Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Browne

Thomas C. Browne 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).

  • Motion tracking system and method using camera and non-camera sensors
    Patent number: 8696458
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking the motion of a game controller and a player's body part are disclosed. The method includes receiving a video signal from a webcam, generating movement data corresponding to the motion of the game controller, tracking first predetermined degrees of freedom of motion of the body part, generating feature location data based on a location of at least one identifiable visual feature of the game controller, and estimating second predetermined degrees of freedom of a motion of the game controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Thales Visionix, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Foxlin, Dean Wormell, Thomas C. Browne, Michael Donfrancesco
  • Monitoring tools
    Patent number: 7900524
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for monitoring operation of a hand tool including an accelerometer coupled to the hand tool, a transmitter in data communication with the accelerometer, and a processor for receiving data from the transmitter and analyzing the data to detect an event associated with operation of the hand tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: InterSense, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Calloway, Dan Holmes, Eric Foxlin, Thomas C. Browne, Michael Donfrancesco, Dean Wormell
  • MONITORING TOOLS
    Publication number: 20100058901
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for monitoring operation of a hand tool including an accelerometer coupled to the hand tool, a transmitter in data communication with the accelerometer, and a processor for receiving data from the transmitter and analyzing the data to detect an event associated with operation of the hand tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: TOM CALLOWAY, DAN HOLMES, ERIC FOXLIN, THOMAS C. BROWNE, MICHAEL DONFRANCESCO, DEAN WORMELL
  • MOTION-TRACKING GAME CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20090209343
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking the motion of a game controller and a player's body part are disclosed. The method includes receiving a video signal from a webcam, generating movement data corresponding to the motion of the game controller, tracking first predetermined degrees of freedom of motion of the body part, generating feature location data based on a location of at least one identifiable visual feature of the game controller, and estimating second predetermined degrees of freedom of a motion of the game controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Eric Foxlin, Dean Wormell, Thomas C. Browne, Michael Donfrancesco
  • Process for manufacturing high-yield, high-strength pulp at low energy
    Publication number: 20010020522
    Abstract: A low energy process for the manufacture of high yield pulp that involves the processing of chemically-treated chips or wood fiber at high stresses or intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Inventors: Alcibiadis Karnis, Cyril Heitner, J. David McDonald, Keith B. Miles, Oleg V. Chagaev, Mustafa I. Stationwala, Thomas C. Browne