Patents by Inventor Charles James Stocker

Charles James Stocker 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).

  • Multi axis vibration unit in device for vectored motion
    Patent number: 9577461
    Abstract: Charging a first device by a second device. The first device determines a first position of the first device relative to the second device. Based on the charging position, automatically moving, by the first device, into a second position on the second device. The first device comprises a first motor and a second motor. The first motor is capable of moving the first device along a first axis. The second motor is capable of moving the first device along a second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James Paul Gilchrist, Steven Kent Schmidt, Charles James Stocker
  • Multi Axis Vibration Unit In Device For Tactile Feedback
    Publication number: 20150301602
    Abstract: A device receives a notification. The notification comprises a first response or a second response. Based on the notification being a first response, the device vibrates along a first direction. Based on the notification being a second response, the device vibrates along a second direction. The device comprises a first motor and a second motor. The first motor is capable of vibrating the device along a first axis. The second motor is capable of moving the device along a second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James Paul Gilchrist, Steven Kent Schmidt, Charles James Stocker, IV
  • Multi Axis Vibration Unit In Device For Vectored Motion
    Publication number: 20150303732
    Abstract: Charging a first device by a second device. The first device determines a first position of the first device relative to the second device. Based on the charging position, automatically moving, by the first device, into a second position on the second device. The first device comprises a first motor and a second motor. The first motor is capable of moving the first device along a first axis. The second motor is capable of moving the first device along a second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James Paul Gilchrist, Steven Kent Schmidt, Charles James Stocker