Patents by Inventor Christopher Kujawski

Christopher Kujawski 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: 10454295
    Abstract: A dual-orientation stand for supporting a user input device in two device orientations is provided. The stand may comprise a first planar surface configured to rest on a support surface in a first stand orientation, and a second planar surface extending from the first planar surface at an obtuse angle. A third planar surface is spaced from the second planar surface and extends from the first planar surface. A concave portion between the second and third surfaces is configured to hold the device in a first device orientation when the stand is in the first stand orientation. The second planar surface is configured to support the device in a second device orientation when the stand is in a second stand orientation in which the third planar surface rests on the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Navin Kumar, Christopher Kujawski, Carl J. Ledbetter, Sam Michael Sarmast
  • Patent number: 10286304
    Abstract: An accessory apparatus includes a housing, an apparatus connector, a plurality of auxiliary accessory interfaces, and an internal microcontroller. The connection connector is configured to mate with a corresponding accessory connector of a physical controller to electrically connect the internal microcontroller to the physical controller. Each auxiliary accessory connector is configured to enable a separate auxiliary user input device to operatively connect to the accessory apparatus and electrically connect with the internal microcontroller. The internal microcontroller is configured to: (1) receive an input control signal from an auxiliary user input device operatively connected to an auxiliary accessory connector of the plurality of auxiliary accessory connectors, (2) map the input control signal to a mapped control signal corresponding to a physical control of the physical controller, and (3) send the mapped control signal to the physical controller via the apparatus connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Brian G. Russell, Sam Michael Sarmast, Robert Bryce Johnson, Jonathan Shea Robinson, Andre Sutanto, Leo Shing, Ross Nelson, Christopher Kujawski, Evelyn Thomas, Kristine A. Hunter, Flor Albornoz, Rachel Yang, Christopher Harmon, Gregory M. Daly, Matthew Edward Hite
  • Publication number: 20180076648
    Abstract: A dual-orientation stand for supporting a user input device in two device orientations is provided. The stand may comprise a first planar surface configured to rest on a support surface in a first stand orientation, and a second planar surface extending from the first planar surface at an obtuse angle. A third planar surface is spaced from the second planar surface and extends from the first planar surface. A concave portion between the second and third surfaces is configured to hold the device in a first device orientation when the stand is in the first stand orientation. The second planar surface is configured to support the device in a second device orientation when the stand is in a second stand orientation in which the third planar surface rests on the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Navin Kumar, Christopher Kujawski, Carl J. Ledbetter, Sam Michael Sarmast
  • Publication number: 20180056180
    Abstract: An accessory apparatus includes a housing, an apparatus connector, a plurality of auxiliary accessory interfaces, and an internal microcontroller. The connection connector is configured to mate with a corresponding accessory connector of a physical controller to electrically connect the internal microcontroller to the physical controller. Each auxiliary accessory connector is configured to enable a separate auxiliary user input device to operatively connect to the accessory apparatus and electrically connect with the internal microcontroller. The internal microcontroller is configured to: (1) receive an input control signal from an auxiliary user input device operatively connected to an auxiliary accessory connector of the plurality of auxiliary accessory connectors, (2) map the input control signal to a mapped control signal corresponding to a physical control of the physical controller, and (3) send the mapped control signal to the physical controller via the apparatus connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Brian G. Russell, Sam Michael Sarmast, Robert Bryce Johnson, Jonathan Shea Robinson, Andre Sutanto, Leo Shing, Ross Nelson, Christopher Kujawski, Evelyn Thomas, Kristine A. Hunter, Flor Albornoz, Rachel Yang, Christopher Harmon, Gregory M. Daly
  • Patent number: D784986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Kenneth Jasinski
  • Patent number: D784988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Kenneth Jasinski
  • Patent number: D785624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Richard T. Hanks, Austin Porter, William Bennett Mabry
  • Patent number: D794024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Kenneth Jasinski
  • Patent number: D794025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Kenneth Jasinski
  • Patent number: D794026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Patent number: D794129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Bryan A. Sparks, Travis Hosler, Nicolas Denhez, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Patent number: D794717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Bryan A. Sparks, Travis Hosler, Nicolas Denhez, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Patent number: D798301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Jan Raken, Ralf Groene, Young Soo Kim, Kaitlyn Schoeck
  • Patent number: D799599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Bryan A. Sparks, Travis Hosler, Nicolas Denhez, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Patent number: D801345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Carl J. Ledbetter, Navin Kumar
  • Patent number: D848422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Robert Bryce Johnson, Nicolas Denhez, Malcolm Goodrich, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Patent number: D848423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Robert Bryce Johnson, Malcolm Goodrich
  • Patent number: D848424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Robert Bryce Johnson
  • Patent number: D853386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Gregory Jones
  • Patent number: D853387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kujawski, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Gregory Jones