Patents by Inventor David S. Rockwell

David S. Rockwell 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: 11914780
    Abstract: A finger-mounted device may include finger-mounted units. The finger-mounted units may each have a body that serves as a support structure for components such as force sensors, accelerometers, and other sensors and for haptic output devices. The body may have sidewall portions coupled by a portion that rests adjacent to a user's fingernail. The body may be formed from deformable material such as metal or may be formed from adjustable structures such as sliding body portions that are coupled to each other using magnetic attraction, springs, or other structures. The body of each finger-mounted unit may have a U-shaped cross-sectional profile that leaves the finger pad of each finger exposed when the body is coupled to a fingertip of a user's finger. Control circuitry may gather finger press input, lateral finger movement input, and finger tap input using the sensors and may provide haptic output using the haptic output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paul X Wang, Alex J. Lehmann, Michael J. Rockwell, Michael Y. Cheung, Ray L. Chang, Hongcheng Sun, Ian M. Bullock, Kyle J. Nekimken, Madeleine S. Cordier, Seung Wook Kim, David H. Bloom, Scott G. Johnston
  • Patent number: 5904257
    Abstract: An illuminated bottle display rack comprises a structure having a hollow area defined by front, back, top, bottom, right and left walls. The dimensions of the hollow include a depth sufficient to accommodate all or part of the length of a bottle on display, and a light source mounted on the inside surface of the back wall. Fans are mounted through the top wall for exhausting warm air from, and/or for drawing cool in into, the hollow. UV filters are placed within said hollow between said light source and said plurality of bottles. Translucent casings are preferably mounted within said hollow and corresponding to a plurality of openings within the front wall of the display rack, each for receiving a bottle to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Inventors: Richard A. Marmet, David S. Rockwell, Samuel Houston Trimble, Joshua Wesson
  • Patent number: D408670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Inventors: David S. Rockwell, Samuel Houston Trimble
  • Patent number: D430327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Rockwell Architecture, Planning and Design, P.C.
    Inventors: David S. Rockwell, Allen W. Prusis, Barry A. Richards