Patents by Inventor Todd CHERNECKI

Todd CHERNECKI 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).

  • Patent number: 11340704
    Abstract: A system may include a tactile device configured to receive a tactile signal and generate vibrations corresponding to a tactile audio experience based on the tactile signal. The system may also include a computing device configured to perform operations that include receiving an audio signal, and decomposing the audio signal to identify one or more components of the audio signal. The operations may also include generating, by an artificial intelligence system of the computing device, a generated tactile signal based on the one or more components of the audio signal. The operations may also include providing the generated tactile signal to the tactile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SUBPAC, INC.
    Inventors: Stuart Mansbridge, Noah Baxter, Louis-Piere Guidetti, Sarosh Khwaja, Todd Chernecki, Jérôme Lavoie
  • Publication number: 20210055796
    Abstract: A system may include a tactile device configured to receive a tactile signal and generate vibrations corresponding to a tactile audio experience based on the tactile signal. The system may also include a computing device configured to perform operations that include receiving an audio signal, and decomposing the audio signal to identify one or more components of the audio signal. The operations may also include generating, by an artificial intelligence system of the computing device, a generated tactile signal based on the one or more components of the audio signal. The operations may also include providing the generated tactile signal to the tactile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Stuart Mansbridge, Noah Baxter, Louis-Piere Guidetti, Sarosh Khwaja, Todd Chernecki, Jérôme Lavoie
  • Publication number: 20210038435
    Abstract: A method may include receiving a reading from a pressure sensor disposed within an object in contact with a body of a user, where the pressure sensor includes a force sensitive resistor (FSR) in series with a constant resistor. The object may host a transducer that is configured to provide vibrotactile sensations to the body of the user. The method may also include, using the reading from the pressure sensor, computing an amount of pressure exerted on the object by the body of the user. The method may additionally include comparing the amount of pressure to a pressure threshold data structure to determine a transducer system state associated with the transducer. The method may also include performing equalization processing on an output signal used by the transducer, where the equalization processing is specific to the transducer system state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Louis-Pierre Guidetti, Sarosh Khwaja, Todd Chernecki
  • Patent number: 10812914
    Abstract: A tactile sound device in proximate contact with a user, comprising a multistage arrangement of vibrotactile materials to impart visceral sensations to a user. The device imparts a physical sensation via a multistage arrangement of vibrotactile materials embodied in a wearable or seated configuration, in response to a wired or wireless signal input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SUBPAC, INC.
    Inventors: John Alexiou, Todd Chernecki, Sarosh S. Khwaja
  • Patent number: 10674267
    Abstract: A method may include monitoring a sensor associated with a first location of an automobile seat, where the first location corresponds to a first transducer embedded within the automobile seat, and the automobile seat includes a second transducer at a second location within the automobile seat. The first and the second transducers may be configured to generate tactile feedback upon receiving an activating signal. The method may also include detecting an event triggering the activating signal to be sent to the first transducer, and based on a reading from the sensor indicating that an occupant of the automobile seat is not in contact with the first location, modifying the activating signal such that the first transducer primarily produces an audible sound rather than tactile feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SUBPAC, INC.
    Inventors: Louis-Pierre Guidetti, Sarosh Khwaja, Todd Chernecki
  • Patent number: 10390156
    Abstract: A tactile sound device includes a transducer to convert an electrical signal into motion. One or membranes are coupled to the transducer and are adapted to transfer vibrations from the transducer to a user's body. A first sensor monitors the vibrations of the transducer. One or more circuits generate the electrical signal based on a signal received from the first sensor that monitors the vibrations of the transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SUBPAC, INC.
    Inventors: Sarosh Khwaja, James A. Kimpel, John Alexiou, Todd Chernecki, Peter R. Williams
  • Publication number: 20190082267
    Abstract: A tactile sound device in proximate contact with a user, comprising a multistage arrangement of vibrotactile materials to impart visceral sensations to a user. The device imparts a physical sensation via a multistage arrangement of vibrotactile materials embodied in a wearable or seated configuration, in response to a wired or wireless signal input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: John Alexiou, Todd Chernecki, Sarosh S. Khwaja
  • Patent number: 10111010
    Abstract: A tactile sound device in proximate contact with a user, comprising a multistage arrangement of vibrotactile materials to impart visceral sensations to a user. The device imparts a physical sensation via a multistage arrangement of vibrotactile materials embodied in a wearable or seated configuration, in response to a wired or wireless signal input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SUBPAC, INC.
    Inventors: John Alexiou, Todd Chernecki, Sarosh S. Khwaja
  • Publication number: 20170325039
    Abstract: A tactile sound device includes a transducer to convert an electrical signal into motion. One or membranes are coupled to the transducer and are adapted to transfer vibrations from the transducer to a user's body. A first sensor monitors the vibrations of the transducer. One or more circuits generate the electrical signal based on a signal received from the first sensor that monitors the vibrations of the transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Sarosh Khwaja, James A. Kimpel, John Alexiou, Todd Chernecki, Peter R. Williams
  • Publication number: 20170164116
    Abstract: A tactile sound device in proximate contact with a user, comprising a multistage arrangement of vibrotactile materials to impart visceral sensations to a user. The device imparts a physical sensation via a multistage arrangement of vibrotactile materials embodied in a wearable or seated configuration, in response to a wired or wireless signal input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: John Alexiou, Todd Chernecki, Sarosh S. Khwaja
  • Patent number: 9672703
    Abstract: A tactile sound device in proximate contact with a user, comprising a multistage arrangement of vibrotactile materials to impart visceral sensations to a user. The device imparts a physical sensation via a multistage arrangement of vibrotactile materials embodied in a wearable or seated configuration, in response to a wired or wireless signal input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SubPac, Inc.
    Inventors: John Alexiou, Todd Chernecki, Sarosh S. Khwaja
  • Publication number: 20150063606
    Abstract: A tactile sound device in proximate contact with a user, comprising a multistage arrangement of vibrotactile materials to impart visceral sensations to a user. The device imparts a physical sensation via a multistage arrangement of vibrotactile materials embodied in a wearable or seated configuration, in response to a wired or wireless signal input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: StudioFeed USA, LLC
    Inventors: John ALEXIOU, Todd CHERNECKI, Sarosh S. KHWAJA
  • Patent number: D733089
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Studiofeed Ltd.
    Inventors: Sarosh Khwaja, John Alexiou, Todd Chernecki
  • Patent number: D831334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SUBPAC, INC.
    Inventors: John Alexiou, Todd Chernecki, Hayley Stolee-Smith