Patents by Inventor William J. Ickinger

William J. Ickinger 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: 4354844
    Abstract: An instrument for the study of certain aspects of individual and interpersonal human behavior is described. The instrument is a portable room in which the behavior of one or more people can be observed and statistically analyzed in such a way as to increase understanding of certain physical and psychological factors influencing human behavior. This portable room has a floor plan, in a preferred embodiment, in the shape of a regular hexagon 7.5 meters (approximately 24.6 feet) across its longest dimension. This hexagonal floor space is enclosed by six curtain walls supported by a framework that can be folded for convenient storage when not in use. The floor of the room is a flexible cloth or plastic sheet with a pattern of equilateral triangles inscribed on its surface. These features of the room or instrument are utilized to facilitate a statistical analysis that produces scientific results not obtainable by other methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1982
    Inventor: William J. Ickinger