Patents by Inventor Donald Jones

Donald Jones 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: 12086319
    Abstract: At a device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more tactile output generators, a button configuration user interface that includes a plurality of tactile output settings for a button is displayed on the display, wherein the button is available on the device in a plurality of different contexts to cause performance of a respective operation in response to an input of a first type detected on the button. While a respective tactile output setting for the button is selected in the button configuration user interface, in response to detecting a first input of a first type on the button, a respective tactile output that corresponds to the respective tactile output setting is generated without causing performance of the respective operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Camille Moussette, Jean-Pierre M. Mouilleseaux, Imran A. Chaudhri, Sebastian J. Bauer, Marcos Alonso Ruiz, Donald W. Pitschel, Bronwyn A. Jones, Matthew I. Brown
  • Patent number: 12033019
    Abstract: A key entry device including a housing, a keypad array disposed within the housing and including a plurality of keys, a key contact array disposed within the housing below the keypad array and including a plurality of contact pairs, a dome array underlying the keypad array and the key contact array and including a plurality of domes, and a protrusion array underlying the dome array and including a plurality of protrusions, whereby depression of one of the plurality of keys of the keypad array causes a corresponding one of the domes of the dome array to be displaced downwardly and to be deformed by pushing engagement with a corresponding one of the protrusions of the protrusion array into contact with at least one of the contact pairs of the key contact array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventors: Igal Yanko, Mehran Mirkazemi-Moud, Donald Jones
  • Patent number: 11994427
    Abstract: A light detection and measurement device comprises a silicon photomultiplier, at least one thermoelectric cooler thermally coupled to the silicon photomultiplier, a sealed enclosure surrounding the silicon photomultiplier and the at least one thermoelectric cooler, the enclosure including a substantially transparent window thermally coupled to the silicon photomultiplier, and a heat sinking device thermally coupled to the enclosure configured to remove waste heat. A method of cooling a silicon photomultiplier is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: C. J. Martoff, Donald Jones, Andrew Ponento
  • Publication number: 20230281402
    Abstract: A key entry device including a housing, a keypad array disposed within the housing and including a plurality of keys, a key contact array disposed within the housing below the keypad array and including a plurality of contact pairs, a dome array underlying the keypad array and the key contact array and including a plurality of domes, and a protrusion array underlying the dome array and including a plurality of protrusions, whereby depression of one of the plurality of keys of the keypad array causes a corresponding one of the domes of the dome array to be displaced downwardly and to be deformed by pushing engagement with a corresponding one of the protrusions of the protrusion array into contact with at least one of the contact pairs of the key contact array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventors: Igal YANKO, Mehran MIRKAZEMI-MOUD, Donald JONES
  • Publication number: 20230282375
    Abstract: A Control Neutron Absorber (CNA) assembly for a microreactor that produces nuclear energy is disclosed. The CNA assembly includes a housing, a CNA rod, and a burnable absorber. The housing includes an inner housing and an outer housing. The inner housing is configured to receive a CNA rod. The outer housing extends coaxially with the inner housing and is positioned radially outward and offset from the inner housing defining a cavity therebetween. The CNA rod includes a neutron absorbing rod including a first neutron absorbing material. The neutron absorbing rod is positioned within the inner housing and is configured to move axially relative to the inner housing. The burnable absorber includes a second neutron absorbing material, exhibits a neutron absorbing strength that is less than that of the neutron absorbing rod, is positioned within the inner housing, and is configured to receive the neutron absorbing rod therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Travis L. Lange, Yasir Arafat, Benjamin A. Baker, Stanley Blaine Grover, Jeffrey Donald Jones, Lucas Avery Andrew, Mathew Ryan Floyd, Kyle Bruce Francis, Tarrin Scott Funderburg
  • Patent number: 11717434
    Abstract: A medical device according to certain embodiments generally includes a first wall, a second wall, and a first deformable reinforcing member. The first wall and the second wall are joined to one another such that a cavity is formed between the first wall and the second wall. The cavity has an outlet opening formed at a proximal end of the medical device. The first deformable reinforcing member is attached to the first wall, and is deformable by manual application of pressure to lateral edges of the first deformable reinforcing member so as to radially distend the outlet opening. The first deformable reinforcing member includes at least one first notch formed in at least one lateral edge thereof. Each notch is configured to receive a portion of a user's digit to facilitate manual application of pressure to said lateral edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ConvaTec Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: James Donald Jones, Jr., Gary Oberholtzer
  • Publication number: 20220343780
    Abstract: A method including displaying, in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer, a map of a plurality of airport taxiways. The method also includes receiving a start point on the map. The method also includes receiving an endpoint on the map. The method also includes generating, automatically, a path for an aircraft to take to navigate the plurality of taxiways from the start point to the endpoint. The method also includes superimposing the path on the map in the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jason S. Miller, Kristian I. Thaulow, Matthew G. Croydon, Donald Jones, Grant Macklem, Garrett Moore
  • Publication number: 20220113185
    Abstract: A light detection and measurement device comprises a silicon photomultiplier, at least one thermoelectric cooler thermally coupled to the silicon photomultiplier, a sealed enclosure surrounding the silicon photomultiplier and the at least one thermoelectric cooler, the enclosure including a substantially transparent window thermally coupled to the silicon photomultiplier, and a heat sinking device thermally coupled to the enclosure configured to remove waste heat. A method of cooling a silicon photomultiplier is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: C. J. Martoff, Donald Jones, Andrew Ponento
  • Publication number: 20210244564
    Abstract: A medical device according to certain embodiments generally includes a first wall, a second wall, and a first deformable reinforcing member. The first wall and the second wall are joined to one another such that a cavity is formed between the first wall and the second wall. The cavity has an outlet opening formed at a proximal end of the medical device. The first deformable reinforcing member is attached to the first wall, and is deformable by manual application of pressure to lateral edges of the first deformable reinforcing member so as to radially distend the outlet opening. The first deformable reinforcing member includes at least one first notch formed in at least one lateral edge thereof. Each notch is configured to receive a portion of a user's digit to facilitate manual application of pressure to said lateral edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: James Donald Jones, JR., Gary Oberholtzer
