Patents by Inventor Steven W. Moyer

Steven W. Moyer 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).

  • Detection of object location and orientation on a wireless charge mat
    Patent number: 12003121
    Abstract: A wireless charging mat and method of operating the same. The wireless charging mat includes a detection system configured to determine a location and an orientation of an electronic device on the wireless charging mat. The location and orientation are determined based on detected locations of one or more structural features of the electronic device. The wireless charging mat is operated according to the detected location and orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chad A. Bossetti, Christopher S. Graham, David W. Ritter, Todd K. Moyer, Steven G. Herbst, Shimon Elkayam, Nileshbhai J. Shah, Stephen C. Terry, Zaki Moussaoui
  • Use of physical location and timing delay in fraud detection
    Patent number: 9641418
    Abstract: Using timing delays associated with user devices on a network and the demographics of the neighborhood(s) in which the user devices reside to determine whether to generate a fraud alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven W. Moyer
  • Fraud detection in a cable television
    Patent number: 8161516
    Abstract: One or more of a topology location test and a distance test are applied to determine if a CPE device has moved in a cable plant. An indication of service fraud is provided if the CPE topology location or distance test indicate an unauthorized CPE device move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: ARRIS Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Cruickshank, III, Marcel F. Schemmann, Steven W. Moyer, Daniel J. Rice