Patents by Inventor Brian Spate
Brian Spate 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: 11073911Abstract: Providing haptic feedback includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an electroactive polymer located between the first electrode and the second electrode such that when a voltage is applied between the electrodes, the electroactive polymer expands creating a force, and a haptic object to apply the force to create the haptic feedback, wherein the haptic object includes a base to receive the force from the electroactive polymer, and a vertex, opposite to and with a smaller surface area than the base, to apply localized haptic feedback to a user.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Shawn Richard Piper, Brian Spate, Michael W. Hu
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Patent number: 10812648Abstract: A device includes a context engine and a notification engine. The context engine determines a context indicator relative to received input while the notification engine selects, based on the context indicator and the received input, at least one type of notification from different types of notifications. A wearable electronic arrangement selectively communicates, and senses for different types of single user response to, at least a portion of the received input via the selected type of notification. The context engine receives feedback regarding the sensible different types of single user response to at least partially determine the context indicator.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michael W. Hu, Shawn Richard Piper, Brian Spate, Juli Unger
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Publication number: 20200053200Abstract: A device includes a context engine and a notification engine. The context engine determines a context indicator relative to received input while the notification engine selects, based on the context indicator and the received input, at least one type of notification from different types of notifications. A wearable electronic arrangement selectively communicates, and senses for different types of single user response to, at least a portion of the received input via the selected type of notification. The context engine receives feedback regarding the sensible different types of single user response to at least partially determine the context indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michael W. Hu, Shawn Richard Piper, Brian Spate, Juli Unger
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Publication number: 20200050149Abstract: An example apparatus includes a first pinion component comprising a first pinion and a first cylinder centered therein, the first cylinder extending from a first surface of the first pinion, the first pinion having a first via and a second via; a first electrical path extending from a second surface of the first pinion, through the first via to the first surface of the first pinion, and further to a first surface portion of the first cylinder; a second electrical path extending from the second surface of the first pinion, through the second via to the first surface of the first pinion, and further to a second surface portion of the first cylinder, wherein the second electrical path is electrically isolated from the first electrical path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Brian Spate, Michael W. Hu, Shawn Richard Piper, Juli Unger
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Publication number: 20190361399Abstract: A glass cassette module may include a plurality of layers of glass, a first pinion gear mechanically coupled to a watch motor, a first rack comprising and interior gear meshing with the first pinion gear and layered between the plurality of layers of glass, an indicator disposed on the rack, and a digital screen to present stationary information to which the indicator indicates a value on the digital screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Brian Spate, Michael W. Hu, Shawn Richard Piper
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Patent number: 10459141Abstract: An apparatus include a housing having a top opening, and a sidewall and a bottom surface defining a cavity. The apparatus includes a display assembly. The display assembly includes an electronic transmissive display layer within the cavity to display an image viewable from the top opening of the housing. The display assembly includes a light collector within the cavity and having an optical opening at the top opening of the housing to collect ambient light. The display assembly includes a light guide layer within the cavity to guide the collected ambient light towards and through the display layer. The apparatus includes a processing device within the cavity to generate data to display using the display layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Shawn Piper, Michael W. Hu, Brian Spate
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Publication number: 20190056788Abstract: Providing haptic feedback includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an electroactive polymer located between the first electrode and the second electrode such that when a voltage is applied between the electrodes, the electroactive polymer expands creating a force, and a haptic object to apply the force to create the haptic feedback, wherein the haptic object includes a base to receive the force from the electroactive polymer, and a vertex, opposite to and with a smaller surface area than the base, to apply localized haptic feedback to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Shawn Richard PIPER, Brian SPATE, Michael W. HU
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Publication number: 20190041566Abstract: An apparatus include a housing having a top opening, and a sidewall and a bottom surface defining a cavity. The apparatus includes a display assembly. The display assembly includes an electronic transmissive display layer within the cavity to display an image viewable from the top opening of the housing. The display assembly includes a light collector within the cavity and having an optical opening at the top opening of the housing to collect ambient light. The display assembly includes a light guide layer within the cavity to guide the collected ambient light towards and through the display layer. The apparatus includes a processing device within the cavity to generate data to display using the display layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Shawn PIPER, Michael W. HU, Brian SPATE
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Patent number: D404381Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 1997Date of Patent: January 19, 1999Assignee: VingCard A.S.Inventors: Brian Roderman, Tony Schoemaker, Brian Spate, Tony Formby
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Patent number: D409164Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 1998Date of Patent: May 4, 1999Assignee: DSC Telecom L.P.Inventors: Paul A. Tucker, Gary Nightingale, Brian Spate
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Patent number: D416002Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 1998Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Assignee: DSC Telecom L.P.Inventors: Paul A. Tucker, Gary Nightingale, Brian Spate
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Patent number: D756244Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michael Bastian, Terrance O'Shea, Sridhar V. Solur, Brian Spate
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Patent number: D813690Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michael Bastian, Terrance O'Shea, Sridhar V. Solur, Brian Spate