Patents by Inventor William J. Clay, Jr.

William J. Clay, Jr. 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).

  • Thermoelectric device in game controller
    Patent number: 9833703
    Abstract: A thermoelectric device (TED) is coupled to a portable game controller such that the TED can be used in coordination with video game events to heat or cool the game controller to add realism. Or, the TED can be used to transform heat from a player's body into electricity to charge the battery of the game controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: William J. Clay, Jr.
  • THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE IN GAME CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20170014715
    Abstract: A thermoelectric device (TED) is coupled to a portable game controller such that the TED can be used in coordination with video game events to heat or cool the game controller to add realism. Or, the TED can be used to transform heat from a player's body into electricity to charge the battery of the game controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: William J. Clay, JR.
  • RFID-based wireless remote control using variable ID field
    Patent number: 8274610
    Abstract: A TV remote control is powered using RFID principles from an electric field generated by the TV and so the RC requires no batteries. The RC changes the ID field of the data packet it transmits based on what button was pushed so that a first button is associated with a first ID, a second button is associated with a second ID, and so on. In this way, only a single RFID tag need be provided in the RC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Clay, Jr.
  • RFID - Based Wireless Remote Control Using Variable ID Field
    Publication number: 20120176553
    Abstract: A TV remote control is powered using RFID principles from an electric field generated by the TV and so the RC requires no batteries. The RC changes the ID field of the data packet it transmits based on what button was pushed so that a first button is associated with a first ID, a second button is associated with a second ID, and so on. In this way, only a single RFID tag need be provided in the RC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicants: SONY ELECTRONICS INC., SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: William J. Clay, JR.
  • RFID-BASED WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL USING VARIABLE ID FIELD
    Publication number: 20110075051
    Abstract: A TV remote control is powered using RFID principles from an electric field generated by the TV and so the RC requires no batteries. The RC changes the ID field of the data packet it transmits based on what button was pushed so that a first button is associated with a first ID, a second button is associated with a second ID, and so on. In this way, only a single RFID tag need be provided in the RC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventor: William J. Clay, JR.