Patents by Inventor Dennis Barrett

Dennis Barrett 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: 11940723
    Abstract: A computing device includes: a housing supporting a transparent panel to define an enclosure; a camera supported within the enclosure, the camera having a field of view extending through the transparent panel; and a privacy shutter supported within the enclosure, between the transparent panel and the camera, the privacy shutter having a shutter magnet, and being movable via magnetic activation between (i) an enabled position obstructing the field of view, and (ii) a disabled position clearing the field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Allen Stone, David William Reber, Dennis Barrett
  • Publication number: 20240077908
    Abstract: A dock for a computing device includes: a cradle configured to receive a first edge of the computing device; a body extending from the cradle, the body having: (i) a first mounting surface configured to removably support a first accessory module in a first volume adjacent to the computing device, and (ii) a second mounting surface configured to removably support, independently of the first accessory module, a second accessory module in a second volume disjoint from the first volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Lawrence Allen Stone, David William Reber, Brian D. Ryder, Chad Chaumont, Dennis Barrett
  • Patent number: 11815952
    Abstract: A dock for a computing device includes: a cradle configured to receive a first edge of the computing device; a body extending from the cradle, the body having: (i) a first mounting surface configured to removably support a first accessory module in a first volume adjacent to the computing device, and (ii) a second mounting surface configured to removably support, independently of the first accessory module, a second accessory module in a second volume disjoint from the first volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Allen Stone, David William Reber, Brian D. Ryder, Chad Chaumont, Dennis Barrett
  • Publication number: 20230359255
    Abstract: Systems and method for dynamically switching thermal parameters of a device are disclosed herein. The method detects a hardware attachment or detachment event via a detection mechanism of the device and stores an initial configuration of the device and the detected hardware attachment or detachment event. The method generates a table having one or more sub tables based on the stored initial device configuration and the detected hardware attachment or detachment event. The method optimizes a performance of the device by dynamically switching the thermal parameters of the device based on the detected hardware attachment or detachment event and the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Cho Yin Tsou, Dennis Barrett
  • Publication number: 20220269149
    Abstract: A computing device includes: a housing supporting a transparent panel to define an enclosure; a camera supported within the enclosure, the camera having a field of view extending through the transparent panel; and a privacy shutter supported within the enclosure, between the transparent panel and the camera, the privacy shutter having a shutter magnet, and being movable via magnetic activation between (i) an enabled position obstructing the field of view, and (ii) a disabled position clearing the field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Lawrence Allen Stone, David William Reber, Dennis Barrett
  • Publication number: 20220253096
    Abstract: A dock for a computing device includes: a cradle configured to receive a first edge of the computing device; a body extending from the cradle, the body having: (i) a first mounting surface configured to removably support a first accessory module in a first volume adjacent to the computing device, and (ii) a second mounting surface configured to removably support, independently of the first accessory module, a second accessory module in a second volume disjoint from the first volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Lawrence Allen Stone, David William Reber, Brian D. Ryder, Chad Chaumont, Dennis Barrett
  • Patent number: 7581480
    Abstract: A distributed ground sensor threat detection system, which is an automated missile warning system designed to provide reliable, timely and accurate missile location information of shoulder-launched SAMs within the volume under surveillance by a network of sensors. Remote sensor nodes position in proximity to an airport runway monitor the area between the nodes to locate threat missiles. Detection information from each remote sensor node is sent to a central processing node which processes the information to determine if a threat missile is launched against a commercial aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Mallory John Boyd, Jason R. Allen, William Rodney Ditzler, Richard James Busse, Michael Dennis Barrett
  • Patent number: 7565858
    Abstract: A distributed ground sensor threat detection system, which is an automated missile warning system designed to provide reliable, timely and accurate missile location information of shoulder-launched SAMs within the volume under surveillance by a network of sensors. Remote sensor nodes position in proximity to an airport runway monitor the area between the nodes to locate threat missiles. Detection information from each remote sensor node is sent to a central processing node which processes the information to determine if a threat missile is launched against a commercial aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Mallory John Boyd, Jason R. Allen, William Rodney Ditzler, Richard James Busse, Michael Dennis Barrett
  • Publication number: 20080314234
    Abstract: A distributed ground sensor threat detection system, which is an automated missile warning system designed to provide reliable, timely and accurate missile location information of shoulder-launched SAMs within the volume under surveillance by a network of sensors. Remote sensor nodes position in proximity to an airport runway monitor the area between the nodes to locate threat missiles. Detection information from each remote sensor node is sent to a central processing node which processes the information to determine if a threat missile is launched against a commercial aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Mallory John Boyd, Jason R. Allen, William Rodney Ditzler, Richard James Busse, Michael Dennis Barrett