Patents by Inventor Bryan Anthony SPARKS

Bryan Anthony SPARKS 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).

  • BASE STATION FOR USE WITH DIGITAL PENS
    Publication number: 20210278913
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure enable a docking station to provide various capabilities. In some examples, the docking station includes a sidewall at least partially defining a cavity, a charge module configured to charge a digital pen positioned within the cavity, and an authentication module configured to associate a digital pen with one or more user settings such that the digital pen is configured to operate in accordance with the user settings. Examples of the disclosure enable one or more digital pens to be placed in or retrieved from the docking station in a user-friendly manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Joel Bernard JACOBS, Bryan Anthony SPARKS, Kae-Ling Jacquline GURR, Chad Michael ROBERTS
  • Base station for use with digital pens
    Patent number: 11016581
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure enable a docking station to provide various capabilities. In some examples, the docking station includes a sidewall at least partially defining a cavity, a charge module configured to charge a digital pen positioned within the cavity, and an authentication module configured to associate a digital pen with one or more user settings such that the digital pen is configured to operate in accordance with the user settings. Examples of the disclosure enable one or more digital pens to be placed in or retrieved from the docking station in a user-friendly manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Bernard Jacobs, Bryan Anthony Sparks, Kae-Ling Jacquline Gurr, Chad Michael Roberts
  • BASE STATION FOR USE WITH DIGITAL PENS
    Publication number: 20160313814
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure enable a docking station to provide various capabilities. In some examples, the docking station includes a sidewall at least partially defining a cavity, a charge module configured to charge a digital pen positioned within the cavity, and an authentication module configured to associate a digital pen with one or more user settings such that the digital pen is configured to operate in accordance with the user settings. Examples of the disclosure enable one or more digital pens to be placed in or retrieved from the docking station in a user-friendly manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Joel Bernard JACOBS, Bryan Anthony SPARKS, Kae-Ling Jacquline GURR, Chad Michael ROBERTS