Patents by Inventor Brian William Wallace

Brian William Wallace 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).

  • Publication number: 20260147420
    Abstract: A keyboard includes a case supporting keys positioned on a top surface of the case. An aperture is formed in a lower back portion of the case and extends laterally into the case. A tray is supported in the aperture and has a lip extending toward the top surface of the case. The tray adjustably disposed within the aperture to extend a selected distance away from the back portion of the case to form an adjustable width device slot for holding a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Joel Collins, Brian Leonard
  • Publication number: 20250306691
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for multizone mobile electronic device holder keyboard. One apparatus includes a keyboard, a first channel disposed along an upper portion of the keyboard, the first channel having a first width, and a second channel disposed along the upper portion of the keyboard, the second channel having a second width. The first and second channels are configured to hold a mobile electronic device at a set viewing angle. The first and second widths are distinct from one another. The apparatus may further include a third channel along the upper portion of the keyboard, the third channel having a third width. Where the third width is distinct from the first and second widths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Joel Collins
  • Patent number: 12424877
    Abstract: A charging device can include a base that includes a front edge, opposing sides, a back edge, an upper surface, a lower surface, at least one charger panel slot, power transmission circuitry, a charger panel, a charger panel coil operatively coupled to the power transmission circuitry, and a foot that extends outwardly from the lower surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Cuong Huy Truong, Brian H. Leonard
  • Patent number: 12213263
    Abstract: A system can include a display assembly that includes a display, a display side, a back side and a frame, where the frame includes frame magnetic material and a frame electronic interface; and a camera assembly that includes a housing, a camera and a tilt mount, where the tilt mount includes mount magnetic material and a mount electronic interface that electronically mates with the frame electronic interface via a magnetic attraction force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Cuong Truong
  • Patent number: 12002390
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for enabling a rollable OLED screen extension with custom extension. An apparatus includes an OLED screen capable of rendering an OLED image, a first rollable OLED screen extension, a processor, and coupled to the processor, a memory that stores code executable by the processor to enable a user to customize a range of extension of the first rollable OLED screen extension in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Samuel Patterson, Kathryn Cubrilovic, John Travis Wettroth
  • Patent number: 11991846
    Abstract: A system can include a display assembly that includes a display, a display side, a back side, a frame and a serial bus socket; and a cable clip, removably attachable to the back side of the display assembly, that receives a portion of a cable that includes a serial bus connector receivable by the serial bus socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Brian William Wallace
  • Publication number: 20240162755
    Abstract: A charging device can include a base that includes a front edge, opposing sides, a back edge, an upper surface, a lower surface, at least one charger panel slot, power transmission circuitry, a charger panel, a charger panel coil operatively coupled to the power transmission circuitry, and a foot that extends outwardly from the lower surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Cuong Huy Truong, Brian H. Leonard
  • Patent number: 11950689
    Abstract: Apparatuses, tables, and method of making the apparatuses and tables are disclosed for stowing and expanding a desk device. An exemplary apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a frame, a first surface slidably received by the frame in a horizontal plane between and including a stowed position and an expanded position, and a second surface slidably received by the frame between and including a stowed position and an expanded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kathryn Cubrilovic, John Travis Wettroth, Brian William Wallace, Samuel Patterson, Yoshihito Nakagaki
  • Publication number: 20240079914
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and tables are disclosed for charging multiple devices on a surface and providing feedback. An exemplary method includes sensing a location of a wirelessly rechargeable device on a charging surface of the wirelessly charging surface device and wirelessly powering the wirelessly rechargeable device via a portion of the charging surface corresponding to the sensed location of the wirelessly rechargeable device. The method also includes receiving charging status information from the wirelessly rechargeable device and outputting a human perceptible indication responsive to the received charging status information and the sensed location of the wirelessly rechargeable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: John Travis Wettroth, Samuel Patterson, Kathryn Cubrilovic, Brian William Wallace, Yoshihito Nakagaki
  • Publication number: 20240074575
    Abstract: Apparatuses, tables, and method of making the apparatuses and tables are disclosed for stowing and expanding a desk device. An exemplary apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a frame, a first surface slidably received by the frame in a horizontal plane between and including a stowed position and an expanded position, and a second surface slidably received by the frame between and including a stowed position and an expanded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Kathryn Cubrilovic, John Travis Wettroth, Brian William Wallace, Samuel Patterson, Yoshihito Nakagaki
  • Publication number: 20240074576
