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).
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Patent number: 11966267Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jon R. Dory, Matthew Flach, David H. Hanes
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Patent number: 11815966Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: David H. Hanes, Jon R. Dory, Matthew Flach
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Publication number: 20220312099Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Jon R. Dory, Matthew Flach, David H. Hanes
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Publication number: 20220261053Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jon R. Dory, Matthew Flach, David H. Hanes
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Patent number: 11381896Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jon R Dory, Matthew Flach, David H Hanes
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Publication number: 20220049957Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jonathan Michael Anderson, Matthew Flach
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Publication number: 20220043324Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jonathan Michael Anderson, Matthew Flach
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Publication number: 20210365090Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: David H. Hanes, Jon R. Dory, Matthew Flach
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Patent number: 11184700Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jon R. Dory, David H. Hanes, Matthew Flach
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Publication number: 20210337294Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2018Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Jon R Dory, Matthew Flach, David H Hanes
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Patent number: 11112887Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Matthew Flach, James Glenn Dowdy, Dimitri Collins-Elder
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Publication number: 20210243515Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jon R. DORY, David H. HANES, Matthew FLACH
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Publication number: 20210191527Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Amol Subhash PANDIT, Peter Andrew SEILER, Matthew FLACH
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Patent number: 11044109Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: John Michael Main, David H. Hanes, Matthew Flach
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Publication number: 20200272252Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Matthew Flach, James Glenn Dowdy, Dimitri Collins-Elder
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Publication number: 20200057509Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Matthew FLACH, Amol Subhash PANDIT, Peter Andrew SEILER
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Publication number: 20180325390Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LP.Inventors: Matthew Flach, Amol Subhash Pandit, Peter Andrew Seiler
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Patent number: 7164500Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 29, 2002Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Heather N Bean, Mark N. Robins, Matthew Flach
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Publication number: 20050015370Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2003Publication date: January 20, 2005Inventors: Donald Stavely, Ted Ziemkowski, Matthew Flach, Kel Winters
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Patent number: 6800343Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 13, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Heather N. Bean, Mark Nelson Robins, Matthew Flach