Patents by Inventor Adam Hubbard Johnson

Adam Hubbard Johnson 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 and management of portable electronic devices in secure compartments of charging stations
    Patent number: 9330520
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a charging station for portable electronic devices. Upon initiating a transaction associated with charging of the portable electronic device by the charging station, the charging station attempts to detect a presence of the portable electronic device in a secure compartment of the charging station, wherein power is supplied to the portable electronic device within the secure compartment. If the presence of the portable electronic device in the secure compartment is detected, the charging station secures a door of the secure compartment. If the presence of the portable electronic device in the secure compartment is not detected, the charging station queries a user of the portable electronic device for input related to a lack of detection of the presence and processes the transaction based on the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: BRIGHTBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Jack Standish Phelps, William W. Gridley, Adam Hubbard Johnson
  • DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN SECURE COMPARTMENTS OF CHARGING STATIONS
    Publication number: 20140354214
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a charging station for portable electronic devices. Upon initiating a transaction associated with charging of the portable electronic device by the charging station, the charging station attempts to detect a presence of the portable electronic device in a secure compartment of the charging station, wherein power is supplied to the portable electronic device within the secure compartment. If the presence of the portable electronic device in the secure compartment is detected, the charging station secures a door of the secure compartment. If the presence of the portable electronic device in the secure compartment is not detected, the charging station queries a user of the portable electronic device for input related to a lack of detection of the presence and processes the transaction based on the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Jack Standish Phelps, William W. Gridley, Adam Hubbard Johnson