Patents by Inventor Brian M. Joyce

Brian M. Joyce 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).

  • Thin-film acoustic imaging system for imaging through an exterior surface of an electronic device housing
    Patent number: 11950512
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to a sensing plate to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers coupled to the sensing plate opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Brian M. King, Giovanni Gozzini, Jason S. Griesbach, Marcus C. Yip, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Gordon S. Franza, Henry H. Yang
  • AIRCRAFT KETTLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150150411
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a kettle for use on-board aircraft that detects and measures a change in temperature in order to determine the point at which liquid in the kettle is boiling and to turn off the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Abdelaziz Boubeddi, Brian M. Joyce, Paul Aquire, Koffi Mawule