Patents by Inventor Denis Lin

Denis Lin 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: 20250311880
    Abstract: A coffee brewer can include a main body, water tank, filter box, and multimode showerhead. The water tank can provide water for brewing. The filter box can receive water and coffee brewing materials, brew coffee, and dispense brewed coffee from a filter box outlet. The multimode showerhead can be at the filter box and can operate in multiple different brew modes including a first brew mode for brewing a single serving of coffee and a second brew mode for brewing a multiple serving batch of coffee. The multimode showerhead can include nozzles that dispense water within the filter box. A first portion of the nozzles can be open and dispense water while a second portion of the nozzles can be closed and not dispense water when the showerhead operates in the first brew mode. All nozzles can be open when the showerhead operates in the second brew mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Inventors: Nicholas Terzulli, Livius Dimitrie Chebeleu, Denis Lin, Andrew Hudak
  • Publication number: 20250311883
    Abstract: A coffee brewer can include a main body, user input component, and processing component. The main body can have an outer housing containing internal components. The user input component can be disposed at the outer housing and configured to accept user inputs regarding coffee preparation settings. The processing component can be disposed within the main body, coupled to the user input component, and configured to accept automatically user inputs, process automatically a bloom phase, and process automatically a brew phase. User inputs can be from the user input component and can involve coffee preparation settings that include variable bloom phase settings, variable brew phase settings, or both. The bloom phase can be processed within the coffee brewer according to any specific bloom phase settings input by the user. The brew phase can be processed within the coffee brewer according to any specific brew phase settings input by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Inventors: Nicholas Terzulli, Livius Dimitrie Chebeleu, Dan R. Matthews, Nicholas Kunst, Andrew Hudak, Denis Lin
  • Patent number: 11896136
    Abstract: An in-bed haptic device may include an array of actuation cells. Actuation cells of the array of actuation cells may be configured to actuate (e.g., expand, contract, or otherwise change shape) in a predetermined sequence to provide haptic outputs. The in-bed haptic device may be configured to be placed beneath a user during use, for example between a user and a mattress. The haptic outputs may be provided to help a user relax, to move and/or wake a user, to indicate outputs, alerts, or notifications at the in-bed haptic device or another electronic device, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Riley E. Brandt, Linda Benavente-Notaro, Antonio Herrera, Denis Lin, Zijing Zeng, Erno H. Klaassen, Zhipeng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210085091
    Abstract: An in-bed haptic device may include an array of actuation cells. Actuation cells of the array of actuation cells may be configured to actuate (e.g., expand, contract, or otherwise change shape) in a predetermined sequence to provide haptic outputs. The in-bed haptic device may be configured to be placed beneath a user during use, for example between a user and a mattress. The haptic outputs may be provided to help a user relax, to move and/or wake a user, to indicate outputs, alerts, or notifications at the in-bed haptic device or another electronic device, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Riley E. Brandt, Linda Benavente-Notaro, Antonio Herrera, Denis Lin, Zijing Zeng, Erno H. Klaassen, Zhipeng Zhang