Patents by Inventor Christopher Aarons

Christopher Aarons 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: 20160378990
    Abstract: For validating computing device firmware, systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor, and a memory that stores code executable by the processor, the code including code that acquires a firmware manifest for locally stored firmware, authenticates a digital signature of the firmware manifest, and validates contents of the locally stored firmware using the firmware manifest. The apparatus may also include code that generates a local firmware manifest from the firmware, wherein validating the contents of the firmware includes comparing the local firmware manifest to the firmware manifest. In certain embodiments, the apparatus may indicate, to a user, one of success and failure of the firmware validation. The firmware manifest may be a location-specific firmware manifest corresponding to a geographical location of the apparatus and/or computing device including the locally stored firmware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Steven D. Goodman, Mikio Hagiwara, William Laurence Jaeger, JR., Eitaroh Kasamatsu, Kohsuke Ohtani, Randall Scott Springfield, David Burke Stone, Christopher Aaron Whitesock
  • Patent number: 9507245
    Abstract: Various camera mounts used to attach a camera to a helmet, vehicle, user, or other object are described. In one embodiment, a flexible camera mount deforms under impact, allowing an attached camera to detach without fracturing the mount. In a second embodiment, a non-flexible camera mount fractures under impact, allowing an attached camera to detach. In a third embodiment, a camera mount comprising a ring base and a floating base separates under impact, allowing a camera attached to the floating base to detach. In a fourth embodiment, a non-flexible camera mount including two rigid sections joined in a “V” shape fractures under impact, allowing the camera to detach. In a fifth embodiment, a flexible camera mount comprising two sections connected in a “V” shape separate under impact, allowing the camera to detach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Todd Druker, Christopher Aaron Clearman, Eric McCallister Bennett
  • Publication number: 20160342889
    Abstract: A circuit for performing neural network computations for a neural network comprising a plurality of layers, the circuit comprising: activation circuitry configured to receive a vector of accumulated values and configured to apply a function to each accumulated value to generate a vector of activation values; and normalization circuitry coupled to the activation circuitry and configured to generate a respective normalized value from each activation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Michael Thorson, Christopher Aaron Clark, Dan Luu
  • Patent number: 9482931
    Abstract: Various camera mounts used to attach a camera to a helmet, vehicle, user, or other object are described. In one embodiment, a flexible camera mount deforms under impact, allowing an attached camera to detach without fracturing the mount. In a second embodiment, a non-flexible camera mount fractures under impact, allowing an attached camera to detach. In a third embodiment, a camera mount comprising a ring base and a floating base separates under impact, allowing a camera attached to the floating base to detach. In a fourth embodiment, a non-flexible camera mount including two rigid sections joined in a “V” shape fractures under impact, allowing the camera to detach. In a fifth embodiment, a flexible camera mount comprising two sections connected in a “V” shape separate under impact, allowing the camera to detach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Aaron Clearman, Eric McCallister Bennett
  • Patent number: 9423673
    Abstract: A camera mounting system has an upper mount component, a lower mount component, and a base mount component. The upper mount component secures the camera and has a ball protrusion that reciprocally couples with a socket of the lower mount component. The upper mount component can rotate 360 degrees relative to the lower mount, and can pivot 90 degrees or more relative to the lower mount component. The lower mount component couples with the base mount component in a plurality of orientations. This camera mounting system allows for a large range of motion for the camera relative to the mounting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Aaron Clearman
  • Patent number: 9402489
    Abstract: A portable blanket is made from flexible material and has opposed front and back faces bounded by perimeter edges, and has a first surface area in an unfolded condition. The flexible material incorporates a folding guide thereon, the folding guide having lines which represent a sequence of two or more folds defining a folded condition of the blanket, the folded condition having a second surface area smaller than the first surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Clearman Labs LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Aaron Clearman
  • Patent number: 9395031
    Abstract: A camera mount is configured to securely couple a camera to an object. The camera mount includes a rail mount component and a sliding mount component which can be securely coupled, resulting in a low profile, easy to use camera mount. The rail mount component includes a rail base and two rail wings. The sliding mount component is configured to be inserted into the rail mount component. The sliding amount component further includes two levers and a sliding base with a plurality of protrusions for coupling to a reciprocal mount component. Each lever of the sliding mount component includes a pin and wedge that abut the inside of the rail base to secure the sliding mount component to the rail mount component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Aaron Clearman
  • Patent number: 9389491
