Patents by Inventor Daniel L. Pope

Daniel L. Pope 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: 11989394
    Abstract: Devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs are provided. While a display of an electronic device with a fingerprint sensor displays a first user interface, the device may detect movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, the device allows navigating through the first user interface, and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction different from the first direction, the device allows displaying a second user interface different from the first user interface on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Pope, Daniel W. Jarvis, Nicholas G. Merz, Scott A. Myers, Michael A. Cretella, Michael Eng, James H. Foster, Terry L. Gilton, Myra Haggerty, Byron B. Han, M. Evans Hankey, Steven P. Hotelling, Brian R. Land, Stephen Brian Lynch, Paul Meade, Mushtaq A. Sarwar, John P. Ternus, Paul M. Thompson, Marcel Van Os, John A. Wright
  • Patent number: 4372535
    Abstract: A capstan winch for pulling cable through conduit includes means for measuring the torque applied to the capstan and a take-up reel. The torque measuring means comprises an inner drum connected by a tension spring to a concentric outer drum. A patterned disc on the inner drum is visible through a window in the outer drum. The pattern indicates the relative position of the inner and outer drums, which is correlated to the applied torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1983
    Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated
    Inventors: David W. Gibson, Albert L. Hale, Daniel L. Pope, Donald R. Rutledge, Kirk P. Wells