Patents by Inventor Fernd van Engelen

Fernd van Engelen 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).

  • Handheld modular digital photography system
    Patent number: 8704944
    Abstract: A handheld modular digital photography system is provided. A lens assembly includes a plurality of lens elements aligned on an optical axis to form an optical image on a plane of a digital image sensor. Both the lens elements and image sensor are fixedly mounted within a lens barrel. The image sensor is electrically-interfaced to a controller with a wireless transceiver. A modular chassis includes a structural frame, lens mount, and shutter control. The structural frame includes a cradle shaped to securely hold a handheld mobile device and an electrical coupler configured to electronically interface with the mobile device. The lens mount is on an outer surface of the modular chassis. The shutter control is provided to electrically signal the mobile device. The mobile device wirelessly sends the signal to the controller, which triggers image capture by the image sensor and wireless relay of the captured image to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Girling Kelly Design Group, LLC
    Inventors: Markus Wierzoch, Olen Ronning, Robert “Rob” Girling, Fernd Van Engelen
  • Portion of a keyboard
    Patent number: D540807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Pasquale DeMaio, Steven T. Kaneko, Oliver Grabes, Fernd van Engelen, Isabelo V. de los Reyes, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Keyboard
    Patent number: D547759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Pasquale DeMaio, Steven T. Kaneko, Oliver Grabes, Fernd van Engelen, Isabelo V. de los Reyes, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Monitor
    Patent number: D550635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Pasquale DeMaio, Steven T. Kaneko, Oliver Grabes, Fernd van Engelen, Isabelo V. de los Reyes, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Portion of a monitor
    Patent number: D550636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Pasquale DeMaio, Steven T. Kaneko, Oliver Grabes, Fernd van Engelen, Isabelo V. de los Reyes, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Keyboard
    Patent number: D551229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Pasquale DeMaio, Steven T. Kaneko, Oliver Grabes, Fernd van Engelen, Isabelo V. de los Reyes, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Portion of a housing for an electronic device
    Patent number: D571365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Morelock, Fernd van Engelen, Tim Hulford, Rob Hubler, Oliver Grabes
  • Portion of a housing for an electronic device
    Patent number: D571802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Morelock, Fernd van Engelen, Tim Hulford, Rob Hubler, Oliver Grabes
  • Housing for an electronic device
    Patent number: D571803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Morelock, Fernd van Engelen, Tim Hulford, Rob Hubler, Oliver Grabes
  • Portion of a housing for an electronic device
    Patent number: D571804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Morelock, Fernd van Engelen, Tim Hulford, Rob Hubler, Oliver Grabes
  • Portable handheld telephone
    Patent number: D317156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: NovAtel
    Inventors: Fernd Van Engelen, Bradley Clarkson, William Mak
  • Radio telephone transceiver
    Patent number: D328293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: NovAtel Communications Ltd.
    Inventors: William Mak, Fernd van Engelen, Bradley Clarkson
  • Surgical controller for heart pump
    Patent number: D422695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: United States Surgical
    Inventors: Fernd van Engelen, Klaus Rosburg
  • Surgical controller panel for heart pump
    Patent number: D422696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: United States Surgical
    Inventors: Fernd van Engelen, Klaus Rosburg
  • Set top box
    Patent number: D673128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Fetch TV Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Gavin Kelly, Jonas Buck, Jennifer Darmour, Fernd van Engelen
  • Vision apparatus comprising eyewear frame and pivotable display
    Patent number: D834017
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: eSight Corporation
    Inventors: Antoine Beynel, Shaun Choi, Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois, Matthew Jordan, Fernd Van Engelen, Markus Wierzoch
  • Medical device
    Patent number: D983379
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Neil G. McIlvaine, Christopher G. Alviar, Jeremy Edward Brummett, Cathlene Buchanan, Jonas Buck, Kenneth Howard Dickenson, Jeffery Scott Edwards, Kenneth J. Peterson, Johanna Schoemaker, Mitchell A. Smith, Fernd van Engelen, Markus Wierzoch