Patents by Inventor Chad A. Bronstein

Chad A. Bronstein 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: 20250093947
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to updating user interfaces based on user presence and/or outputting information about detected real-world object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Noah D. BEDARD, Julian QUINTANA, Ethan T. DANIELS, Ting SUN, Kathrin Berkner CIESLICKI, John S. KERR, Chad A. BRONSTEIN, Mahmut C. ORSAN, Eugene Y. KIM, Molly J. ANDERSON, Seung Wook KIM, Howard TSAI, Branko PETLJANSKI
  • Publication number: 20240385454
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Ricardo J. Motta, Brett D. Miller, Chad A. Bronstein, Bennett S. Wilburn, Branko Petljanski, Mahmut C. Orsan, David W. Lum, Edward A. Valko, Graham B. Myhre, Wonjae Choi, Manohar B. Srikanth, Michael Slootsky, Nicolas P. Bonnier, Jiaying Wu, ZhiBing Ge, William W. Sprague, Bertrand Nepveu, Michael J. Rockwell, Edward S. Huo, Marinus Meursing, Timothy Y. Chang, Katharina Buckl
  • Patent number: 9123485
    Abstract: Embodiments of a backlit keyboard assembly are described. A keycap assembly is mounted into a case web having intersecting ribs. A flange, which can be angled, is on the bottom perimeter of the keycap and a correspondingly shaped flange is on each rib of the case web. An overlap of the keycap flange and the case web flanges prevents direct sighting of the backlight light source and also provides a more evenly distributed halo around the keycap, thereby improving both aesthetics and functionality by providing better light control and contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Niu, Harold J. Welch, Chad A. Bronstein, Patrick Kessler, Chris Ligtenberg
  • Publication number: 20140367241
    Abstract: Embodiments of a backlit keyboard assembly are described. A keycap assembly is mounted into a case web having intersecting ribs. A flange, which can be angled, is on the bottom perimeter of the keycap and a correspondingly shaped flange is on each rib of the case web. An overlap of the keycap flange and the case web flanges prevents direct sighting of the backlight light source and also provides a more evenly distributed halo around the keycap, thereby improving both aesthetics and functionality by providing better light control and contrast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: James J. Niu, Harold J. Welch, Chad A. Bronstein, Patrick Kessler, Chris Ligtenberg
  • Patent number: 8822858
    Abstract: Embodiments of a backlit keyboard assembly are described. A keycap assembly is mounted into a case web having intersecting ribs. A flange, which can be angled, is on the bottom perimeter of the keycap and a correspondingly shaped flange is on each rib of the case web. An overlap of the keycap flange and the case web flanges prevents direct sighting of the backlight light source and also provides a more evenly distributed halo around the keycap, thereby improving both aesthetics and functionality by providing better light control and contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Niu, Harold J. Welch, Chad A. Bronstein, Patrick Kessler, Chris Ligtenberg
  • Patent number: 8785796
    Abstract: A keyboard may be generally illuminated while also providing for key-specific illumination of one or more particular keys. The keyboard may be generally illuminated using any configuration of any number of suitable illumination sources. The keyboard may selectively illuminate any key or keys together with or apart from the general illumination of other keys. The keyboard may also variably illuminate certain keys to aid the user in navigating the keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chad A. Bronstein, Peter H. Mahowald
  • Publication number: 20140168081
    Abstract: The present invention can include three-dimensional remote control systems that can detect an absolute location to which a remote control is pointing in first and second orthogonal axes and an absolute position of the remote control in a third orthogonal axis. Remote control systems of the present invention can employ absolute position detection with relative position detection. Absolute position detection can indicate an initial absolute position of the remote control and relative position detection can indicate changes in the position of the remote control. By combining absolute and relative position detection, remote control systems of the present invention can track remote controls more precisely than systems that only employ absolute position detection. The present invention also can include methods and apparatus for zooming in and out of an image shown on a display based on the absolute position of the remote control in the third axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Duncan Robert Kerr, Chad A. Bronstein, Wing Kong Low, Nicholas Vincent King
  • Patent number: 8319128
    Abstract: A keyboard may be generally illuminated while also providing for key-specific illumination of one or more particular keys. The keyboard may be generally illuminated using any configuration of any number of suitable illumination sources. The keyboard may selectively illuminate any key or keys together with or apart from the general illumination of other keys. The keyboard may also variably illuminate certain keys to aid the user in navigating the keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chad A. Bronstein, Peter H. Mahowald
  • Publication number: 20120199455
    Abstract: Embodiments of a backlit keyboard assembly are described. A keycap assembly is mounted into a case web having intersecting ribs. A flange, which can be angled, is on the bottom perimeter of the keycap and a correspondingly shaped flange is on each rib of the case web. An overlap of the keycap flange and the case web flanges prevents direct sighting of the backlight light source and also provides a more evenly distributed halo around the keycap, thereby improving both aesthetics and functionality by providing better light control and contrast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James J. NIU, Harold J. Welch, Chad A. Bronstein, Patrick Kessler, Chris Ligtenberg
  • Publication number: 20090173610
    Abstract: A keyboard may be generally illuminated while also providing for key-specific illumination of one or more particular keys. The keyboard may be generally illuminated using any configuration of any number of suitable illumination sources. The keyboard may selectively illuminate any key or keys together with or apart from the general illumination of other keys. The keyboard may also variably illuminate certain keys to aid the user in navigating the keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chad A. Bronstein, Peter H. Mahowald
  • Publication number: 20090174462
    Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with one or more input components and one or more circuit boards. An input component may include sensor circuitry supported by a first circuit board and controller circuitry supported by a second circuit board. In other embodiments, the sensor circuitry may be coupled to a first portion of a first surface of a circuit board and the controller circuitry may be coupled to a second portion of the first surface of the same circuit board. The input component may be a multi-touch input component, such as a multi-touch trackpad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chad A. Bronstein, Chris Ligtenberg, Steven J. Sfarzo