Patents by Inventor John A. Easter

John A. Easter 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).

  • System for selective presentation of notifications
    Patent number: 11632346
    Abstract: A device, such as a head-mounted wearable device (HMWD), provides audible notifications to a user with a voice user interface (VUI). A filtered subset of notifications addressed to the user, such as notifications from contacts associated with specified applications, are processed by a text to speech system that generates audio output for presentation to the user. The audio output may be presented using the HMWD. For example, the audio output generated from a text message received from a contact may be played on the device. The user may provide an input to play the notification again, initiate a reply, or take another action. The input may comprise a gesture on a touch sensor, activation of a button, verbal input acquired by a microphone, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Abinash Mahapatra, Anuj Saluja, Ouning Zhang, Xinyu Miao, Ting Liu, Yanina Potashnik, Alfred Ying Fai Lui, Choon-Mun Hooi, Jeffrey John Easter, Oliver Huy Doan, Jonathan B. Assayag
  • Visual indicator for head-mounted device
    Patent number: 11062572
    Abstract: A head-mounted wearable device (HMWD) incorporates a visual indicator device (VID) that provides a visual cue to a wearer about activity of the HMWD. The VID may be positioned in a frame of the HMWD to be within an upper portion of a wearer's field of view during wear. The VID may provide a diffuse illumination that is visible to the wearer but does not obtrusively illuminate the face of the wearer, resulting in the visual indicator being unobtrusive to bystanders. Activation, intensity, color, blink rate, or other characteristics of the visual indicator may be used to provide the wearer with information. For example, the VID may illuminate with a solid color while a microphone on the HMWD is active, or blink while the microphone is muted. Input from an ambient light sensor may be used to adjust the operation of the VID during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Han Zhang, Oliver Huy Doan, Nikhil Gautam, Yana Potashnik, Alfred Ying-Fai Lui, Jeffrey John Easter
  • Hepatitis C virus inhibitors
    Patent number: 8377980
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Makonen Belema, Jeffrey Lee Romine, Van N. Nguyen, Gan Wang, Omar D. Lopez, Denis R. St. Laurent, Qi Chen, John A. Bender, Zhong Yang, Piyasena Hewawasam, Ningning Xu, Nicholas A. Meanwell, John A. Easter, Bao-Ning Su, Michael J. Smith
  • Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors
    Publication number: 20110286961
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Makonen Belema, Jeffrey Lee Romine, Van N. Nguyen, Gan Wang, Omar D. Lopez, Denis R. St. Laurent, Qi Chen, John A. Bender, Zhong Yang, Piyasena Hewawasam, Ningning Xu, Nicholas A. Meanwell, John A. Easter, Bao-Ning Su, Michael J. Smith