Patents by Inventor Dennis Jacob McCray

Dennis Jacob McCray 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: 11963745
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wellness tracking device with a base plate that may be utilized as a combination electrode by a variety of sensors. The base plate may be a multi-material electrode that includes a conductor and a transparent or semi-transparent material to enable optical sensing. In certain embodiments, the base plate supports a plurality of different sensors, which may selectively utilize the base plate as an electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Jens Mitchell Nielsen, Jaclyn Leverett Wasson, Kyung Nim Noh, Man-Chi Liu, Alan Luu, Peter Colin Dess, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Lukas Bielskis, Thomas Consolazio, Steven Thomas Woodward, Dennis Jacob McCray
  • Patent number: 11950914
    Abstract: Multiple circuits in a computing device can share one or more conductive elements. The use of the conductive element can vary by circuit, such as an antenna radiator for a radio frequency (RF) circuit or an electrode for an electrocardiography (ECG) circuit. The circuitry sharing a conductive element can utilize signals obtained over different frequency ranges. Those ranges can be used to select decoupling circuitry, or elements, that can enable the respective circuits to obtain signals over a respective frequency range, excluding signals over one or more other frequency ranges corresponding to other circuitry sharing the circuit. Such an approach allows for concurrent independent operation of the circuitry sharing a conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Faton Tefiku, Yonghua Wei, Kevin Li, Man-Chi Liu, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Peter W. Richards, Dennis Jacob McCray, Christos Kinezos Ioannou, Kyung Nim Noh
  • Publication number: 20240032805
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wellness tracking device with a base plate that may be utilized as a combination electrode by a variety of sensors. The base plate may be a multi-material electrode that includes a conductor and a transparent or semi-transparent material to enable optical sensing. In certain embodiments, the base plate supports a plurality of different sensors, which may selectively utilize the base plate as an electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Jens Mitchell Nielsen, Jaclyn Leverett Wasson, Kyung Nim Noh, Man-Chi Liu, Alan Luu, Peter Colin Dess, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Lukas Bielskis, Thomas Consolazio, Steven Thomas Woodward, Dennis Jacob McCray
  • Publication number: 20230157610
    Abstract: Multiple circuits in a computing device can share one or more conductive elements. The use of the conductive element can vary by circuit, such as an antenna radiator for a radio frequency (RF) circuit or an electrode for an electrocardiography (ECG) circuit. The circuitry sharing a conductive element can utilize signals obtained over different frequency ranges. Those ranges can be used to select decoupling circuitry, or elements, that can enable the respective circuits to obtain signals over a respective frequency range, excluding signals over one or more other frequency ranges corresponding to other circuitry sharing the circuit. Such an approach allows for concurrent independent operation of the circuitry sharing a conductive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Faton Tefiku, Yonghua Wei, Kevin Li, Man-Chi Liu, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Peter W. Richards, Dennis Jacob McCray, Christos Kinezos Ioannou, Kyung Nim Noh
  • Patent number: 11504043
    Abstract: Multiple circuits in a computing device can share one or more conductive elements. The use of the conductive element can vary by circuit, such as an antenna radiator for a radio frequency (RF) circuit or an electrode for an electrocardiography (ECG) circuit. The circuitry sharing a conductive element can utilize signals obtained over different frequency ranges. Those ranges can be used to select decoupling circuitry, or elements, that can enable the respective circuits to obtain signals over a respective frequency range, excluding signals over one or more other frequency ranges corresponding to other circuitry sharing the circuit. Such an approach allows for concurrent independent operation of the circuitry sharing a conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Yonghua Wei, Faton Tefiku, Kevin Li, Man-Chi Liu, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Peter W. Richards, Dennis Jacob McCray, Christos Kinezos Ioannou, Kyung Nim Noh
  • Patent number: 11419504
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wellness tracking device with a base plate that may be utilized as a combination electrode by a variety of sensors. The base plate may be a multi-material electrode that includes a conductor and a transparent or semi-transparent material to enable optical sensing. In certain embodiments, the base plate supports a plurality of different sensors, which may selectively utilize the base plate as an electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Jens Mitchell Nielsen, Jaclyn Leverett Wasson, Kyung Nim Noh, Man-Chi Liu, Alan Luu, Peter Colin Dess, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Lukas Bielskis, Thomas Consolazio, Steven Thomas Woodward, Dennis Jacob McCray
  • Publication number: 20210137439
