Patents by Inventor Brady James TOOTHAKER

Brady James TOOTHAKER 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).

  • Patent number: 11782528
    Abstract: An active stylus includes a stylus tip assembly and an elongate housing enclosing a portion of the stylus tip assembly. A winged bracket mounted within the elongate housing and affixed to a tip-distal end of the stylus tip assembly is configured to flex in response to pressure applied to the stylus tip assembly. A strain gauge disposed along the winged bracket is configured to measure strain along the winged bracket caused by pressure applied to the tip assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Edgar Clements, Brady James Toothaker, Yuanhua Robert Shen, Jingyu Zou
  • Patent number: 11681381
    Abstract: An active stylus includes an elongate housing having a tip end and a secondary end, opposite the tip end. An inductive charging coil is mounted within the elongate housing, between the tip end and the secondary end. A magnet configured to magnetically hold the inductive charging coil in a charging position and orientation relative to an inductive charger is moveably mounted within the elongate housing between the tip end and the inductive charging coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rahul R. Marwah, Bradley Edgar Clements, Brady James Toothaker
  • Publication number: 20220334659
    Abstract: An active stylus includes a stylus tip assembly and an elongate housing enclosing a portion of the stylus tip assembly. A winged bracket mounted within the elongate housing and affixed to a tip-distal end of the stylus tip assembly is configured to flex in response to pressure applied to the stylus tip assembly. A strain gauge disposed along the winged bracket is configured to measure strain along the winged bracket caused by pressure applied to the tip assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Edgar CLEMENTS, Brady James TOOTHAKER, Yuanhua Robert SHEN, Jingyu ZOU
  • Publication number: 20220326789
    Abstract: An active stylus includes an elongate housing having a tip end and a secondary end, opposite the tip end. An inductive charging coil is mounted within the elongate housing, between the tip end and the secondary end. A magnet configured to magnetically hold the inductive charging coil in a charging position and orientation relative to an inductive charger is moveably mounted within the elongate housing between the tip end and the inductive charging coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rahul R. MARWAH, Bradley Edgar CLEMENTS, Brady James TOOTHAKER
  • Patent number: 11422006
    Abstract: The description relates to devices and/or device accessories. One example can include a Hall effect sensor configured to sense magnetic fields along a sensing axis and a pair of elongate magnets having co-axial and opposite magnetic axes that are perpendicular to the sensing axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Casey Sean Callan, Mika Martti Yitalo, Sheila A. Longo, Brady James Toothaker, Srinivas Reddy Nagampet
  • Patent number: 11379058
    Abstract: An active stylus includes a stylus tip assembly and an elongate housing enclosing a portion of the stylus tip assembly. A winged bracket mounted within the elongate housing and affixed to a tip-distal end of the stylus tip assembly is configured to flex in response to pressure applied to the stylus tip assembly. A strain gauge disposed along the winged bracket is configured to measure strain along the winged bracket caused by pressure applied to the tip assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Edgar Clements, Brady James Toothaker, Yuanhua Robert Shen, Jingyu Zou
  • Publication number: 20210396549
    Abstract: The description relates to devices and/or device accessories. One example can include a Hall effect sensor configured to sense magnetic fields along a sensing axis and a pair of elongate magnets having co-axial and opposite magnetic axes that are perpendicular to the sensing axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Casey Sean Callan, Mika Martti Yitalo, Sheila Ann Longo, Brady James Toothaker, Srinivas Reddy Nagampet
  • Patent number: 10765024
    Abstract: An electronic device has a chassis with an open state and a closed state. The chassis has a first portion, a second portion, and a perforated hinge. The first portion has a first outer edge and a first inner edge. The second portion has a second outer edge and a second inner edge. The perforated hinge has a plurality of perforations. The perforated hinge is positioned between the first portion and the second portion at the first inner edge and the second inner edge. The first portion, the second portion, and the perforated hinge are integrally formed from a continuous piece and the perforated hinge is deformable to mate the first outer edge to the second outer edge in the closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Brady James Toothaker, Bradley Edgar Clements
  • Publication number: 20200196468
    Abstract: An electronic device has a chassis with an open state and a closed state. The chassis has a first portion, a second portion, and a perforated hinge. The first portion has a first outer edge and a first inner edge. The second portion has a second outer edge and a second inner edge. The perforated hinge has a plurality of perforations. The perforated hinge is positioned between the first portion and the second portion at the first inner edge and the second inner edge. The first portion, the second portion, and the perforated hinge are integrally formed from a continuous piece and the perforated hinge is deformable to mate the first outer edge to the second outer edge in the closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Brady James TOOTHAKER, Bradley Edgar CLEMENTS