Patents by Inventor John David Swansey
John David Swansey 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).
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Patent number: 11169773Abstract: A voice-interaction system enables mobile workers to capture measurements, observations and complete inspections using their voice as they move about, leaving one or both hands and eyes free to safely and effectively focus on work tasks. The system has the flexibility to recognize highly specialized vocabulary, prompting for and error-checking utterances that are unique to an industry, company, government agency, user or specific task. This data is saved and formatted to be viewed, listened to, or input into a structured data-base for further use.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: TekWear, LLCInventors: John David Swansey, Bruce Wayne Rasa, Bruce Balentine, Erick Christian Kobres
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Publication number: 20190250882Abstract: A voice-interaction system enables mobile workers to capture measurements, observations and complete inspections using their voice as they move about, leaving one or both hands and eyes free to safely and effectively focus on work tasks. The system has the flexibility to recognize highly specialized vocabulary, prompting for and error-checking utterances that are unique to an industry, company, government agency, user or specific task. This data is saved and formatted to be viewed, listened to, or input into a structured data-base for further use.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: TekWear, LLCInventors: John David SWANSEY, Bruce Wayne RASA, Bruce BALENTINE, Erick Christian KOBRES
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Patent number: 9569164Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for a central display with private secondary displays. The apparatus includes a central information handling device and a secondary generation module. The central information handling device generates a central image for a central display. The central display is in communication with a plurality of secondary devices communicating with a plurality of secondary displays. Each secondary device communicates with a distinct secondary display. The secondary generation module generates a secondary image for two or more of the secondary displays of the secondary devices. The central display is viewable concurrently by users of each secondary display.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Howard J. Locker, James Stephen Rutledge, Aaron Michael Stewart, John David Swansey
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Patent number: 9568963Abstract: A system can include a chassis that includes a keeper; a board coupled to the chassis where the board includes a power receipt connector and at least one processor electrically coupled to the power receipt connector; a power supply unit that includes a power supply connector; and a pivotable member coupled to the power supply unit where the pivotable member includes a handle portion and a latch portion that, in a latched orientation, engages the keeper and secures the power supply connector to the power receipt connector. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Timothy Samuel Farrow, Ali Kathryn Ent, Shuang Li, Albert Vincent Makley, Sean Hilliard, John David Swansey
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Patent number: 9441830Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a housing with a top portion and a bottom portion, a display coupled to at least a portion of the housing, at least one light source coupled to at least a portion of the bottom portion of the housing, and a cord coupled to at least a portion of the device. The cord protrudes from at least a portion of the device and is manipulable to actuate the light source to project light downwardly at an oblique angle with respect to a top to bottom dimension established between the top portion and the bottom portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Cuong Huy Truong, David Wayne Hill, John David Swansey
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Patent number: 9371956Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus includes a base supportable on a surface, a support rod having a long segment extending upwardly from the base and a short segment extending laterally away from the long segment and terminating at a free end. The long segment is longer than the short segment. The apparatus also includes a coupling located at the free end of the short segment which is configured to couple the short segment to a computer chassis to establish a clearance space between the short segment, long segment, and chassis to facilitate access to at least one electrical terminal on the chassis below the coupling.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Cuong Huy Truong, David Wayne Hill, John David Swansey
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Publication number: 20160138752Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus includes a base supportable on a surface, a support rod having a long segment extending upwardly from the base and a short segment extending laterally away from the long segment and terminating at a free end. The long segment is longer than the short segment. The apparatus also includes a coupling located at the free end of the short segment which is configured to couple the short segment to a computer chassis to establish a clearance space between the short segment, long segment, and chassis to facilitate access to at least one electrical terminal on the chassis below the coupling.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Cuong Huy Truong, David Wayne Hill, John David Swansey
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Patent number: 9256249Abstract: A system can include a platform that includes a front end and a back end; a support that includes a column, an extension and an arm joint disposed on the extension, where the column extends vertically from the platform and where the extension extends from the column at an acute angle and positions the arm joint vertically above the platform and toward the back end of the platform; a monitor mount that includes an arm joint; a monitor that includes a computing device and a touch screen, the monitor being mountable to the monitor mount; and an arm coupled at a pivot end to the arm joint of the support and coupled at a free end to the arm joint of the monitor mount, the monitor mount being pivotable about the free end of the arm. Various other apparatuses, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Cuong Huy Truong, David Wayne Hill, John David Swansey, Thomas John Sluchak
