Patents by Inventor Andrew Pierce
Andrew Pierce 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: 10645478Abstract: An earbud headphone includes a housing and an acoustic driver disposed within the housing between a front chamber and a rear chamber. The front chamber is defined between a front surface of the acoustic driver and a front wall of the housing, and the rear chamber is defined between a rear surface of the acoustic driver and a rear wall of the housing. The headphone further includes a sound guide tube configured to guide acoustic energy from the rear chamber to an ear canal of a user of the earbud headphone.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Skullcandy, Inc.Inventor: Andrew Pierce
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Patent number: 10462560Abstract: A driver assembly comprises a housing structure, a magnet assembly within the housing structure, and opposing spring structures coupled to the housing structure at different vertical positions than one another. The magnet assembly comprises a permanent magnet, a plate structure underlying the permanent magnet, a voice coil circumscribing the permanent magnet and the plate structure, and a yoke structure at least partially surrounding the permanent magnet, the plate structure, and the voice coil. The opposing spring structures are configured to impede horizontal movement of the permanent magnet, the plate structure, and the yoke structure while permitting vertical movement thereof. A headphone and a method of forming a headphone are also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: SkullCandy, Inc.Inventors: John Timothy, Branden Sheffield, Randall J. Hull, Sam Noertker, Gregory R. Woolston, Andrew Pierce
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Publication number: 20190215603Abstract: A driver assembly comprises a housing structure, a magnet assembly within the housing structure, and opposing spring structures coupled to the housing structure at different vertical positions than one another. The magnet assembly comprises a permanent magnet, a plate structure underlying the permanent magnet, a voice coil circumscribing the permanent magnet and the plate structure, and a yoke structure at least partially surrounding the permanent magnet, the plate structure, and the voice coil. The opposing spring structures are configured to impede horizontal movement of the permanent magnet, the plate structure, and the yoke structure while permitting vertical movement thereof. A headphone and a method of forming a headphone are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2018Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: John Timothy, Branden Sheffield, Randall J. Hull, Sam Noertker, Gregory R. Woolston, Andrew Pierce
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Publication number: 20190182576Abstract: An earbud headphone includes a housing and an acoustic driver disposed within the housing between a front chamber and a rear chamber. The front chamber is defined between a front surface of the acoustic driver and a front wall of the housing, and the rear chamber is defined between a rear surface of the acoustic driver and a rear wall of the housing. The headphone further includes a sound guide tube configured to guide acoustic energy from the rear chamber to an ear canal of a user of the earbud headphone.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventor: Andrew Pierce
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Publication number: 20190138997Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for digitally presenting a human resource competitive model for an organization. A computer system identifies organizational data for the organization, including business metrics. The computer system determines a most similar group among a set of flexible comparison groups in each of a set of comparator categories by applying a set of comparison models to the organizational data. The computer system identifies a metrics distribution for the flexible comparison group based on benchmark metrics for a subset of benchmark organizations that has been grouped into the flexible comparison group. The computer system compares the business metrics for the organization to the metrics distribution for the flexible comparison group to determine a human resource competitive model for the organization across a set of business functions. The computer system digitally presents the human resource competitive model for the organization across the set of business functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: James Haas, Kulsoom Abdullah, Manoj Oleti, Laura Maxwell, Marc Rind, Andrew Pierce
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Patent number: 9918843Abstract: A knee replacement system including a first tibial baseplate, a second tibial baseplate, and an intercondylar bridge member. Each one of the first and second tibial baseplates includes a bone engaging surface and a bearing engaging surface opposite to the bone engaging surface. Each one of the first and second tibial baseplates also includes a first baseplate coupling portion and a second baseplate coupling portion. The first baseplate coupling portion is configured to couple with the intercondylar bridge member for coupling the second tibial baseplate to the first tibial baseplate. The second baseplate coupling portion is configured to couple an insert to the first and second tibial baseplates.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventor: Andrew Pierce
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Patent number: 9736569Abstract: Retention members for an in-ear headphone include a base portion and a substantially straight flexible finger extending from the base portion. Absent external forces, the flexible finger includes a substantially straight longitudinal axis and a back surface extending from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion and having a plurality of recesses along a length of the back surface. The flexible finger is configured to, during use, bend into a curved shape for disposition under a user's antihelix. In-ear headphones include a shell defining a volume housing an audio driver, a nozzle extending from the shell configured for at least partial insertion into an ear canal, and a flexible retention member coupled to the shell, the flexible finger including a substantially straight longitudinal axis, a back surface, and a concave front surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Skullcandy, Inc.Inventors: Peter M. Kelly, David George Vogt, Jr., Andrew Pierce
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Patent number: 9668043Abstract: An elastomeric component for use with an earbud headphone and for positioning within an auditory canal of an ear includes a distal end configured for insertion within an external portion of the auditory canal and an at least substantially hollow stem region extending proximally from the distal end. The hollow stem may include at least one connection feature configured to interface with another component of an earbud headphone to removably retain the elastomeric component thereon. The elastomeric component may also include an outer portion extending proximally from the distal end and at least substantially surrounding at least a portion of the stem region. The outer portion may include an outer surface having an at least substantially circular cross-sectional shape in a plane perpendicular to a central axis of the elastomeric component. Earbud headphones may include such elastomeric components.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Skullcandy, Inc.Inventors: Sam Paschel, Andrew Pierce, Joshua B. Poulsen