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for controlling positioning of a desk. An exemplary apparatus includes a tabletop, expandable legs, motors, position sensors, a processor, and a memory configured to store instructions. The motors alter a length of one of the expandable legs. The position sensors identify current position of each of the plurality of expandable legs. The instructions cause the processor to receive a sensor signal, a communication signal, or a command signal, receive the identified current position of one or more of the expandable legs, determine a projected length value for the one or more expandable legs responsive to the received sensor signal, the communication signal, or the command signal, and command one or more of the plurality of motors based on the projected length value for the one or more expandable legs and the identified current position of the one or more expandable legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: John Travis Wettroth, Samuel Patterson, Kathryn Cubrilovic, Brian William Wallace, Yoshihito Nakagaki
  • Patent number: 11916402
    Abstract: A charging device can include a base that includes power transmission circuitry, a charger panel and a coil operatively coupled to the power transmission circuitry, where the charger panel includes a transparent material, and where the coil is visible via the transparent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Cuong Huy Truong, Brian H. Leonard
  • Publication number: 20240057763
    Abstract: Apparatus that include an article of furniture and a display device are disclosed. One apparatus includes an article of furniture and a display device integrated with the article of furniture in which the display device is coupleable with an external computing device. Also disclosed are methods for operating an apparatus including a display device integrated with an article of furniture. The methods include opening a top portion of an article of furniture from a closed position to an open position to expose a storage compartment of the article of furniture and opening a display device to a viewing position external to the storage compartment from a storage position within the storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Kathryn Cubrilovic, John Travis Wettroth, Brian William Wallace, Samuel Patterson, Yoshihito Nakagaki
  • Publication number: 20240062691
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for enabling a rollable OLED screen extension with custom curvature. An apparatus includes an OLED screen capable of rendering an OLED image, a first rollable OLED screen extension including a support structure that can be flexed to form a first curvature, a processor, and coupled to the processor, a memory that stores code executable by the processor to enable a user to extend the first rollable OLED screen extension in a first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Samuel Patterson, Kathryn Cubrilovic, John Travis Wettroth
  • Publication number: 20240054923
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for enabling a rollable OLED screen extension with custom extension. An apparatus includes an OLED screen capable of rendering an OLED image, a first rollable OLED screen extension, a processor, and coupled to the processor, a memory that stores code executable by the processor to enable a user to customize a range of extension of the first rollable OLED screen extension in a first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Samuel Patterson, Kathryn Cubrilovic, John Travis Wettroth
  • Patent number: 11887519
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for enabling a rollable OLED screen extension with custom curvature. An apparatus includes an OLED screen capable of rendering an OLED image, a first rollable OLED screen extension including a support structure that can be flexed to form a first curvature, a processor, and coupled to the processor, a memory that stores code executable by the processor to enable a user to extend the first rollable OLED screen extension in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Samuel Patterson, Kathryn Cubrilovic, John Travis Wettroth
  • Patent number: 11740719
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer program products that can are disclosed. One apparatus includes a display device including a display panel including a first panel portion including touch capabilities and at least one second panel portion excluding touch capabilities in which the second panel portion is configured to expand in relation to the first panel portion to create an expanded configuration for the display panel. The apparatus further includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to manage the touch capabilities of the first panel portion. Managing the touch capabilities of the first panel portion may include turning ON/OFF the touch capabilities of the first panel portion. Methods and computer program products that include and/or perform the operations and/or functions of the apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (United States) Inc.
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Samuel Patterson, Kathryn Cubrilovic, John Travis Wettroth
  • Patent number: 11714331
    Abstract: A camera assembly can include a housing that includes a front side that includes a front side perimeter, a back side that includes a back side perimeter, and a surface that extends between the front side and the back side; a camera that includes a front side aperture; a front side illumination light; and a status light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Brian William Wallace
  • Patent number: 11690187
    Abstract: A display system can include a stand that includes a base and an arm that extends from the base to an end portion of the arm; and a display housing that includes a display, a rail assembly and an arm socket, translatable via the rail assembly, that receives the end portion of the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Brian William Wallace
  • Patent number: 11665412
    Abstract: A system can include a display assembly that includes a display, a display side, a back side and a frame, where the back side includes a serial bus socket; and a camera assembly that includes a camera head unit coupled to an end of an arm, where an opposing end of the arm includes a serial bus connector receivable by the serial bus socket of the back side of the display assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Cyan Godfrey