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Patent number: 9212815Abstract: A computer display includes a row of lamps such as LEDs arranged along the bottom edge of the display to project light forwardly and downwardly from the display to the typical location at which a keyboard is positioned to provide balanced, non-glaring illumination of the keyboard.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Cuong Huy Truong, John David Swansey, David Wayne Hill
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Publication number: 20150278838Abstract: Systems and methods for data collection, management, and use, and more particularly to data collection, geolocation, and crop scouting using hands-free devices in agricultural interest zones. In various embodiments, users predefine criteria regarding a particular agricultural interest zone. Using geolocation techniques, in various embodiments, the system determines whether the user and a hands-free device are within an agricultural interest zone. According to various embodiments, within the agricultural interest zone, the user may collect data satisfying the predefined criteria and receive information from the system regarding the agricultural interest zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Bruce Wayne RASA, John David SWANSEY, Erick Christian KOBRES
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Publication number: 20150159860Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a housing with a top portion and a bottom portion, a display coupled to at least a portion of the housing, at least one light source coupled to at least a portion of the bottom portion of the housing, and a cord coupled to at least a portion of the device. The cord protrudes from at least a portion of the device and is manipulable to actuate the light source to project light downwardly at an oblique angle with respect to a top to bottom dimension established between the top portion and the bottom portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Cuong Huy Truong, David Wayne Hill, John David Swansey
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Publication number: 20150159859Abstract: A computer display includes a row of lamps such as LEDs arranged along the bottom edge of the display to project light forwardly and downwardly from the display to the typical location at which a keyboard is positioned to provide balanced, non-glaring illumination of the keyboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Cuong Huy Truong, John David Swansey, David Wayne Hill
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Patent number: 9052877Abstract: A server chassis can include a server bay; and media drive bays disposed adjacent to the server bay, each of the media drive bays configured for receipt of a media drive seated in a media drive tray, where each of the media drive bays includes a side wall, where each of the side walls includes a recessed, front facing surface (e.g., recessed from a front side of the chassis) configured to support force exerted by rotation of a hinge end of a handle of a media drive tray to extract the media drive tray from a media drive bay and a stop configured to contact a locking tab extending from a hinge end of a handle of a media drive tray to lock the media drive tray in a media drive bay. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Brian William Wallace, John David Swansey, Robert Paul Tennant, Kathryn Marie Asad
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Publication number: 20140367138Abstract: A cable holder unit can include an equipment power cable that includes an equipment plug end, a cable reel for storage of the equipment power cable, an electrical connector electrically coupled to the equipment power cable, and a coupling mechanism. Such a cable holder unit may optionally couple to a DC unit or an AC unit. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Cyan Godfrey, John David Swansey
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Publication number: 20140340827Abstract: A system can include a platform that includes a front end and a back end; a support that includes a column, an extension and an arm joint disposed on the extension, where the column extends vertically from the platform and where the extension extends from the column at an acute angle and positions the arm joint vertically above the platform and toward the back end of the platform; a monitor mount that includes an arm joint; a monitor that includes a computing device and a touch screen, the monitor being mountable to the monitor mount; and an arm coupled at a pivot end to the arm joint of the support and coupled at a free end to the arm joint of the monitor mount, the monitor mount being pivotable about the free end of the arm. Various other apparatuses, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Cuong Huy Truong, David Wayne Hill, John David Swansey, Thomas John Sluchak
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Patent number: 8854823Abstract: An assembly can include a base with a front side, a back side, a hinge axis, a hinge end, an opposing end and a beveled surface disposed intermediate the hinge end and the opposing end where the beveled surface includes an opening; a handle, configured for rotation about the hinge axis, with a front side, a back side, a hinge end and a swing end where the swing end includes an angled frame that defines an opening for access to a surface; and a latch with a pivot axis, a spring, a prong biased by the spring about the pivot axis and an actuation surface where, for a latched orientation, the prong extends through the opening of the beveled surface and into the opening of the angled frame to access and contact the surface of the handle and to bias the swing end of the handle toward the base. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Brian William Wallace, John David Swansey, Robert Paul Tennant, XiaoSong Xia
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Patent number: D748618Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Ali Kathryn Ent, David W. Hill, John David Swansey, Gerard Francis Muenkel
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Patent number: D760718Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Brian William Wallace, David Wayne Hill, John David Swansey, Cuong Huy Truong
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Patent number: D773450Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Inventors: Ali Kathryn Ent, David W. Hill, John David Swansey, Gerard Francis Muenkel
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Patent number: D776668Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Brian William Wallace, David Wayne Hill, John David Swansey, Cuong Huy Truong