  • Patent number: 11072877
    Abstract: An automatic transferring washer and dryer combination appliance includes a washing unit and drying unit that are coupled to a housing and are positioned in an upper portion and a lower portion of the housing, respectively. A chute extends between the washing unit and the drying unit. A first orifice and a second orifice are positioned in a tub of the washing unit and a drum of the drying unit, respectively. A plurality of first doors and a plurality of second doors, which are coupled to the tub and to the drum, respectively, are positioned to selectively close the first orifice the second orifice, respectively. The first doors and the second doors are positioned to be selectively opened so that the first orifice and the second orifice align with the chute so that the chute is configured for gravitational transfer of washed articles from the tub to the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventors: Donald Jones, Sharon Jones
  • Publication number: 20200370221
    Abstract: An automatic transferring washer and dryer combination appliance includes a washing unit and drying unit that are coupled to a housing and are positioned in an upper portion and a lower portion of the housing, respectively. A chute extends between the washing unit and the drying unit. A first orifice and a second orifice are positioned in a tub of the washing unit and a drum of the drying unit, respectively. A plurality of first doors and a plurality of second doors, which are coupled to the tub and to the drum, respectively, are positioned to selectively close the first orifice the second orifice, respectively. The first doors and the second doors are positioned to be selectively opened so that the first orifice and the second orifice align with the chute so that the chute is configured for gravitational transfer of washed articles from the tub to the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Donald Jones, Sharon Jones
  • Publication number: 20180333290
    Abstract: Described herein is a medical device with an opening system. The medical device is foldable from an open to a closed condition. It is secured in its closed condition. In certain embodiments, the medical device is an ostomy pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: James Donald JONES, Gary OBERHOLTZER
  • Patent number: 10025905
    Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for managing a resource of a communication device configured to process and communicate medical data in addition to other data. The systems and devices may implement the method, including determining whether to switch to a medical mode based on at least one signal. In response to determining to switch to the medical mode, the communication device may be switched to the medical mode. A resource status associated with a plurality of resources used by the communication device may be weighed against a medical data criticality associated with the medical data managed by the communication device. The method may include allocating a resource of the plurality of resources on a sliding priority scale. The allocating may include allocating a resource of the plurality of resources preferentially to the medical data over the other data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Eugene Dantsker, Aiman Albert Abdel-Malek, Rajeev Durai Rajan, Donald Jones, Muhammed Ibrahim Sezan, Leonid Sheynblat
  • Publication number: 20170300660
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a platform for monitoring patient adherence to a medication regimen. Certain aspects of the present disclosure also proved various components that may help enable such a platform, such as a smart collar capable of detecting removal and/or insertion of objects from a container (such as a pill container).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Noam A. Ziv, Jonathan Taub, Donald Jones, Maya Ziv
  • Publication number: 20170296436
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a platform for monitoring patient adherence to a medication regimen. Certain aspects of the present disclosure also proved various components that may help enable such a platform, such as a smart collar capable of detecting removal and/or insertion of objects from a container (such as a pill container). Aspects of the present disclosure also provide for tailored communications with a patient. For example, a mode of communicating with the patient to encourage adherence with a medication regimen may be adjusted based on feedback regarding why the patient is not adhering to the regimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Noam A. Ziv, Maya Ziv, Jonathan Taub, Donald Jones
  • Publication number: 20170296435
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a platform for monitoring patient adherence to a medical regimen. Certain aspects of the present disclosure also proved various components that may help enable such a platform, such as a smart collar capable of detecting removal and/or insertion of objects from a container (such as a pill container). In some cases, a smart collar may include a first portion having sides adapted to guide objects toward an opening in the first portion sized to allow the objects to pass, at least one detector proximate the opening and responsive to removal of objects from the container as they pass through the opening in the first portion, and a processor configured to process a first signal generated by the detector to update a monitored count of objects in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Noam A. Ziv, Maya Ziv, Jonathan Taub, Donald Jones
  • Publication number: 20170300659
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a cloud-based platform for monitoring patient adherence to a medication regimen. A cloud-based platform to monitor and promote patient adherence, as described herein, may help enable various useful applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Noam A. Ziv, Maya Ziv, Jonathan Taub, Donald Jones
  • Patent number: 9493471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrimidine derivatives capable of inhibiting one or more protein kinases. Further aspects relate to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the pyrimidine derivatives and the use thereof in the treatment of proliferative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Cyclacel Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan James Hollick, Stuart Donald Jones, Claire June Flynn, Michael George Thomas
  • Patent number: 9296530
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a venting hatch having a base configured to couple to a storage container, wherein the base comprises a central opening configured to be exposed to an opening of the storage container, a cap coupled to the base, a seal disposed between the base and the cap, and an actuating mechanism configured to exert a biasing force on the seal to bias the seal against an annular lip of the base, wherein the actuating mechanism is disposed on an exterior surface of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Regulator Technologies Tulsa LLC
    Inventors: John David Cockerham, George Donald Jones, Johnny Marvin Bowyer, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150344486
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrimidine derivatives capable of inhibiting one or more protein kinases. Further aspects relate to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the pyrimidine derivatives and the use thereof in the treatment of proliferative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan James HOLLICK, Stuart Donald JONES, Claire June FLYNN, Michael George THOMAS