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Publication number: 20160309250Abstract: Retention members for an in-ear headphone include a base portion and a substantially straight flexible finger extending from the base portion. Absent external forces, the flexible finger includes a substantially straight longitudinal axis and a back surface extending from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion and having a plurality of recesses along a length of the back surface. The flexible finger is configured to, during use, bend into a curved shape for disposition under a user's antihelix. In-ear headphones include a shell defining a volume housing an audio driver, a nozzle extending from the shell configured for at least partial insertion into an ear canal, and a flexible retention member coupled to the shell, the flexible finger including a substantially straight longitudinal axis, a back surface, and a concave front surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Peter M. Kelly, David George Vogt, JR., Andrew Pierce
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Publication number: 20160237162Abstract: Provided herein are antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that bind the extracellular domain of the HER3 receptor and inhibit various HER3 receptor related functions via ligand-dependent and/or ligand-independent mechanisms. Also provided are compositions with increased half-life, as well as compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases associated with HER3 mediated signal transduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: MedImmune, LLCInventors: Partha S. Chowdhury, David Tice, Zhan Xiao, Philipp Steiner, Krista Kinneer, Marlon Rebelatto, Andrew Pierce
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Publication number: 20160014498Abstract: An elastomeric component for use with an earbud headphone and for positioning within an auditory canal of an ear includes a distal end configured for insertion within an external portion of the auditory canal and an at least substantially hollow stem region extending proximally from the distal end. The hollow stem may include at least one connection feature configured to interface with another component of an earbud headphone to removably retain the elastomeric component thereon. The elastomeric component may also include an outer portion extending proximally from the distal end and at least substantially surrounding at least a portion of the stem region. The outer portion may include an outer surface having an at least substantially circular cross-sectional shape in a plane perpendicular to a central axis of the elastomeric component. Earbud headphones may include such elastomeric components.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Sam Paschel, Andrew Pierce, Joshua B. Poulsen
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Publication number: 20150216669Abstract: A knee replacement system including a first tibial baseplate, a second tibial baseplate, and an intercondylar bridge member. Each one of the first and second tibial baseplates includes a bone engaging surface and a bearing engaging surface opposite to the bone engaging surface. Each one of the first and second tibial baseplates also includes a first baseplate coupling portion and a second baseplate coupling portion. The first baseplate coupling portion is configured to couple with the intercondylar bridge member for coupling the second tibial baseplate to the first tibial baseplate. The second baseplate coupling portion is configured to couple an insert to the first and second tibial baseplates.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventor: Andrew Pierce
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Publication number: 20130060344Abstract: A femoral component for a knee joint prosthesis. The femoral component can comprise a polymer body having first and second condylar portions interconnected by an intercondylar anterior portion. A first reinforcement member can be secured to the first condylar portion. A second reinforcement member can be secured to the second condylar portion. The reinforcement members can comprise a material selected from the group consisting of a metal alloy, a ceramic material, and a thermoplastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP.Inventor: Andrew Pierce
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Patent number: 6057839Abstract: A visualization tool for creating graphic displays of trace data produced by a parallel computer program execution monitoring system. The visualization tool contains a display monitor, possible input devices, a mass storage device, and a computer system. Trace data is converted into data structures and later pixel maps to ultimately generate processing activity diagrams for each processor in the computer system. If more than one processor is present, more than one processing activity diagram can be generated and simultaneously displayed on the same screen in form of strip graphs and for certain indicated time intervals. An average processor utilization diagram is then calculated and plotted on every processor activity diagram for comparison purposes. Browsing through these strip graphs all at the same time while comparing them against the average utilization graph will allow a user to easily redistribute workload if necessary and/or locate problem situations.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1996Date of Patent: May 2, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Deepak Mohan Advani, Michael Justin Byron, Steven Robert Hansell, Todd Ming Chun Li, John Paul Marino, Rajendra Datta Panda, James Andrew Pierce, Ko-Yang Wang, Dennis George Weinel, Robert Spencer Welch
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Patent number: 5862381Abstract: A visualization tool for creating graphic displays of trace data produced by a parallel computer program execution monitoring system. The visualization tool contains a display monitor, possible input devices, a mass storage device, and a computer system. Trace data is converted into data structures and later pixel maps to ultimately generate processing activity diagrams for each processor in the computer system. If more than one processor is present, more than one processing activity diagram can be generated and simultaneously displayed on the same screen in form of strip graphs and for certain indicated time intervals. An average processor utilization diagram is then calculated and plotted on every processor activity diagram for comparison purposes. Browsing through these strip graphs all at the same time while comparing them against the average utilization graph will allow a user to easily redistribute workload if necessary and/or locate problem situations.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1996Date of Patent: January 19, 1999Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Deepak Mohan Advani, Michael Justin Byron, Steven Robert Hansell, Todd Ming Chun Li, John Paul Marino, Rajendra Datta Panda, James Andrew Pierce, Ko-Yang Wang, Dennis George Weinel, Robert Spencer Welch
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Patent number: D768599Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Skullcandy, Inc.Inventors: Peter M. Kelly, Andrew Pierce, David George Vogt, Jr.
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Patent number: D780714Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Skullcandy, Inc.Inventors: David G. Vogt, Jr., Peter M. Kelly, Andrew Pierce
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Patent number: D808923Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Skullcandy, Inc.Inventors: Peter M. Kelly, Andrew Pierce, David G. Vogt, Jr.
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Patent number: D812587Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Skullcandy, Inc.Inventors: Peter M. Kelly, Andrew Pierce, David G. Vogt, Jr.