Patents by Inventor Ashley Yee
Ashley Yee 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).
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Patent number: 11994253Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to the rotational mounting of a display device to another supporting structure, such as a stand or a wall. One example provides a system comprising a display device, a support structure configured to be mounted to another structure to thereby support the display device on the other structure, and a mechanical interface rotationally connecting the display device and the support structure. The mechanical interface comprises three or more rail segments including a cam rail segment comprising a cam, and for each rail segment, one or more corresponding rollers, a roller for the cam rail segment being a follower and being coupled with a spring configured to bias the follower toward the cam rail segment.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Brett Andrew Tomky, Christina Ashley Yee, Daniel Clark Park, Nicholas Benjamin Wendt
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Publication number: 20240099703Abstract: This disclosure describes a system, method, and non-transitory computer readable media for an ultrasound probe configured to capture ultrasound images of an examination region. The system includes a first set of one or more sensors coupled to the ultrasound probe and configured to estimate a first positional information associated with the ultrasound probe. The system includes a second set of one or more sensors coupled to the ultrasound probe and configured to capture electromagnetic force (EMF) measurements in the examination region to estimate a second positional information associated with the ultrasound probe. The second positional information is used to calibrate the first set of one or more sensors. The system includes a controller configured to use at least one of (i) the first positional information, or (ii) the second positional information to generate a reconstruction of the examination region based on ultrasound images captured by the ultrasound probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Alexander Martin Zoellner, Daniel Edward Rosenfeld, Ashley Quinn Swartz, John Paul Issa, Joseph Hollis Sargent, Ningrui Li, Phillip Yee, Ulrich Niemann, Qianyu Zhang
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Patent number: 11893067Abstract: A payment service system monitors data associated with a dynamic information feed and determines trending causes based on the monitoring. The system accesses user information associated with a user and identifies a trending cause that is relevant to the user based on the user information. The system transmits, to the user's mobile device, a recommendation alert that is formatted based on a local application on the user's mobile device, and causes the user's mobile device to surface the recommendation alert to recommend the relevant trending cause within the local application. The system receives an indication of an interaction with the recommendation alert via the user's mobile device. In response, the system facilitates a transfer of at least one asset from an account associated with the user to at least one account associated with at least one recipient entity associated with the relevant trending cause according to a specified distribution.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Block, Inc.Inventors: Crissy Solh, Neil Long, Sarah Edwards, Ghazal Niazi, Ashley Yee, Alana Joyce
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Publication number: 20230129909Abstract: A computing device includes a four-body hinge. Abase member is connected to abase and an upper member is connected to a display. A first linkage and a second linkage are connected to the base member and the upper member. As the display moves relative to the base, the four-body hinge resists rotation of the display, thereby stabilizing the display during use by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Christina Ashley YEE, Brian David BITZ, Joseph Benjamin GAULT
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Publication number: 20230123520Abstract: An electronic device hinge includes a first body, a second body, and a link. The link is rotatable relative to the first body around a first pivot point and rotatable relative to the second body around a second pivot point. The first pivot point has a first rotational resistance and the second pivot point has a second rotational resistance that is different from the first rotational resistance. The hinge further includes a third body that is selectively positionable relative to the first body in a first configuration. The third body limits a first rotational range of motion around the first pivot point when positioned in the first configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Christina Ashley YEE, Joseph Benjamin GAULT, Brian David BITZ
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Publication number: 20230084038Abstract: An electronic device includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. A torque-optional hinge connects the third portion to the second portion, and a support hinge connects the third portion to the first portion. The torque-optional hinge has a hinge axis and a means for selectively generating a torque around the hinge axis. The means for selectively generating the torque has a high-torque state and a low-torque state. The high-torque state provides a greater rotational resistance around the hinge axis than the low-torque state. The support hinge rotatably connects the first portion and the third portion and provides a torque around a support axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2020Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Christina Ashley YEE, Brian David BITZ, Beau SQUIRE, Ryan BEHN, Michael Gordon OLDANI, Anthony E. HILLYERD, Joseph Benjamin GAULT
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Publication number: 20230034612Abstract: A hinge system has a first body and a second body rotatably connected to one another around a first pivot point. The second body has a top surface and bottom surface positioned opposite one another in a vertical direction of the second body. A translation mechanism is connected to the second body and the first pivot point to displace the first pivot point in the vertical direction relative to the second body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2020Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Anthony E. HILLYERD, Christina Ashley YEE, Aseem SINGLA, Robyn Rebecca Reed MCLAUGHLIN, Kaitlyn Marley SCHOECK, Hua WANG, Daniel DHONDT, Brian David BITZ, Joseph Benjamin GAULT
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Publication number: 20220325847Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to the rotational mounting of a display device to another supporting structure, such as a stand or a wall. One example provides a system comprising a display device, a support structure configured to be mounted to another structure to thereby support the display device on the other structure, and a mechanical interface rotationally connecting the display device and the support structure. The mechanical interface comprises three or more rail segments including a cam rail segment comprising a cam, and for each rail segment, one or more corresponding rollers, a roller for the cam rail segment being a follower and being coupled with a spring configured to bias the follower toward the cam rail segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Brett Andrew TOMKY, Christina Ashley YEE, Daniel Clark PARK, Nicholas Benjamin WENDT
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Patent number: 11169573Abstract: A display positioning assembly comprises a base portion and a display portion. The base portion comprises a base ferromagnetic component moveably retained within the base portion. The display portion comprises a display ferromagnetic component. The display portion is moveably coupled to the base portion. One or both of the base ferromagnetic component and display ferromagnetic component is a magnet.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kaitlyn Marley Schoeck, Christina Ashley Yee, Robyn Rebecca Reed McLaughlin
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Publication number: 20210191470Abstract: A display positioning assembly comprises a base portion and a display portion. The base portion comprises a base ferromagnetic component moveably retained within the base portion. The display portion comprises a display ferromagnetic component. The display portion is moveably coupled to the base portion. One or both of the base ferromagnetic component and display ferromagnetic component is a magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kaitlyn Marley SCHOECK, Christina Ashley YEE, Robyn Rebecca Reed MCLAUGHLIN
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Publication number: 20180342843Abstract: Technologies are described for an audio jack housing configured to concentrically align with an opening in a chassis of a computing device and to accept a plug associated with external audio components. When the housing is aligned with the opening, a snout of the audio jack housing abuts an interior surface of the opening and does not protrude into the opening. The chassis where the opening is located may be constructed from a plastic material to reduce a risk of shorting-out when a metal plug is inserted into the housing. The chassis may include alignment features to concentrically align the audio jack housing with the opening during assembly, such that interior edges of the opening and interior edges of the snout are flush creating a smooth interior entry into the audio jack housing through the opening and the snout.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Michael Thomas Pope, Christina Ashley Yee, David Kazmierz Szczypinski
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Patent number: 10141699Abstract: Technologies are described for an audio jack housing configured to concentrically align with an opening in a chassis of a computing device and to accept a plug associated with external audio components. When the housing is aligned with the opening, a snout of the audio jack housing abuts an interior surface of the opening and does not protrude into the opening. The chassis where the opening is located may be constructed from a plastic material to reduce a risk of shorting-out when a metal plug is inserted into the housing. The chassis may include alignment features to concentrically align the audio jack housing with the opening during assembly, such that interior edges of the opening and interior edges of the snout are flush creating a smooth interior entry into the audio jack housing through the opening and the snout.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michael Thomas Pope, Christina Ashley Yee, David Kazmierz Szczypinski