Patents by Inventor John D. Joyce

John D. Joyce 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).

  • Context-sensitive remote control device
    Patent number: 10741060
    Abstract: Various implementations include approaches for controlling content via a playback device. In a particular implementation, a remote control device includes: a keypad having a set of actuatable buttons for controlling a playback device; and a control module, where the remote control device is operable in a plurality of different operating states, and where the control module is configured to highlight one or more distinct subsets of the set of actuatable buttons at the keypad based upon a current operating state of the remote control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lino Antony Pucci, Douglas Jeans Cunningham, II, John D. Joyce, Brian Robert White, Paul William Larsen
  • CONTEXT-SENSITIVE REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190172339
    Abstract: Various implementations include approaches for controlling content via a playback device. In a particular implementation, a remote control device includes: a keypad having a set of actuatable buttons for controlling a playback device; and a control module, where the remote control device is operable in a plurality of different operating states, and where the control module is configured to highlight one or more distinct subsets of the set of actuatable buttons at the keypad based upon a current operating state of the remote control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Lino Antony Pucci, Douglas Jeans Cunningham, II, John D. Joyce, Brian Robert White, Paul William Larsen
  • Sexual stimulation device
    Patent number: 8047984
    Abstract: A sexual stimulation device (1) includes a casing (2) with a vibrator unit disposed therein, the vibrator unit including an electric motor with an eccentric mass mounted on its output shaft. A connection loop (5) is integrally attached to the casing for connecting the device to the penis. A resiliently depressible button (3) is provided for switching the device on and off. A switch of the vibrator unit is bi stable so that the device is turned on and off by pressing the button (3) in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: LRC Products Limited
    Inventors: Sean J. Tasker, Mark V. Critchley, Suren Solanki, John D. Joyce
  • Sexual stimulation device
    Publication number: 20090306468
    Abstract: A sexual stimulation device (1) comprises a casing (2) with a vibrator unit disposed therein, the vibrator unit including an electric motor with an eccentric mass mounted on its output shaft. A connection loop (5) is integrally attached to the casing for connecting the device to the penis. A resiliently depressible button (3) is provided for switching the device on and off. A switch of the vibrator unit is bi stable so that the device is turned on and off by pressing the button (3) in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Sean J. Tasker, Mark V. Critchley, Suren Solanki, John D. Joyce
  • Genital stimulator
    Patent number: D566289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: LRC Products Limited
    Inventors: Sean J. Tasker, Mark V. Critchley, Suren Solanki, John D. Joyce