    Abstract: A camera system is configured to detachably couple to a camera mount, which in turn can be attached to an apparatus. The camera mount is a spring clamp including two arms, each include a handle component and a jaw component. The spring clamp can be attached to an apparatus when the two jaw components are closed around the apparatus. A strap is adjustably coupled to the spring clamp and is tightened around the apparatus to further secure the apparatus. In some cases, a flexible neck is fastened to the camera mount, and the camera system is detachably coupled to the flexible neck. This allows a mounted camera system to be situated at any desired angle for taking photographs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Aaron Clearman, Nicholas Streets
  • Patent number: 9377672
    Abstract: Various camera mounts used to attach a camera to a helmet, vehicle, user, or other object are described. In one embodiment, a flexible camera mount deforms under impact, allowing an attached camera to detach without fracturing the mount. In a second embodiment, a non-flexible camera mount fractures under impact, allowing an attached camera to detach. In a third embodiment, a camera mount comprising a ring base and a floating base separates under impact, allowing a camera attached to the floating base to detach. In a fourth embodiment, a non-flexible camera mount including two rigid sections joined in a “V” shape fractures under impact, allowing the camera to detach. In a fifth embodiment, a flexible camera mount comprising two sections connected in a “V” shape separate under impact, allowing the camera to detach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Aaron Clearman, Eric McCallister Bennett
  • Publication number: 20160142275
    Abstract: A system including a metrics server and a messaging server is provided. The metrics server receives traffic data describing instant messages sent via the messaging server, and from the traffic data generates and updates suspicion indices corresponding to the computing devices that sent the messages. The suspicion indices are passed to the messaging server, which can modify its handling of subsequent messages based on the suspicion indices of the senders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Ian HENDRY, Christopher Aaron FAIRLES
  • Publication number: 20160134788
    Abstract: A camera housing comprises a four-sided frame. A first side of the four-sided frame includes a first segment, a second segment, and a latch mechanism with a first latch component and a second latch component. The first latch component and the second latch component are pivotally coupled such that in a closed position, the frame securely encloses a camera and in an open position, the first segment and the second segment are separable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Aaron Clearman, Rudy Lucas Samuels, Richard Gioscia
  • Publication number: 20160131963
    Abstract: A camera mount for coupling a camera to a user's wrist is described. The camera mount includes a swivel component that rotates relative to a wrist component when an above-threshold amount of force is applied on the swivel component. A rippled spring component is coupled between the swivel component and the wrist component, and exerts an outward force upon the swivel component in response to a compressive force exerted on the rippled spring component by the swivel component. A strap couples to each of two sides of the wrist mount component, and is configured to secure the camera mount to the user's wrist. The camera mount can additionally include a base component and a padding component, and a screw to couple each camera mount component together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Christopher Aaron Clearman
  • Publication number: 20160116828
    Abstract: A camera mounting system has an upper mount component, a lower mount component, and a base mount component. The upper mount component secures the camera and has a ball protrusion that reciprocally couples with a socket of the lower mount component. The upper mount component can rotate 360 degrees relative to the lower mount, and can pivot 90 degrees or more relative to the lower mount component. The lower mount component couples with the base mount component in a plurality of orientations. This camera mounting system allows for a large range of motion for the camera relative to the mounting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Christopher Aaron Clearman
  • Publication number: 20160119516
    Abstract: A camera mounting system has an upper mount component, a lower mount component, and a base mount component. The upper mount component secures the camera and has a ball protrusion that reciprocally couples with a socket of the lower mount component. The upper mount component can rotate 360 degrees relative to the lower mount, and can pivot 90 degrees or more relative to the lower mount component. The lower mount component couples with the base mount component in a plurality of orientations. This camera mounting system allows for a large range of motion for the camera relative to the mounting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Christopher Aaron Clearman
  • Patent number: 9268200
    Abstract: A camera housing comprises a four-sided frame. A first side of the four-sided frame includes a first segment, a second segment, and a latch mechanism with a first latch component and a second latch component. The first latch component and the second latch component are pivotally coupled such that in a closed position, the frame securely encloses a camera and in an open position, the first segment and the second segment are separable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Aaron Clearman, Rudy Lucas Samuels, Richard Gioscia
  • Patent number: D750687
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Rudy Lucas Samuels, Christopher Aaron Clearman, Evan L. Coons, Joshua P. Davies, William H. Tolbert, Nicholas Streets
  • Patent number: D752671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Harrison, Christopher Aaron Clearman, Seungheon Lee, Joseph Chun
  • Patent number: D752672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Aaron Clearman, Seungheon Lee, Joseph Chun
  • Patent number: D773551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Aaron Clearman, Huy Phuong Nguyen
  • Patent number: D776738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Aaron Clearman, Seungheon Lee, Joseph Chun