Patents by Inventor William Bryson Gardner, Jr.

William Bryson Gardner, Jr. 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).

  • DISPLAY DEVICE CONTROL BASED ON INTEGRATED AMBIENT LIGHT DETECTION AND LIGHTING SOURCE CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20210274622
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a display device including one or more methods for modifying the display brightness by automatically adapting to ambient lighting conditions. A light sensor may measure the ambient light. Ambient light detection may be provided without requiring an additional opening in the device housing to support such detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: William Bryson Gardner, JR.
  • Display device control based on integrated ambient light detection and lighting source characteristics
    Patent number: 11044796
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a display device including one or more methods for modifying the display brightness by automatically adapting to ambient lighting conditions. A light sensor may measure the ambient light. Ambient light detection may be provided without requiring an additional opening in the device housing to support such detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: William Bryson Gardner, Jr.
  • Display Device Control Based on Integrated Ambient Light Detection and Lighting Source Characteristics
    Publication number: 20200152122
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a display device including one or more methods for modifying the display brightness by automatically adapting to ambient lighting conditions. A light sensor may measure the ambient light. Ambient light detection may be provided without requiring an additional opening in the device housing to support such detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: William Bryson Gardner, Jr.
  • Display device control based on integrated ambient light detection and lighting source characteristics
    Patent number: 10580355
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a display device including one or more methods for modifying the display brightness by automatically adapting to ambient lighting conditions. A light sensor may measure the ambient light. Ambient light detection may be provided without requiring an additional opening in the device housing to support such detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: William Bryson Gardner, Jr.
  • DISPLAY DEVICE CONTROL BASED ON INTEGRATED AMBIENT LIGHT DETECTION AND LIGHTING SOURCE CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20170110051
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a display device including one or more methods for modifying the display brightness by automatically adapting to ambient lighting conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: William Bryson Gardner, JR.
  • Display device control based on integrated ambient light detection and lighting source characteristics
    Patent number: 9530358
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a display device including one or more methods for modifying the display brightness by automatically adapting to ambient lighting conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: William Bryson Gardner, Jr.
  • Systems and methods for providing vias through a modular component
    Patent number: 8861217
    Abstract: This relates to systems and methods for providing one or more vias through a module of an electrical system. For example, in some embodiments, the module can include one or more passive elements and/or active of the electrical system around which a packaging has been plastic molded. The module can be stacked under another component of the electrical system. Vias can then be provided that extend through the module. The vias can include, for example, electrically conductive pathways. In this manner, the vias can provide electrical pathways for coupling the component stacked on top of the module to other entities of an electronic device including the electrical system. For example, the component can be coupled to other entities such as other components, other modules, printed circuit boards, other electrical systems, or to any other suitable entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gloria Lin, William Bryson Gardner, Jr., Joseph Fisher, Jr., Dennis Pyper, Amir Salehi
  • Display device control based on integrated ambient light detection and lighting source characteristics
    Patent number: 8384003
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a display device including one or more methods for modifying the display brightness by automatically adapting to ambient lighting conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: William Bryson Gardner, Jr.