Patents by Inventor Caleb M. Fleming

Caleb M. Fleming 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).

  • Rotatable control button assembly for a wearable device
    Patent number: 12754590
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device comprising a housing. The device additionally comprises a Hall effect sensor enclosed within an interior of the housing and positioned adjacent to or engaged with an interior surface of the housing. The device further comprises a control button assembly engaged with the housing. An exterior of the housing presents a cavity in which at least a portion of the control button assembly is received. A proximal end of the control button assembly comprises a magnet. A distal end of the control button assembly comprises a crown that is rotatable with respect to the housing, and the control button assembly is configured such that rotation of the crown causes a corresponding rotation of the magnet. The housing comprises a sidewall, and the sidewall entirely separates the control button assembly from the Hall effect sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2025
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: Garmin International, Inc.
    Inventors: Caleb M. Fleming, Shawn R. Harvill
  • ROTATABLE CONTROL BUTTON ASSEMBLY FOR A WEARABLE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20250341869
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device comprising a housing. The device additionally comprises a Hall effect sensor enclosed within an interior of the housing and positioned adjacent to or engaged with an interior surface of the housing. The device further comprises a control button assembly engaged with the housing. An exterior of the housing presents a cavity in which at least a portion of the control button assembly is received. A proximal end of the control button assembly comprises a magnet. A distal end of the control button assembly comprises a crown that is rotatable with respect to the housing, and the control button assembly is configured such that rotation of the crown causes a corresponding rotation of the magnet. The housing comprises a sidewall, and the sidewall entirely separates the control button assembly from the Hall effect sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Inventors: Caleb M. Fleming, Shawn R. Harvill