Patents by Inventor Hoyet H. Andrews, III

Hoyet H. Andrews, III 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).

  • Proximity synchronizing audio playback device
    Patent number: 8732232
    Abstract: A digital audio playback device that includes a wireless communication link to enable it to interact and synchronize with computing platforms as well as other mobile digital audio players and fixed digital audio players. A digital audio playback device is configured such that the computing platform may automatically or upon user request copy, add or remove digital audio content or other information, such as playlists. In addition, digital content on the digital audio playback device can be synchronized with a computing platform. In one embodiment of the invention, the digital audio playback device is configured to enable wireless communication among other digital playback devices and/or a computing platform to allow synchronization and control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Jonathan Spurgat, Stephen Christopher Gladwin, Hoyet H. Andrews, III
  • Automated electronic vacuum system and method
    Patent number: 7356872
    Abstract: A vacuum device has a housing. The housing forms an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The housing also forms a viewable compartment for retaining refuse vacuumed by the device. A vacuum motor is located in the housing. The vacuum motor has a suction inlet and a vent outlet. The suction inlet is connected to the viewable compartment. The suction inlet is also connected to the inlet opening of the housing. The vent outlet of the vacuum motor is to the outlet opening of the housing. An electric circuit of the device is connected to the vacuum motor. The electric circuit is connected to a sensor and includes a microcontroller. The sensor, for example, an infrared beam and detector, triggers the electric circuit, and programmed control by the microcontroller, when the beam is broken and not detected by the detector. When the beam is broken, the sensor signals the microcontroller and the microcontroller logically powers-on the vacuum motor to suction the refuse into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: CrowleyJones, L.P.
    Inventors: Terry G. Jones, James M. Warren, Christian Gerard, Philip Leveridge, Hoyet H. Andrews, III, Jeffrey J. Spurgat
  • Proximity synchronizing audio playback device
    Publication number: 20020174243
    Abstract: A digital audio playback device that includes a wireless communication link to enable it to interact and synchronize with computing platforms as well as other mobile digital audio players and fixed digital audio players. A digital audio playback device is configured such that the computing platform may automatically or upon user request copy, add or remove digital audio content or other information, such as playlists. In addition, digital content on the digital audio playback device can be synchronized with a computing platform. In one embodiment of the invention, the digital audio playback device is configured to enable wireless communication among other digital playback devices and/or a computing platform to allow synchronization and control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: FullAudio Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Jonathan Spurgat, Stephen Christopher Gladwin, Hoyet H. Andrews III