone, generate a signal representative of a distance between the frame and a landmark and cause the speaker to generate an aural indication representative of the distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: EXTREME18, LLC
    Inventors: John L. Thompson, Jr., Steven M. Zika
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RECREATIONAL ASSISTANCE
    Publication number: 20180193715
    Abstract: Embodiments for providing recreational assistance are described. A system for providing recreational assistance includes a frame and a microphone, a speaker, and at least one processor connected to the frame. The at least one processor is in operable communication with the microphone and the speaker and configured to, in response to the detection of an aural command by the microphone, generate a signal representative of a distance between the frame and a landmark and cause the speaker to generate an aural indication representative of the distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Extreme18, LLC
    Inventors: John L. Thompson, JR., Steven M. Zika