Patents by Inventor Carolyn E. Johnson

Carolyn E. Johnson 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: 10873224
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless power supply system in which a remote device is provided with different control methodologies depending on one or more factors. One type of wireless power supply can selectively control one or more remote devices according to a first control methodology and another type of wireless power supply can control the remote device according to a second control methodology. In one embodiment, a wireless power supply system is provided for wirelessly powering a display circuit in a product located at a point of display differently than when charging at a point of use, or when the device is in use. In another embodiment, a wireless power supply is programmed to operate a remote device according to a primary control methodology and the remote device is programmed to operate the remote device according to a secondary control methodology where the remote device includes circuitry for enabling the primary control methodology instead of the secondary control methodology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Philips I.P. Ventures
    Inventors: Richard J. Weber, Joseph C. Van Den Brink, Kaitlyn J. Turner, Benjamin C. Moes, Neil W. Kuyvenhoven, Sean T. Eurich, David W. Baarman, Scott J. Anderson, Scott A. Tiedemann, Carolyn E. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180122568
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless power supply system in which a remote device is provided with different control methodologies depending on one or more factors. One type of wireless power supply can selectively control one or more remote devices according to a first control methodology and another type of wireless power supply can control the remote device according to a second control methodology. In one embodiment, a wireless power supply system is provided for wirelessly powering a display circuit in a product located at a point of display differently than when charging at a point of use, or when the device is in use. In another embodiment, a wireless power supply is programmed to operate a remote device according to a primary control methodology and the remote device is programmed to operate the remote device according to a secondary control methodology where the remote device includes circuitry for enabling the primary control methodology instead of the secondary control methodology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Richard J. Weber, Joseph C. Van Den Brink, Kaitlyn J. Turner, Benjamin C. Moes, Neil W. Kuyvenhoven, Sean T. Eurich, David W. Baarman, Scott J. Anderson, Scott A. Tiedemann, Carolyn E. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9870859
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless power supply system in which a remote device is provided with different control methodologies depending on one or more factors. One type of wireless power supply can selectively control one or more remote devices according to a first control methodology and another type of wireless power supply can control the remote device according to a second control methodology. In one embodiment, a wireless power supply system is provided for wirelessly powering a display circuit in a product located at a point of display differently than when charging at a point of use, or when the device is in use. In another embodiment, a wireless power supply is programmed to operate a remote device according to a primary control methodology and the remote device is programmed to operate the remote device according to a secondary control methodology where the remote device includes circuitry for enabling the primary control methodology instead of the secondary control methodology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Inventors: Richard J. Weber, Joseph C. Van Den Brink, Kaitlyn J. Turner, Benjamin C. Moes, Neil W. Kuyvenhoven, Sean T. Eurich, David W. Baarman, Scott J. Anderson, Scott A. Tiedemann, Carolyn E. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20140015336
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless power supply system in which a remote device is provided with different control methodologies depending on one or more factors. One type of wireless power supply can selectively control one or more remote devices according to a first control methodology and another type of wireless power supply can control the remote device according to a second control methodology. In one embodiment, a wireless power supply system is provided for wirelessly powering a display circuit in a product located at a point of display differently than when charging at a point of use, or when the device is in use. In another embodiment, a wireless power supply is programmed to operate a remote device according to a primary control methodology and the remote device is programmed to operate the remote device according to a secondary control methodology where the remote device includes circuitry for enabling the primary control methodology instead of the secondary control methodology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Richard J. Weber, Joseph C. Van Den Brink, Kaitlyn J. Turner, Benjamin C. Moes, Neil W. Kuyvenhoven, Sean T. Eurich, David W. Baarman, J. Scott Anderson, Scott A. Tiedemann, Carolyn E. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7223317
    Abstract: A method of assembling a storage unit is disclosed. The method comprises applying heat to a groove separating a pair of walls to melt at least a portion of the plastic material, and pivoting the walls so that the surfaces of the groove contact and join as the melted plastic material solidifies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: The Mills Company Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Newberry, Klaus Fromme, Mark A. Thielke, James R. Heimler, Richard A. Goodare, Bryan H. Mullett, Carolyn E. Johnson, Thomas E. Pelt, Larry K. Stover
  • Publication number: 20040194874
    Abstract: A method of assembling a storage unit is disclosed. The method comprises applying heat to a groove separating a pair of walls to melt at least a portion of the plastic material, and pivoting the walls so that the surfaces of the groove contact and join as the melted plastic material solidifies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: The Mills Company Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Newberry, Klaus Fromme, Mark A. Thielke, James R. Heimler, Richard A. Goodare, Bryan H. Mullett, Carolyn E. Johnson, Thomas E. Pelt, Larry K. Stover
  • Patent number: 6793299
    Abstract: A method of assembling the storage unit is disclosed. The storage unit includes a unitary sheet of material folded into an enclosure about a plurality of grooves. A cap formed from a unitary sheet of material is mounted above the enclosure and configured to provide usual or physical access to the top of the storage unit. The method comprises applying heat to a groove separating a pair of walls to melt at least a portion of the plastic material, and pivoting the walls so that the surfaces of the groove contact and join as the melted plastic material solidifies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: The Mills Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Newberry, Klaus Fromme, Mark A. Thielke, James R. Heimler, Richard A. Goodare, Bryan H. Mullett, Carolyn E. Johnson, Thomas E. Pelt, Larry K. Stover
  • Publication number: 20020130597
    Abstract: A method of assembling the storage unit is disclosed. The storage unit includes a unitary sheet of material folded into an enclosure about a plurality of grooves. A cap formed from a unitary sheet of material is mounted above the enclosure and configured to provide usual or physical access to the top of the storage unit. The method comprises applying heat to a groove separating a pair of walls to melt at least a portion of the plastic material, and pivoting the walls so that the surfaces of the groove contact and join as the melted plastic material solidifies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: The Mills Company Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Newberry, Klaus Fromme, Mark A. Thielke, James R. Heimler, Richard A. Goodare, Bryan H. Mullett, Carolyn E. Johnson, Thomas E. Pelt, Larry K. Stover