Patents by Inventor David M. Shepherd

David M. Shepherd 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).

  • PUSH NOTIFICATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240163345
    Abstract: A push notification distribution system centralizes the management and delivery of push notifications to applications executing on electronic devices. Registration requests to register applications for push notifications may be aggregated and sent as an aggregated registration request. The delivery priority of push notifications may be managed according to specified preferences. Upon receiving a push notification intended for an electronic device, a delivery priority of the push notification may be changed if an application identifier associated with the push notification is found on a list of application identifiers with designed delivery priorities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Huan HE, Jonathon SODOS, Nicholas J. CIRCOSTA, Sean GEIGER, Nelson M. LEDUC, Cisto CYRIAC, Matthew E. SHEPHERD, David A. SCHAEFGEN, Elliot T. GARNER, Jose A. LOZANO HINOJOSA, Mursalin AKON, Robert D. BUTLER, Xudong LIU
  • Push notification distribution system
    Patent number: 11917030
    Abstract: A push notification distribution system centralizes the management and delivery of push notifications to applications executing on electronic devices. Registration requests to register applications for push notifications may be aggregated and sent as an aggregated registration request. The delivery priority of push notifications may be managed according to specified preferences. Upon receiving a push notification intended for an electronic device, a delivery priority of the push notification may be changed if an application identifier associated with the push notification is found on a list of application identifiers with designed delivery priorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Huan He, Jonathon Sodos, Nicholas J. Circosta, Sean Geiger, Nelson M. Leduc, Cisto Cyriac, Matthew E. Shepherd, David A. Schaefgen, Elliot T. Garner, Jose A. Lozano Hinojosa, Mursalin Akon, Robert D. Butler, Xudong Liu
  • Instrument panel magnification system
    Patent number: 4865419
    Abstract: A Fresnel lens operatively affixed proximate the transparent faceplate which covers the cluster of gauges disposed on an automotive instrument panel for magnifying the digital or analog information displayed by those gauges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Inventor: David M. Shepherd