Patents by Inventor Justin Wodrich
Justin Wodrich 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: 11639806Abstract: Various embodiments of smart thermostats are presented herein. A smart thermostat can include a thermostat housing defining a rounded front aperture and having a sidewall. The smart thermostat can include a capacitive touch strip that senses a plurality of gestures. The smart thermostat can include an electronic display. The electronic display may be caused to display icons arranged in a graphical arc. The smart thermostat may include a reflective cover positioned such that the electronic display is viewed through the reflective cover.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Ranhee Chung, Dongkyu Lee, Sung Kyun Bai, Maj Isabelle Olsson, Andrew William Goldenson, Justin Wodrich, William Dong, Sathya Kurcharlapati, Eyal Ron, Prathik Muppidi
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Publication number: 20220390134Abstract: Various embodiments of smart thermostats are presented herein. A smart thermostat can include a thermostat housing defining a rounded front aperture and having a sidewall. The smart thermostat can include a capacitive touch strip that senses a plurality of gestures. The smart thermostat can include an electronic display. The electronic display may be caused to display icons arranged in a graphical arc. The smart thermostat may include a reflective cover positioned such that the electronic display is viewed through the reflective cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Ranhee Chung, Dongkyu Lee, Sung Kyun Bai, Maj Isabelle Olsson, Andrew William Goldenson, Justin Wodrich, William Dong, Sathya Kurcharlapati, Eyal Ron, Prathik Muppidi
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Patent number: 11441805Abstract: Various embodiments of smart thermostats are presented herein. A smart thermostat can include a thermostat housing defining a rounded front aperture and having a sidewall. The smart thermostat can include a capacitive touch strip that senses a plurality of gestures. The smart thermostat can include an electronic display. The electronic display may be caused to display icons arranged in a graphical arc. The smart thermostat may include a reflective cover positioned such that the electronic display is viewed through the reflective cover.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Ranhee Chung, Dongkyu Lee, Sung Kyun Bai, Maj Isabelle Olsson, Andrew William Goldenson, Justin Wodrich, William Dong, Sathya Kurcharlapati, Eyal Ron, Prathik Muppidi
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Patent number: 11360252Abstract: Various embodiments of smart devices are determined herein. A smart device can include a housing and an electronic display. The smart device can further include a cover, housed by the housing, through which the electronic display is visible. The cover can include a glass layer, wherein the glass layer is the outermost layer of the cover that is adjacent an ambient environment of the smart home device. The cover can further include an optical coating layer, deposited directly onto a surface of the glass layer, that comprises a plurality of sublayers. The optical coating layer can include alternating non-metallic oxide layers having different refractive indexes. The sublayers can vary in thickness such that the optical coating layer reflects light from the ambient environment through the glass layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Leslie Greene, Ranhee Chung, Sung Kyun Bai, William Dong, Maj Isabelle Olsson, Liana Kong, Justin Wodrich, Prathik Muppidi, Dongkyu Lee
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Publication number: 20220066078Abstract: Various embodiments of smart devices are determined herein. A smart device can include a housing and an electronic display. The smart device can further include a cover, housed by the housing, through which the electronic display is visible. The cover can include a glass layer, wherein the glass layer is the outermost layer of the cover that is adjacent an ambient environment of the smart home device. The cover can further include an optical coating layer, deposited directly onto a surface of the glass layer, that comprises a plurality of sublayers. The optical coating layer can include alternating non-metallic oxide layers having different refractive indexes. The sublayers can vary in thickness such that the optical coating layer reflects light from the ambient environment through the glass layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Leslie Greene, Ranhee Chung, Sung Kyun Bai, William Dong, Maj Isabelle Olsson, Liana Kong, Justin Wodrich, Prathik Muppidi, Dongkyu Lee
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Publication number: 20220065480Abstract: Various embodiments of smart thermostats are presented herein. A smart thermostat can include a thermostat housing defining a rounded front aperture and having a sidewall. The smart thermostat can include a capacitive touch strip that senses a plurality of gestures. The smart thermostat can include an electronic display. The electronic display may be caused to display icons arranged in a graphical arc. The smart thermostat may include a reflective cover positioned such that the electronic display is viewed through the reflective cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Ranhee Chung, Dongkyu Lee, Sung Kyun Bai, Maj Isabelle Olsson, Andrew William Goldenson, Justin Wodrich, William Dong, Sathya Kurcharlapati, Eyal Ron, Prathik Muppidi
