Patents by Inventor Eric Immel
Eric Immel 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: 10365763Abstract: A display device comprises a sensing subsystem configured to detect one or more conditions associated with touch input to the display device occurring via a contact of an input object at a surface of the display device. The display device further comprises a microphone system configured to receive sound, a logic machine, and a storage machine holding instructions. The instructions are executable by the logic machine to determine, based on the one or more conditions, a time of the contact; determine, based on at least the time of the contact, some characteristics of the contact; and generate an audio output via applying a selective attenuation to process sound received into the microphone system. The selective attenuation is selected based on the sonic characteristics and applied over a time interval beginning at the determined time of contact.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Sean M. Donnelly, Jason D. Wilson, Denis Varlamov, Eric Immel
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Patent number: 9898098Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a stylus comprising an energy storage device for powering active functionality of the stylus, and a charging circuit electrically coupled to the energy storage device and configured to provide charging current for recharging the energy storage device. The stylus further comprises a magnetically-attractable element comprising ferromagnetic material disposed in a ring formation on an outer surface of the stylus, the magnetically-attractable element being electrically coupled to the charging circuit to form a terminal of the charging circuit, and the magnetically-attractable element being configured to be received on a dock via magnetic attraction to a permanent magnet of the dock to bring the stylus into a docked position in which the magnetically-attractable element contacts a charging contact of the dock to thereby cause the charging circuit to receive charging current from the dock.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Eric Immel, Gary Basey
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Publication number: 20170300172Abstract: A display device comprises a sensing subsystem configured to detect one or more conditions associated with touch input to the display device occurring via a contact of an input object at a surface of the display device. The display device further comprises a microphone system configured to receive sound, a logic machine, and a storage machine holding instructions. The instructions are executable by the logic machine to determine, based on the one or more conditions, a time of the contact; determine based on at least the time of the contact, sonic characteristics of the contact; and generate an audio output via applying a selective attenuation to process sound received into the microphone system. The selective attenuation is selected based on the sonic characteristics and applied over a time interval beginning at the determined time of contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Sean M. Donnelly, Jason D. Wilson, Denis Varlamov, Eric Immel
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Publication number: 20150378455Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a stylus comprising an energy storage device for powering active functionality of the stylus, and a charging circuit electrically coupled to the energy storage device and configured to provide charging current for recharging the energy storage device. The stylus further comprises a magnetically-attractable element comprising ferromagnetic material disposed in a ring formation on an outer surface of the stylus, the magnetically-attractable element being electrically coupled to the charging circuit to form a terminal of the charging circuit, and the magnetically-attractable element being configured to be received on a dock via magnetic attraction to a permanent magnet of the dock to bring the stylus into a docked position in which the magnetically-attractable element contacts a charging contact of the dock to thereby cause the charging circuit to receive charging current from the dock.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Eric Immel, Gary Basey
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Patent number: 7178950Abstract: A method and apparatus for a lamp housing is provided that blocks light and dissipates heat. The lamp housing encases or is integral to a reflector, and has an inner surface that absorbs radiation emitted by the lamp burner and an outer surface that allows for improved heat dissipation through radiation and convection means. The inner surface absorbs radiation and the outer surface is enlarged with a plurality of formations for improved heat dissipation through radiation and convection means. The housing also blocks stray visible light from escaping, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for light leakage systems.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2005Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: InFocus CorporationInventors: Catharina R. Biber, Eric Immel, Dave Payne, William L. Emery
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Patent number: 7033029Abstract: An interface tube is provided for an image display device. In one embodiment, an interface tube having an inside surface and a center region where the at least a portion of the inside surface includes light-disbursing elements. The light-disbursing elements may be configured to direct a substantial portion of reflected light away from the center region to prevent center region from exceeding a specified temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2004Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: InFocus CorporationInventors: Gary Dennis Basey, Eric Immel, Andrew Austin
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Publication number: 20050201104Abstract: A method and apparatus for a lamp housing is provided that blocks light and dissipates heat. The lamp housing encases or is integral to a reflector, and has an inner surface that absorbs radiation emitted by the lamp burner and an outer surface that allows for improved heat dissipation through radiation and convection means. The inner surface absorbs radiation and the outer surface is enlarged with a plurality of formations for improved heat dissipation through radiation and convection means. The housing also blocks stray visible light from escaping, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for light leakage systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2005Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventors: Catharina Biber, Eric Immel, Dave Payne, William Emery
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Patent number: 6899444Abstract: A method and apparatus for a lamp housing is provided that blocks light and dissipates heat. The lamp housing encases or is integral to a reflector, and has an inner surface that absorbs radiation emitted by the lamp burner and an outer surface that allows for improved heat dissipation through radiation and convection means. The inner surface absorbs radiation and the outer surface is enlarged with a plurality of formations for improved heat dissipation through radiation and convection means. The housing also blocks stray visible light from escaping, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for light leakage systems.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2002Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: InFocus CorporationInventors: Catharina R. Biber, Eric Immel, Dave Payne, William L. Emery
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Patent number: 6595005Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring the cooling efficacy of air comprising coupling a resistive element to a temperature sensing element, applying a voltage across the resistive element, adjusting the voltage across the resistive element so that the temperature indicated by the temperature sensing element is nearly proportional to the temperature of a locally disposed heat sensitive component for a change in environmental parameters, and coupling the output of the temperature sensing element to a control circuit wherein the control circuit controls a space cooling element.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2000Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: InFocus CorporationInventor: Eric Immel
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Patent number: D724086Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Richard Schoenert, Chris Valentine, Peter Oehler, Eric Immel, Ichiro Yamada, Catherine Kim, Dennis Matthew Puhalla, David Seal