    Abstract: Multiple circuits in a computing device can share one or more conductive elements. The use of the conductive element can vary by circuit, such as an antenna radiator for a radio frequency (RF) circuit or an electrode for an electrocardiography (ECG) circuit. The circuitry sharing a conductive element can utilize signals obtained over different frequency ranges. Those ranges can be used to select decoupling circuitry, or elements, that can enable the respective circuits to obtain signals over a respective frequency range, excluding signals over one or more other frequency ranges corresponding to other circuitry sharing the circuit. Such an approach allows for concurrent independent operation of the circuitry sharing a conductive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Yonghua Wei, Faton Tefiku, Kevin Li, Man-Chi Liu, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Peter W. Richards, Dennis Jacob McCray, Christos Kinezos Ioannou, Kyung Nim Noh
  • Patent number: 10806362
    Abstract: Multiple circuits in a computing device can share one or more conductive elements. The use of the conductive element can vary by circuit, such as an antenna radiator for a radio frequency (RF) circuit or an electrode for an electrocardiography (ECG) circuit. The circuitry sharing a conductive element can utilize signals obtained over different frequency ranges. Those ranges can be used to select decoupling circuitry, or elements, that can enable the respective circuits to obtain signals over a respective frequency range, excluding signals over one or more other frequency ranges corresponding to other circuitry sharing the circuit. Such an approach allows for concurrent independent operation of the circuitry sharing a conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Yonghua Wei, Faton Tefiku, Kevin Li, Man-Chi Liu, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Peter W. Richards, Dennis Jacob McCray, Christos Kinezos Ioannou, Kyung Nim Noh
  • Patent number: 10646007
    Abstract: A band latch mechanism that is configured to connect a wristband to a fitness tracker is provided. The band latch mechanism may be configured to be inserted into a cavity of a housing of the fitness tracker and configured so that any metallic body of the band latch mechanism does not contact metallic surfaces of the cavity in order to prevent an electrical ground from being positioned within a keep-out zone of an antenna of the fitness tracker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Jacob McCray, Brian Dennis Paschke, Chadwick John Harber, Ming-Sheng Ku
  • Patent number: 10542794
    Abstract: A wristband with straps having a fixed-position keeper and a tang buckle with an elongate-hole tang is provided. The elongate hole may permit the tang to slide for a limited distance along the length of the buckle strap, thereby accommodating different wrist sizes and shapes while reducing the possibility of “bridging” or “tang lift” in the band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Jacob McCray, Gregoire Ludovic Vincent Vandenbussche, Eric John Fairbanks, Ming-Sheng Ku
  • Publication number: 20200015701
    Abstract: Multiple circuits in a computing device can share one or more conductive elements. The use of the conductive element can vary by circuit, such as an antenna radiator for a radio frequency (RF) circuit or an electrode for an electrocardiography (ECG) circuit. The circuitry sharing a conductive element can utilize signals obtained over different frequency ranges. Those ranges can be used to select decoupling circuitry, or elements, that can enable the respective circuits to obtain signals over a respective frequency range, excluding signals over one or more other frequency ranges corresponding to other circuitry sharing the circuit. Such an approach allows for concurrent independent operation of the circuitry sharing a conductive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yonghua WEI, Faton TEFIKU, Kevin LI, Man-Chi LIU, Lindsey Michelle SUNDEN, Peter W. RICHARDS, Dennis Jacob McCRAY, Christos Kinezos IOANNOU, Kyung Nim NOH
  • Publication number: 20180289115
    Abstract: A band latch mechanism that is configured to connect a wristband to a fitness tracker is provided. The band latch mechanism may be configured to be inserted into a cavity of a housing of the fitness tracker and configured so that any metallic body of the band latch mechanism does not contact metallic surfaces of the cavity in order to prevent an electrical ground from being positioned within a keep-out zone of an antenna of the fitness tracker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Dennis Jacob McCray, Brian Dennis Paschke, Chadwick John Harber, Ming-Sheng Ku
  • Publication number: 20180289116
    Abstract: A wristband with straps having a fixed-position keeper and a tang buckle with an elongate-hole tang is provided. The elongate hole may permit the tang to slide for a limited distance along the length of the buckle strap, thereby accommodating different wrist sizes and shapes while reducing the possibility of “bridging” or “tang lift” in the band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Dennis Jacob McCray, Gregoire Ludovic Vincent Vandenbussche, Eric John Fairbanks, Ming-Sheng Ku
  • Publication number: 20110084898
    Abstract: An OLED display has one or more shape memory wires disposed along respective edges of the display and energizable under control of a processor to flatten the display from a rolled or folded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Ebbeling, Dennis Jacob McCray, Matthew Double
  • Patent number: D861168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Dennis Paschke, Jonah Avram Becker, Chadwick John Harber, Bernhard Wildner, Eric John Fairbanks, Cory William Worth, Dennis Jacob McCray, Ming-Sheng Ku
  • Patent number: D869982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Dennis Paschke, Chadwick John Harber, Eric John Fairbanks, Ming-Sheng Ku, Dennis Jacob McCray