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Patent number: 10897680Abstract: The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for automatic audio equalization. In one aspect, a method is performed at an audio device having one or more processors, memory, and a plurality of device interface elements, including one or more speakers and a plurality of microphones. The method includes: (1) detecting a change in orientation of the audio device from a first orientation to a second orientation; and (2) in response to detecting the change in orientation, configuring operation of two or more of the plurality of device interface elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Justin Wodrich, Rolando Esparza Palacios, Nicholas Matarese, Michael B. Montvelishsky, Rasmus Munk Larsen, Benjamin Louis Shaya, Che-Yu Kuo, Michael Smedegaard, Richard F. Lyon, Gabriel Fisher Slotnick, Kristen Mangum
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Publication number: 20190104373Abstract: The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for automatic audio equalization. In one aspect, a method is performed at an audio device having one or more processors, memory, and a plurality of device interface elements, including one or more speakers and a plurality of microphones. The method includes: (1) detecting a change in orientation of the audio device from a first orientation to a second orientation; and (2) in response to detecting the change in orientation, configuring operation of two or more of the plurality of device interface elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Justin Wodrich, Rolando Esparza Palacios, Nicholas Matarese, Michael B. Montvelishsky, Rasmus Munk Larsen, Benjamin Louis Shaya, Che-Yu Kuo, Michael Smedegaard, Richard F. Lyon, Gabriel Fisher Slotnick, Kristen Mangum
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Patent number: 9892602Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to an accessory device for a tablet device. The accessory device takes the form of a flexible screen protector that can be disposed over a display portion of the tablet device. Because the flexible screen protector covers the display of the tablet there is no visual way for the tablet to provide notifications to the user while the screen protector overlays it. By providing a data and power connection between the tablet and the accessory device, the processor of the tablet device can command illumination elements disposed in the accessory device to be illuminated in any of a number of illumination states. Each of the illumination states can be associated with an operating state of the tablet device thereby allowing the tablet device to visually communicate operating state information while the display is covered.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jared Sartee, Justin Wodrich
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Patent number: 9754463Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to an accessory device for a tablet device. The accessory device takes the form of a flexible screen protector that can be disposed over a display portion of the tablet device. Because the flexible screen protector covers the display of the tablet there is no visual way for the tablet to provide notifications to the user while the screen protector overlays it. By providing a data and power connection between the tablet and the accessory device, the processor of the tablet device can command illumination elements disposed in the accessory device to be illuminated in any of a number of illumination states. Each of the illumination states can be associated with an operating state of the tablet device thereby allowing the tablet device to visually communicate operating state information while the display is covered.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jared Sartee, Justin Wodrich
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Publication number: 20170011601Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to an accessory device for a tablet device. The accessory device takes the form of a flexible screen protector that can be disposed over a display portion of the tablet device. Because the flexible screen protector covers the display of the tablet there is no visual way for the tablet to provide notifications to the user while the screen protector overlays it. By providing a data and power connection between the tablet and the accessory device, the processor of the tablet device can command illumination elements disposed in the accessory device to be illuminated in any of a number of illumination states. Each of the illumination states can be associated with an operating state of the tablet device thereby allowing the tablet device to visually communicate operating state information while the display is covered.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Jared SARTEE, Justin WODRICH
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Publication number: 20160379453Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to an accessory device for a tablet device. The accessory device takes the form of a flexible screen protector that can be disposed over a display portion of the tablet device. Because the flexible screen protector covers the display of the tablet there is no visual way for the tablet to provide notifications to the user while the screen protector overlays it. By providing a data and power connection between the tablet and the accessory device, the processor of the tablet device can command illumination elements disposed in the accessory device to be illuminated in any of a number of illumination states. Each of the illumination states can be associated with an operating state of the tablet device thereby allowing the tablet device to visually communicate operating state information while the display is covered.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Jared SARTEE, Justin WODRICH
