Bebop Sensors, Inc

Kesumo, LLC

Plantronics, Inc.

Kennametal Inc.

Gibson Guitar Corp.

Kmi Music, Inc.

Bebop Senors, Inc.

Zeta Music Partners

Keith A McMillen

Kyle Lobedan

Daniel Eric McAnulty

Conner Lacy

Gregory Wille

Brent Allen

Maxime Stinnett

Chris Shaver

William Walls

Keith Edwards

David M Roberts

Michael G Rush

David A Dornfeld

David S Hishinuma

Richard Hodges

Leif Hakan Claesson

John G Horne

Chuck Carlson

Joel Davel

Don Buchla

Florian Muller

Sreevathsa G Sreenivasa Reddy

Evan Adams

Matthew Wright

Brian Wright

David Simon

Doug Stierman

Alex Vittum

Barry Threw

Methods and apparatus are described that improve the reliability and configurability of sensor systems.

Alignment mechanisms sensor systems employing piezoresistive materials

A highly configurable controller is described that includes a number of different types of control mechanisms that emulate a wide variety of conventional control mechanisms using pressure and location sensitive sensors that generate high-density control information which may be mapped to the controls of a wide variety of devices and software.

Piezoresistive sensors and applications

Sensor systems are described that are designed to be integrated with gloves for the human hand. An array of sensors detects forces associated with action of a hand in the glove, and associated circuitry generates corresponding control information that may be used to control a wide variety of processes and devices.

Flexible sensors and sensor systems

Glove

Assemblies and techniques are described herein for use with a data glove. The data glove includes sensors configured to translate movement and forces associated with a human hand to the digital domain.

One-size-fits-all data glove

Highly expressive and flexibly programmable foot-operated controllers are described. Specific implementations are intended for musical applications and allow musicians an unprecedented degree of control of a wide variety of musical components and subsystems for recording and/or performance.

Piezoresistive sensors and sensor arrays

Steering wheel sensor systems are described in which a sensor array is attached to or integrated with a steering wheel and provides information about the forces exerted on the steering wheel for interacting with or controlling other vehicle systems.

Sensor systems integrated with steering wheels

Sensor system integrated with a glove

Sensors and sensor systems incorporating piezoresistive materials for integration with footwear are described.

Sensor systems integrated with footwear

Techniques are described that relate to various aspects of converting the mechanical energy of instrument strings to digital representations for use in a variety of applications.

Fret scanners and pickups for stringed instruments

Sensors incorporating piezoresistive materials are described. One class of includes conductive traces formed directly on or otherwise integrated with the piezoresistive material.

Flexible sensors and applications

Sensors incorporating piezoresistive materials are described. One class of sensors includes piezoresistive material that is held or otherwise supported adjacent conductive traces on a substrate. Another class of sensors includes conductive traces formed directly on the piezoresistive material. Two-dimensional sensor arrays incorporating piezoresistive materials are also described.

Two-dimensional sensor arrays

Multi-touch pad controller

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Berkeley, CA, United States of America

Keith A McMillen