Patents by Inventor Blair Madison Kent

Blair Madison Kent 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).

  • FOLDABLE COMPUTING DEVICE SPINE COVER PLATE
    Publication number: 20240069605
    Abstract: A computing device includes a first display-supporting frame rotatably coupled to a second display-supporting frame along a hinge axis via a hinge assembly comprising a central spine extending parallel to the hinge axis. A flexible display is supported by the first display-supporting frame and the second display-supporting frame. A spine cover plate extends over the central spine and is moveably coupled to the hinge assembly for translation relative to the central spine as the first display-supporting frame is rotated relative to the second display-supporting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tung Yuen LAU, Blair Madison KENT, Amit KAISTHA, Eric Paul WITT
  • VCSEL array for a depth camera
    Patent number: 9456201
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to a time-of-flight (TOF) depth camera including a vertical-cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a TOF depth camera includes a heat sink having a mounting surface, an illumination module mounted to the mounting surface, and an image sensor mounted to the mounting surface. The illumination module includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a VCSEL array device configured to generate illumination light to illuminate an image environment, and a driver configured to deliver an operating current to the VCSEL array device. The VCSEL array device and the driver are mounted to the PCB. The image sensor is configured to detect at least a portion of illumination light reflected from the image environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Prafulla Masalkar, Marshall T. DePue, Zhaoming Zhu, Sridhar Canumalla, Eric Paul Filer, Blair Madison Kent, John W. Mensonides
  • VCSEL ARRAY FOR A DEPTH CAMERA
    Publication number: 20150229912
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to a time-of-flight (TOF) depth camera including a vertical-cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a TOF depth camera includes a heat sink having a mounting surface, an illumination module mounted to the mounting surface, and an image sensor mounted to the mounting surface. The illumination module includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a VCSEL array device configured to generate illumination light to illuminate an image environment, and a driver configured to deliver an operating current to the VCSEL array device. The VCSEL array device and the driver are mounted to the PCB. The image sensor is configured to detect at least a portion of illumination light reflected from the image environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Prafulla Masalkar, Marshall T. DePue, Zhaoming Zhu, Sridhar Canumalla, Eric Paul Filer, Blair Madison Kent, John W. Mensonides