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Patent number: 9483921Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to an accessory device for a tablet device. The accessory device takes the form of a flexible screen protector that can be disposed over a display portion of the tablet device. Because the flexible screen protector covers the display of the tablet there is no visual way for the tablet to provide notifications to the user while the screen protector overlays it. By providing a data and power connection between the tablet and the accessory device, the processor of the tablet device can command illumination elements disposed in the accessory device to be illuminated in any of a number of illumination states. Each of the illumination states can be associated with an operating state of the tablet device thereby allowing the tablet device to visually communicate operating state information while the display is covered.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jared Sartee, Justin Wodrich
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Publication number: 20150228168Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to an accessory device for a tablet device. The accessory device takes the form of a flexible screen protector that can be disposed over a display portion of the tablet device. Because the flexible screen protector covers the display of the tablet there is no visual way for the tablet to provide notifications to the user while the screen protector overlays it. By providing a data and power connection between the tablet and the accessory device, the processor of the tablet device can command illumination elements disposed in the accessory device to be illuminated in any of a number of illumination states. Each of the illumination states can be associated with an operating state of the tablet device thereby allowing the tablet device to visually communicate operating state information while the display is covered.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Jared Sartee, Justin Wodrich
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Patent number: 9104371Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to an accessory device for a tablet device. The accessory device takes the form of a flexible screen protector that can be disposed over a display portion of the tablet device. Because the flexible screen protector covers the display of the tablet there is no visual way for the tablet to provide notifications to the user while the screen protector overlays it. By providing a data and power connection between the tablet and the accessory device, the processor of the tablet device can command illumination elements disposed in the accessory device to be illuminated in any of a number of illumination states. Each of the illumination states can be associated with an operating state of the tablet device thereby allowing the tablet device to visually communicate operating state information while the display is covered.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jared Sartee, Justin Wodrich
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Patent number: 8929085Abstract: Flexible electronic devices may be provided. A flexible electronic device may include a flexible display, a flexible housing and one or more flexible internal components configured to allow the flexible electronic device to be deformed. Flexible displays may include flexible display layers, flexible touch-sensitive layers, and flexible display cover layers. The flexible housing may be a multi-stable flexible housing having one or more stable positions. The flexible housing may include a configurable support structure that, when engaged, provides a rigid support structure for the flexible housing. The flexible internal components may include flexible batteries, flexible printed circuits or other flexible components. A flexible battery may include flexible and rigid portions or may include a lubricious separator layer that provides flexibility for the flexible battery.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jeremy C. Franklin, Scott A. Myers, Benjamin M. Rappoport, Stephen Brian Lynch, John P. Ternus, Justin Wodrich
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Publication number: 20140159867Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to an accessory device for a tablet device. The accessory device takes the form of a flexible screen protector that can be disposed over a display portion of the tablet device. Because the flexible screen protector covers the display of the tablet there is no visual way for the tablet to provide notifications to the user while the screen protector overlays it. By providing a data and power connection between the tablet and the accessory device, the processor of the tablet device can command illumination elements disposed in the accessory device to be illuminated in any of a number of illumination states. Each of the illumination states can be associated with an operating state of the tablet device thereby allowing the tablet device to visually communicate operating state information while the display is covered.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jared Sartee, Justin Wodrich
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Patent number: D948354Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Dongkyu Lee, Etienne Berube, Maj Isabelle Olsson, Sung Kyun Bai, Christen Bilger, Justin Wodrich, Wen Pin Chou
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Patent number: D975556Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Inventors: Dongkyu Lee, Etienne Berube, Maj Isabelle Olsson, Sung Kyun Bai, Christen Bilger, Justin Wodrich
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Patent number: D999651Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Dongkyu Lee, Etienne Berube, Maj Isabelle Olsson, Sung Kyun Bai, Christen Bilger, Justin Wodrich, Wen Pin Chou