Inventor
Jay Smith, III
Inventor
Los Angeles, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 30 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A63Fprimary
A63FCard, board, or roulette games22%
A63HToys, e.g. tops, dolls, hoops or building blocks11%
G06FElectric digital data processing11%
G09BEducational or demonstration appliances8%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television8%
F41GWeapon sights6%
G10HElectrophonic musical instruments6%
G10LSpeech analysis techniques or speech synthesis6%
G04GElectronic time-pieces3%
G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables3%
PatentTitleYear
7,416,489'System and method for scoring, ranking, and awarding cash prizes to interactive game players'20086,724,298'Individual discreet prompting device with remote'20045,469,191'Cursor control system'19955,466,158'Interactive book device'19955,401,025'Remote control system for raster scanned video display'19955,394,168'Dual-mode hand-held game controller'19955,351,969'Remote control system for raster scanned video display'1994D0348083'Video game controller'19945,277,429'Game assembly utilizing sound identification for moves on a game board'1994D0338690'Video gun'19935,067,079'Interactive audio baseball game'19915,043,646'Remote control direction selecting system'19914,875,096'Encoding of audio and digital signals in a video signal'19894,786,967'Interactive video apparatus with audio and video branching'1988D0297441'Game board'19884,715,602'Racing game apparatus'19874,627,090'Audio frequency multiplication device'19864,622,690'Audio frequency multiplication device'19864,504,062'Digital watch having matrix display for arcade-like game playing'19854,500,879'Circuitry for controlling a CRT beam'1985D0276539'Video arcade game and display housing'19844,462,076'Video game cartridge recognition and security system'1984D0274631'Hand control unit for video arcade game'19844,408,103'Joystick operated multiple position switch'19834,398,086'Game-calculator having sliding mask'19834,360,808'Radio control apparatus with voice transmission capability'19824,359,222'Hand-held electronic game playing device with replaceable cartridges'19824,349,196'Computer control toy track system'19824,337,460'Hand-held sound effects device'19824,272,917'Steering assembly rendering car unstable in a turn'1981Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1981–1995Patents assigned to SMITH ENGINEERING (20)· patent assignee history
1981–1986Based in Pacific Palisades, CA, US· patent location history
1984–1994Patents assigned to SMITH ENG (4)· patent assignee history
1987Patents assigned to CURRAN KENNTH (1)· patent assignee history
1987Patents assigned to MAY RICHARD L (1)· patent assignee history
1987–2008Based in Los Angeles, CA, US· patent location history
1988Patents assigned to INT GAMES (1)· patent assignee history
1988Based in Brentwood, CA, US· patent location history
2004Based in Neshanic Station, NJ, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH ENGINEERING | 20 | 1981–1995 |
| SMITH ENG | 4 | 1984–1994 |
| CURRAN KENNTH | 1 | 1987 |
| INT GAMES | 1 | 1988 |
| MAY RICHARD L | 1 | 1987 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, California, US | 14 | 1987–2008 |
| Pacific Palisades, California, US | 14 | 1981–1986 |
| Neshanic Station, New Jersey, US | 1 | 2004 |
| Brentwood, California, US | 1 | 1988 |