Patents by Inventor Matthew Flach

Matthew Flach 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: 11966267
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a headset is described. The headset includes a sensory input device and a pad surrounding the sensory input device. The pad includes a thermo-electric cooling (TEC) device having a first side and a second side. The first side is to cool and the second side is to heat when a voltage is applied to the TEC device. The pad also includes a cooling layer in contact with the first side of the TEC device and a heat spreading layer in contact with the second side of the TEC device. The pad also includes an enclosing material enveloping the pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jon R. Dory, Matthew Flach, David H. Hanes
  • Patent number: 11815966
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving a temperature reading from a sensor coupled to the head mounted unit. A delta may be calculated based on the temperature reading and a predetermined temperature. A thermo-electric cooling device may be activated based on the delta surpassing a threshold. The thermo-electric cooling device utilizes thermally conductive plates, padding and fabric to transfer thermal energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David H. Hanes, Jon R. Dory, Matthew Flach
  • Publication number: 20220312099
    Abstract: In an example implementation, a self-cooling headset includes an ear cup to form an ear enclosure volume and a control volume. The headset also includes an intake valve to open and admit air from the ear enclosure volume into the control volume when a negative pressure is generated within the control volume, and an exhaust valve to open and release air from the control volume into the ambient environment when a positive pressure is generated within the control volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jon R. Dory, Matthew Flach, David H. Hanes
  • Publication number: 20220261053
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a headset is described. The headset includes a sensory input device and a pad surrounding the sensory input device. The pad includes a thermo-electric cooling (TEC) device having a first side and a second side. The first side is to cool and the second side is to heat when a voltage is applied to the TEC device. The pad also includes a cooling layer in contact with the first side of the TEC device and a heat spreading layer in contact with the second side of the TEC device. The pad also includes an enclosing material enveloping the pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jon R. Dory, Matthew Flach, David H. Hanes
  • Patent number: 11381896
    Abstract: In an example implementation, a self-cooling headset includes an ear cup to form an ear enclosure volume and a control volume. The headset also includes an intake valve to open and admit air from the ear enclosure volume into the control volume when a negative pressure is generated within the control volume, and an exhaust valve to open and release air from the control volume into the ambient environment when a positive pressure is generated within the control volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jon R Dory, Matthew Flach, David H Hanes
  • Publication number: 20220049957
    Abstract: In an example, a gyroscope device may include a control rotor to spin about a central axis and a reaction wheel to spin about the central axis, independent of the control rotor. An example gyroscope device may also include an actuator to change the orientation of the control rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael Anderson, Matthew Flach
  • Publication number: 20220043324
    Abstract: In an example, a lens cap may include a cover sized to overlay and/or conceal or cover an eye lens of a head-mounted display. The lens cap may further include a dual hinge to move the cover between an open position and a closed position. The dual hinge may include a first hinge attached to or disposed on the cover, and a second hinge to attach to a chassis of the head-mounted display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael Anderson, Matthew Flach
  • Publication number: 20210365090
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving a temperature reading from a sensor coupled to the head mounted unit. A delta may be calculated based on the temperature reading and a predetermined temperature. A thermo-electric cooling device may be activated based on the delta surpassing a threshold. The thermo-electric cooling device utilizes thermally conductive plates, padding and fabric to transfer thermal energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David H. Hanes, Jon R. Dory, Matthew Flach
  • Patent number: 11184700
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving a first data value from a sensor coupled to a headset. The first data value indicates a condition indicative of condensation local to the sensor. A first delta based on the first data value and a predetermined condensation data value is determined. Based on the first delta surpassing a first threshold, a cooling device coupled to the headset is deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jon R. Dory, David H. Hanes, Matthew Flach
  • Publication number: 20210337294
    Abstract: In an example implementation, a self-cooling headset includes an ear cup to form an ear enclosure volume and a control volume. The headset also includes an intake valve to open and admit air from the ear enclosure volume into the control volume when a negative pressure is generated within the control volume, and an exhaust valve to open and release air from the control volume into the ambient environment when a positive pressure is generated within the control volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jon R Dory, Matthew Flach, David H Hanes
  • Patent number: 11112887
    Abstract: An electronic pointing device includes a housing. In addition, the electronic device includes a position transducer coupled to the housing. Further, the electronic pointing device includes a plurality of electrical switches coupled to the housing. Still further, the electronic pointing device includes a cover plate removably coupled to the housing. The cover plate includes a plurality of holes, each hole aligned with one of the plurality of electrical switches. The electronic pointing device also includes a plurality of button members. Each button member is removably disposed in one of the holes of the cover plate and disposed to engage the corresponding, aligned electrical switch to actuate that electrical switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew Flach, James Glenn Dowdy, Dimitri Collins-Elder
