Patents by Inventor Todd A. Brick

Todd A. Brick 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).

  • Posture Sensing System Utilizing Two-Axis Accelerometer
    Publication number: 20140141881
    Abstract: A sensor system has a sensor (16) worn by a participant. The sensor is a two-axis accelerometer evaluation board which sends an X pulse width modulated signal and a Y pulse width modulated signal to a microcontroller (20). An actual physical posture of the participant is determined by computing X-axis and Y-axis normalized pulse width modulated (PWM) percentage values and comparing the values to known values associated with a particular posture position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Todd A. Brick
  • Advanced video controller system
    Patent number: 8651964
    Abstract: A video control system has an accelerometer sensor connected to a microcontroller for imparting motion and orientation information to the microcontroller. An encoder/transmitter is connected to the microcontroller and converts a plurality of parallel signals from the microcontroller into a serial data stream which is wirelessly transmitted to a receiver/decoder which converts the serial data back to the original parallel signals. The receiver/decoder is connected to a keyboard encoder that is connected to the keyboard port of personal computer. The accelerometer sensor, microcontroller and encoder transmitter are adapted to be worn on a video player's person. The system allows for a realistic experience in a video environment in which movement of the video player is replicated and appreciated on a video screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Todd A. Brick
  • Advanced video controller system
    Publication number: 20060258454
    Abstract: A video control system has an accelerometer sensor connected to a microcontroller for imparting motion and orientation information to the microcontroller. An encoder/transmitter is connected to the microcontroller and converts a plurality of parallel signals from the microcontroller into a serial data stream which is wirelessly transmitted to a receiver/decoder which converts the serial data back to the original parallel signals. The receiver/decoder is connected to a keyboard encoder that is connected to the keyboard port of personal computer. The accelerometer sensor, microcontroller and encoder transmitter are adapted to be worn on a video player's person. The system allows for a realistic experience in a video environment in which movement of the video player is replicated and appreciated on a video screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventor: Todd Brick