Patents by Inventor Michael Steffen
Michael Steffen 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: 10972597Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device determines at least two contact groups from a subset of contacts accessible by a telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device also generates a contact display including a representation of at least a portion of the first or second contact groups and a divider display object. The divider display object partitions the first contact group from the second contact group and is positioned adjacent to at least one contact from the first or second contact groups presented in the contact display.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White
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Publication number: 20210033345Abstract: A liquid to refrigerant heat exchanger includes a coolant volume that is at least partially defined by a plastic housing and by a metal closure plate. The plastic housing is sealingly joined to the closure plate along an outer periphery of the closure plate. The metal closure plate can be part of a brazed assembly that defines a continuous refrigerant flow path through the heat exchanger between a refrigerant inlet port and a refrigerant outlet port.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Adam Kimmel, David Hartke, Gregory Mross, Daniela Welchner, Michael Steffen
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Publication number: 20200395773Abstract: A transportable power supply unit has at least one rechargeable electrical store for storing electric power and having a housing. At least one inverter converts a DC voltage of the rechargeable electrical store into a first AC voltage, such as a first grid voltage and/or first three-phase current, and/or into a second AC voltage. At least one connection unit, such as at least one socket and a plug, is provided for the first AC voltage and/or for the grid voltage. The connection unit is in the form of an AC voltage output of the inverter for the first AC voltage At. least one detachably connectable connecting unit is provided for the rechargeable electrical store. The connecting unit comprises at least one electrical contact apparatus for making detachably connectable contact with the rechargeable electrical store and at least one detachably connectable retaining apparatus for detachably connectably retaining the rechargeable electrical store in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventor: Michael Steffen
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Publication number: 20200322472Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device determines at least two contact groups from a subset of contacts accessible by a telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device also generates a contact display including a representation of at least a portion of the first or second contact groups and a divider display object. The divider display object partitions the first contact group from the second contact group and is positioned adjacent to at least one contact from the first or second contact groups presented in the contact display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White
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Patent number: 10771605Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device determines at least two contact groups from a subset of contacts accessible by a telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device also generates a contact display including a representation of at least a portion of the first or second contact groups and a divider display object. The divider display object partitions the first contact group from the second contact group and is positioned adjacent to at least one contact from the first or second contact groups presented in the contact display.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White
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Publication number: 20200167673Abstract: Group-based information displays correspond to the collection of display objects representative of either contacts associated with a user or applications or executable components executable, or otherwise accessible, via the mobile communication device. The group-based information displays can be logically organized according to subject matter organizational criteria. The subject matter organizational criteria can include, for example, organization or other affiliates criteria, event-based, or activity based criteria, topic-based criteria and the like. Through the group-based information displays, mobile communication device users can initiate one or more actions corresponding to the selection of display objects corresponding to applications or executable components. Additionally, as applicable, the user can limit, or otherwise apply, the initiated actions to contacts identified, or otherwise associated, with the specific group-based information display.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White
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Publication number: 20200037735Abstract: A drive system includes a carrying device with a wearable carrying frame, an energy store carried by the carrying frame, and at least one electric drive motor carried by the carrying frame. A coupling device is configured to mechanically couple a work apparatus to the drive system. The carrying device is formed as a shoulder bag or backpack, having at least one strap that permits the carrying device to be worn over a shoulder of a user. Two straps may provided that permit the carrying device to be worn over both shoulders of a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Michael Steffen, Christian Glanz, Patrick Diller, Rudolf Berger
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Publication number: 20200044206Abstract: A carrying device includes a carrying frame, an energy store carried by the carrying frame, a transformer device, carried by the carrying frame, for transforming an electric current drawn from the energy store, and an electrical connection device, carried by the carrying frame, for connecting the carrying device to a consumer. The carrying device is in the form of a shoulder bag or backpack having at least one strap for wearing the carrying device over one or both shoulders of a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Michael Steffen, Christian Glanz, Patrick Diller, Rudolf Berger
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Publication number: 20200018552Abstract: A liquid to refrigerant heat exchanger includes an enclosed coolant volume that is at least partially defined by a plastic housing and by a metal closure plate. The metal closure plate can be part of a brazed assembly containing a continuous refrigerant flow path. The refrigerant flow path is disposed within the coolant volume, where heat can be transferred between the refrigerant within the refrigerant flow path and the liquid within the coolant volume. The plastic housing can at least partially surround the refrigerant flow path to at least partially bound a liquid flow path along a portion of the coolant volume. An inlet diffuser and an outlet diffuser can be mounted to the housing to direct the liquid through the housing. The plastic housing is sealingly joined to the closure plate along an outer periphery of the closure plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Adam Kimmel, David Hartke, Gregory Mross, Daniela Welchner, Michael Steffen
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Patent number: 10510008Abstract: Group-based information displays correspond to the collection of display objects representative of either contacts associated with a user or applications or executable components executable, or otherwise accessible, via the mobile communication device. The group-based information displays can be logically organized according to subject matter organizational criteria. The subject matter organizational criteria can include, for example, organization or other affiliates criteria, event-based, or activity based criteria, topic-based criteria and the like. Through the group-based information displays, mobile communication device users can initiate one or more actions corresponding to the selection of display objects corresponding to applications or executable components. Additionally, as applicable, the user can limit, or otherwise apply, the initiated actions to contacts identified, or otherwise associated, with the specific group-based information display.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White