  • Publication number: 20210243515
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving a first data value from a sensor coupled to a headset. The first data value indicates a condition indicative of condensation local to the sensor. A first delta based on the first data value and a predetermined condensation data value is determined. Based on the first delta surpassing a first threshold, a cooling device coupled to the headset is deactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jon R. DORY, David H. HANES, Matthew FLACH
  • Publication number: 20210191527
    Abstract: A system includes: a keyboard to provide user input to a host device, the host device having a primary display device; a secondary display device incorporated with the keyboard; and a secondary display device driver coordinated with a primary display device driver of the host device to accept user input moving displayed items between the secondary display device and the primary display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Amol Subhash PANDIT, Peter Andrew SEILER, Matthew FLACH
  • Patent number: 11044109
    Abstract: Utilizing a data cable infrastructure to provide power includes a detector to determine whether data cables in the data cable infrastructure are being used by a data service provider, a circuit to determine an amount of power that can be provided on each of a number of wires within the data cables, and an adjustable power supply of a power system to selectively provide power over the wires within the data cables in the amount determined by the circuit and based on whether the detector determines the data cables to be in use by the data service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John Michael Main, David H. Hanes, Matthew Flach
  • Publication number: 20200272252
    Abstract: An electronic pointing device includes a housing. In addition, the electronic device includes a position transducer coupled to the housing. Further, the electronic pointing device includes a plurality of electrical switches coupled to the housing. Still further, the electronic pointing device includes a cover plate removably coupled to the housing. The cover plate includes a plurality of holes, each hole aligned with one of the plurality of electrical switches. The electronic pointing device also includes a plurality of button members. Each button member is removably disposed in one of the holes of the cover plate and disposed to engage the corresponding, aligned electrical switch to actuate that electrical switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew Flach, James Glenn Dowdy, Dimitri Collins-Elder
  • Publication number: 20200057509
    Abstract: In an example, a user-input device includes a first keyboard having a plurality of movable pushbuttons on a first side and a display input device on a second side. The example user-input device also includes an orientation sensor and an orientation analyzer to determine an orientation of the user-input device. The user-input device includes a communication node to communicate a determined orientation of the user-input device to an external system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew FLACH, Amol Subhash PANDIT, Peter Andrew SEILER
  • Publication number: 20180325390
    Abstract: An example system, for analyzing biometric data, is disclosed. The system includes a sensor unit to measure biometric data of a user. The system also includes a controller unit coupled to the sensor to perform an analysis of the biometric data based on at least one predetermined criteria and determine at least one setting adjustment for a device based on the analysis. Further, the system includes a communication unit to deliver an instruction from the controller to the device. The instruction includes the at least one setting adjustment associated with the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LP.
    Inventors: Matthew Flach, Amol Subhash Pandit, Peter Andrew Seiler
  • Patent number: 7164500
    Abstract: Image capture device control marks are automatically generated within a computer or printer and automatically printed on pages output from the printer. The control marks when detected by a control mark capable image capture device communicate information to the image capture device such as which areas of the printed page are text that require optical character recognition, which areas of the page are photos that require high-resolution full-color, which areas of the page are line drawings that require medium-resolution black and white, and which areas of the page are not to be scanned. Image capture device control marks may be configured in a wide range of sizes, styles, and locations on the printed page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Heather N Bean, Mark N. Robins, Matthew Flach
  • Publication number: 20050015370
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for delivering information comprising identifying a graphic symbol within an electronic image, communicating the symbol to a database of existing graphic symbols, matching the graphic symbol to one of the existing symbols, and transmitting information associated with the symbol to the electronic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Donald Stavely, Ted Ziemkowski, Matthew Flach, Kel Winters
  • Patent number: 6800343
    Abstract: A print media having a first sheet that is elastic about a plane of its printable surface is adhered to a second sheet that is rigid about the plane of the printable surface. The two sheets are separable such that the first sheet may be separated from the second sheet after transferring a desired image to the printable surface. By transferring an image to the printable surface of the first sheet, and by subsequently removing the second sheet, a stretchable image is produced on the first sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Heather N. Bean, Mark Nelson Robins, Matthew Flach