Patents by Inventor Christopher Charles KRUGER

Christopher Charles KRUGER 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: 20240341523
    Abstract: A coffee monitoring system for monitoring coffee in an urn comprises a temperature sensor removably installed in the urn, a weight sensor arranged under the urn, and a computer programmed and operable to compute a coffee forecast based on the temperature and weight data and age of the coffee since brewing. The system includes one or more portable computing devices, preferably tablets, to conveniently communicate with users. Related methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Charles Kruger, Aman Virmani, Jorge Echeverria, Fredrik Chen, Nima Ashraf, Manuel Pimentel Ochoa, Robert Anderson, Bachir Kharraja
  • Patent number: 11113373
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a touch-based sensor, a proximity sensor, and a processor to in response to determining, based on output from the proximity sensor, that the electronic device is in an enclosed space: determine whether a specified number of multiple touches of the touch-based sensor has been detected by the touch-based sensor, and in response to determining that the specified number of multiple touches of the touch-based sensor has been detected by the touch-based sensor, unlock the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sudish Mukundan, Christopher Charles Kruger
  • Publication number: 20190065715
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a touch-based sensor, a proximity sensor, and a processor to in response to determining, based on output from the proximity sensor, that the electronic device is in an enclosed space: determine whether a specified number of multiple touches of the touch-based sensor has been detected by the touch-based sensor, and in response to determining that the specified number of multiple touches of the touch-based sensor has been detected by the touch-based sensor, unlock the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT- PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Sudish MUKUNDAN, Christopher Charles KRUGER