Patents by Inventor Charles Austin Murphy

Charles Austin Murphy 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: 9623277
    Abstract: A Yoga mat with a main body having an upper surface and a plurality of Drishti points at the upper surface of the Yoga mat body. The Drishti points are symmetrically spaced along a perimeter edge of the upper surface. The Drishti points are within a perimeter border region of the upper surface. The Drishti point can be carried by a discrete body that is selectively engagable with and disengagable from the Yoga mat body for allowing Drishti points of different design configuration. The upper surface of the Yoga mat body can be configured with one or more inferred lines, which can be aligned with one or more of the Drishti points. The upper surface can also include one or more centrally located symmetric alignment features, which can be aligned with one or more of the Drishti points and/or one or more of the inferred lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventors: Dennis Paul Thompson, Charles Austin Murphy, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160016028
    Abstract: A Yoga mat with a main body having an upper surface and a plurality of Drishti points at the upper surface of the Yoga mat body. The Drishti points are symmetrically spaced along a perimeter edge of the upper surface. The Drishti points are within a perimeter border region of the upper surface. The Drishti point can be carried by a discrete body that is selectively engagable with and disengagable from the Yoga mat body for allowing Drishti points of different design configuration. The upper surface of the Yoga mat body can be configured with one or more inferred lines, which can be aligned with one or more of the Drishti points. The upper surface can also include one or more centrally located symmetric alignment features, which can be aligned with one or more of the Drishti points and/or one or more of the inferred lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Dennis Paul Thompson, Charles Austin Murphy, JR.
  • Publication number: 20040203503
    Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus (100, 1000) includes a housing wall (116, 516, 916, 1012), and a piezoelectric transducer (118) unitized with the housing wall (116, 516, 916, 1012). The housing wall (116, 516, 1012) can be overmolded with the piezoelectric transducer (118) or the piezoelectric transducer (118) can be bonded to the wall (916). The portable electronic apparatus can for example comprise a watch (100) or a wireless communication device (1000). The piezoelectric transducer (118) can be driven to vibrate so as to produce a perceptible tactile or audible alert. The geometry of the piezoelectric transducer (118) and the manner in which it is integrated with the electronic apparatus (100, 1000) are such that only a small volume is required to accommodate the piezoelectric transducer (118).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas James Rollins, Bruce Mckay Morton, Charles Austin Murphy