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Patent number: 10344439Abstract: A vibratory plate for soil compaction machine has an upper mass and a lower mass that is elastically coupled to the upper mass and that has a soil contact plate. The soil contact plate has a vibration exciter device. At least one energy storage element is situated on the upper mass.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Michael Steffen, Walter Unverdorben
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Publication number: 20190116471Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device identifies a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of the telecommunications device. The subset of contacts includes a portion of the user's contacts accessible by the telecommunications device. The software application causes display of a first portion of graphical identifiers associated with a first portion of the subset of contacts along a first path on a display of the telecommunications device about an axis positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device. The software application further causes display of a second portion of graphical identifiers associated with a second portion of the subset of contacts along a second path on the display of the telecommunications device about the external axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jasdeep Singh Chugh, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White, Charles Goran, Valerie Lynn Goulart, Feridoon Malekzadeh, Alejandro J. Amano-Palacios
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Publication number: 20190078282Abstract: A vibratory plate for soil compaction machine has an upper mass and a lower mass that is elastically coupled to the upper mass and that has a soil contact plate. The soil contact plate has a vibration exciter device. At least one energy storage element is situated on the upper mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Michael Steffen, Walter Unverdorben
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Patent number: 10194189Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments that facilitate playback of content via multiple display devices. Playback may be synchronized among multiple display devices and/or auxiliary content rendered by a companion device may be synchronized to playback of content by a primary device. A server device receives a request from a first client device to commence a playback of a content feature upon an identified second client device. The server device sends an instruction to the second client device to commence the playback of the content feature upon a display of the second client device in response to the request. Status updates regarding the playback may be provided to the first client device by the server device.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2013Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeromey Russell Goetz, Fredrik Magnus Blomqvist, Ike Eshiokwu, Adam David Gray, William Richard Komarek, Lorne Millwood, Willie Morris, Dat Tien Nguyen, John Russell Seghers, Michael Steffen Vance
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Patent number: 10191623Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device identifies a first subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of the telecommunications device and a second subset of contacts. Each of the first and second subsets includes a portion of the user's contacts accessible by the telecommunications device. The software application causes display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the first subset of contacts in a first arrangement on a display of the telecommunications device about a first axis positioned external to the display. The software application further causes display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the second subset of contacts in a second arrangement on a display of the telecommunications device about a second axis positioned external to the display.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jasdeep Singh Chugh, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White
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Patent number: 10178139Abstract: Data related to an event is provided to a group of contacts while the event is occurring via an event user interface that enables the group of contacts to coordinate with one another during the event. In this regard, an event coordination service is provides the event data to each contact of the group for review via an event user interface that is persistently displayed on a telecommunication or other computing device associated with the contact for the contact's easy and immediate reference during the event. When the event ultimately concludes, display of the event user interface ceases as the group of contacts likely no longer needs immediate or ready reference to the event.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jeffrey Allen Armantrout, Jessi E. Alva, Teresa S. Valdez Klein
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Patent number: 10178519Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device identifies a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of the telecommunications device. The subset of contacts includes a portion of the user's contacts accessible by the telecommunications device. The software application causes display of a first portion of graphical identifiers associated with a first portion of the subset of contacts along a first path on a display of the telecommunications device about an axis positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device. The software application further causes display of a second portion of graphical identifiers associated with a second portion of the subset of contacts along a second path on the display of the telecommunications device about the external axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jasdeep Singh Chugh, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White, Charles Goran, Valerie Lynn Goulart, Feridoon Malekzadeh, Alejandro J. Amano-Palacios
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Patent number: 10177990Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device identifies a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of the telecommunications device. The subset of contacts includes a portion of the user's contacts accessible by the telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device then causes display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the subset of contacts in an arrangement on a display of the telecommunications device about an axis positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device. Aspects of systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for further arranging the graphical identifiers are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jasdeep Singh Chugh, Alejandro J. Amano-Palacios, Joseph L. Ungari, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White
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Publication number: 20180295223Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device determines at least two contact groups from a subset of contacts accessible by a telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device also generates a contact display including a representation of at least a portion of the first or second contact groups and a divider display object. The divider display object partitions the first contact group from the second contact group and is positioned adjacent to at least one contact from the first or second contact groups presented in the contact display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White
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Patent number: 10021231Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device determines at least two contact groups from a subset of contacts accessible by a telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device also generates a contact display including a representation of at least a portion of the first or second contact groups and a divider display object. The divider display object partitions the first contact group from the second contact group and is positioned adjacent to at least one contact from the first or second contact groups presented in the contact display.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Jared T. Benson, Christian Robertson, Shilpa R. Shah, Gabriel J. White