Patents by Inventor Darren Glenn Austin

Darren Glenn Austin 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: 11823591
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes an emotional insight management system that provides user-configured prompts and insights to the user. In some examples, an insights application provides personalized, recurring prompts to encourage users to provide current emotional state updates to a well-being journal. The user's responses over time are aggregated within a historical trends report, which provides emotional response data over time. The insights application generates insights into potential reasons for the user's emotional states on a given day. The system analyzes the user-provided emotion response data with integrated work-related data to identify reasons for the user's mood and make recommendations for actions to be taken by users to reduce stress and improve the user's emotional well-being.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Vivek Chauhan, Wendy Guo, Danny Lee Fraser, Justin Joseph Fagnan, Leanna Holly Robb, Chi Huang, Darren Glenn Austin, Jinkai Zhang
  • Patent number: 11569624
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for quick, safe, and easy installation of electrical fixtures in the building construction field, including connecting the fixture to a mounting mechanism for structural support and electrical service. A coupling mechanism is attached to or incorporated into the fixture. The coupling mechanism has built-in electrical leads that are designed to connect with the electrical leads on a fixture-facing interface of the mounting mechanism. Electrical leads on the coupling mechanism are connected via wire or other electrically conductive material to the electrical components in the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: MAGTOWN, LLC
    Inventors: Darren Glenn Austin, Mardee Coyle Austin, Corey Bernard Mack
  • Publication number: 20220337010
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for quick, safe, and easy installation of electrical fixtures in the building construction field, including connecting the fixture to a mounting mechanism for structural support and electrical service. A coupling mechanism is attached to or incorporated into the fixture. The coupling mechanism has built-in electrical leads that are designed to connect with the electrical leads on a fixture-facing interface of the mounting mechanism. Electrical leads on the coupling mechanism are connected via wire or other electrically conductive material to the electrical components in the fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: MagTown, LLC
    Inventors: Darren Glenn Austin, Mardee Coyle Austin, Corey Bernard Mack
  • Publication number: 20220223064
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes an emotional insight management system that provides user-configured prompts and insights to the user. In some examples, an insights application provides personalized, recurring prompts to encourage users to provide current emotional state updates to a well-being journal. The user's responses over time are aggregated within a historical trends report, which provides emotional response data over time. The insights application generates insights into potential reasons for the user's emotional states on a given day. The system analyzes the user-provided emotion response data with integrated work-related data to identify reasons for the user's mood and make recommendations for actions to be taken by users to reduce stress and improve the user's emotional well-being.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Vivek CHAUHAN, Wendy GUO, Danny Lee FRASER, Justin Joseph FAGNAN, Leanna Holly ROBB, Chi HUANG, Darren Glenn AUSTIN, Jinkai ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10635746
    Abstract: Freeform input is not native to several application or document types, but is desired by users as an input mode, especially for collaboration. Systems and methods are therefore provided to enable the insertion of an electronic collaboration workspace that accepts and stores freeform input for use as an object embeddable in various documents. An external host application provides the functionalities needed for freeform input, and the inputs may be committed to the document or stored as a separate document which may be referenced and accessed by multiple users for purposes of collaboration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Fanguang Kong, Yanir Shahak, Wei Wang, Jorge Eugenio Aguirre Gonzalez, Jay Ongg, Darren Glenn Austin, Gareth Alun Jones, Rahee Ghosh, Ankit Srivastava, Guy Daher, Kiky Wibowo Tangerine, Mun Ying Leong
  • Publication number: 20170315974
    Abstract: Freeform input is not native to several application or document types, but is desired by users as an input mode, especially for collaboration. Systems and methods are therefore provided to enable the insertion of an electronic collaboration workspace that accepts and stores freeform input for use as an object embeddable in various documents. An external host application provides the functionalities needed for freeform input, and the inputs may be committed to the document or stored as a separate document which may be referenced and accessed by multiple users for purposes of collaboration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Fanguang Kong, Yanir Shahak, Wei Wang, Jorge Eugenio Aguirre Gonzalez, Jay Ongg, Darren Glenn Austin, Gareth Alun Jones, Rahee Ghosh, Ankit Srivastava, Guy Daher, Kiky Wibowo Tangerine, Mun Ying Leong