Patents by Inventor John J. Andres
John J. Andres 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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Publication number: 20240103642Abstract: A three-dimensional control system includes an input device, a computing device, and a tracking assembly. The input device can include an input sensor, an inertial measurement unit sensor, and an ultrasonic speaker. The tracking assembly can include a plurality of ultrasonic microphones and an inertial measurement unit disposed on or with the computing device. The plurality of ultrasonic microphones can include three microphones in a first plane and at least one other ultrasonic microphone disposed out of the first plane. The ultrasonic microphones can be configured to detect ultrasonic waves output by the speaker of the input device and the computing device can triangulate the position of the input device relative to the computing device in space.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Bart K. Andre, Brian T. Gleeson, Kristi E. Bauerly, William D. Lindmeier, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Geng Luo, Seung Wook Kim, Evangelos Christodoulou, Megan M. Sapp, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, John B. Morrell
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Publication number: 20240103645Abstract: A computer input system includes a mouse including a housing having an interior surface defining an internal volume and a sensor assembly disposed in the internal volume. A processor is electrically coupled to the sensor assembly and a memory component having electronic instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine an orientation of the mouse relative to a hand based on a touch input from the hand detected by the sensor assembly. The mouse can also have a circular array of touch sensors or lights that detect hand position and provide orientation information to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Bart K. Andre, Brian T. Gleeson, Kristi E. Bauerly, William D. Lindmeier, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Geng Luo, Seung Wook Kim, Evangelos Christodoulou, Megan M. Sapp, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, David H. Bloom, Steven J. Taylor, John B. Morrell, Maio He, Hamza Kashif
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Publication number: 20240094832Abstract: An input device can include a housing defining an internal volume and a lower portion, the lower portion defining an aperture, an input sensor disposed in the internal volume, and a haptic assembly disposed in the internal volume. The haptic assembly can include an actuator and a foot coupled to the actuator and aligned with the aperture. The actuator can be configured to selectively extend the foot through the aperture to vary a sliding resistance of the input device on a support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Bart K. Andre, Brian T. Gleeson, Kristi E. Bauerly, William D. Lindmeier, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Geng Luo, Seung Wook Kim, Evangelos Christodoulou, Megan M. Sapp, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, John B. Morrell, John S. Camp
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Patent number: 11928954Abstract: Hazard detectors are shown and described. Included are devices, systems, kits, and methods for a hazard detector. A hazard detector may in some embodiments include a housing, a presence detector, a hazard detector and a control system. In some examples, hazard detector systems may include a hazard detector having one or more sensors with the ability to detect a hazard and a system for evaluating the hazard for characteristics prior to signaling an alarm. A hazard detector may include power saving systems for longevity and reliability of the detector.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Forge Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John J. Andres, Michael Rabbett, Matthew Fitzpatrick
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Patent number: 7642924Abstract: A life safety device includes a smoke sensor and a carbon monoxide (CO) sensor. Smoke sensitivity of the device is adaptively adjusted based upon the smoke sensor signal and the CO sensor signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2007Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc.Inventors: John J. Andres, Stanley D. Burnette, David A. Bush
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Patent number: 7508314Abstract: A life safety device can include a battery monitoring module configured to measure a voltage level of a battery, an alarm module configured to provide an alarm when the voltage level is less than or equal to a low battery threshold, and a silence module configured to silence the alarm for a random time period.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc.Inventors: John J. Andres, Matthew J. Buchholz, Stan Burnette, Travis Silver
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Patent number: 7449990Abstract: Presented is a communications protocol for use by interconnected hazardous condition detectors, such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors for use in dwellings and other structures. This communications protocol provides conventional signaling to indicate the presence of a smoke condition necessitating the generation of a smoke temporal pattern by all interconnected detectors. The protocol further defines a signaling method by which conventional smoke detectors that are incapable of providing temporal patterns other than that required for a smoke alarm condition will not be sent into an alarm mode of operation upon receipt of a signal other than the conventional smoke alarm signal. This communications protocol defines a pulsed signal to indicate a non-smoke alarm condition that is of a duration that will not trigger the conventional smoke alarms.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2004Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc.Inventors: John J. Andres, Michael W. Apperson, Joseph G. DeLuca, Chris R. Gilbert, Craig Kleinberg, Larry Ratzlaff, Stephen M. Ernst, John Wurtenberger
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Publication number: 20080211678Abstract: A life safety device includes a smoke sensor and a carbon monoxide (CO) sensor. Smoke sensitivity of the device is adaptively adjusted based upon the smoke sensor signal and the CO sensor signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc.Inventors: John J. Andres, Stanley D. Burnette, David A. Bush
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Patent number: 7385517Abstract: A life safety device can include a sensor configured to sense a hazardous condition, an interconnect module configured to communicate the hazardous condition to a wired life safety device using one or more wires, and a transceiver module configured to wirelessly communicate the hazardous condition to a wireless life safety device.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc.Inventors: John J. Andres, Matthew J. Buchholz, Stan Burnette, Travis Silver
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Patent number: 7339468Abstract: A method of radio frequency communication for a life safety device including a controller, a hazardous condition sensor, an alarm device, and a radio frequency communications device including transmitting and receiving capability. One method includes receiving a test signal using the radio frequency communications device, lowering a voltage to the hazardous condition sensor to simulate a hazardous condition to test the hazardous condition sensor, and emitting an alarm using the alarm device if the hazardous condition sensor passes the test. Another method includes before transmitting a radio frequency signal, turning on the radio frequency communications device for a period of time, and delaying transmission if the radio frequency communications device receives a header, deadtime and startbit. Yet another method includes sending a test signal at a first transmission power level, and sending an alarm signal at a second transmission power level greater than the first transmission power level.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc.Inventors: John J. Andres, Matthew J. Buchholz, Stan Burnette, Travis Silver
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Patent number: 7268683Abstract: A detector assembly is adapted to be removably secured to a female electrical receptacle connected to a power supply where the female receptacle is mounted at a surface of a structure. The detector apparatus includes a housing and an electrically powered circuit mounted in the housing. The circuit includes components operable to detect an alarm condition (such as carbon monoxide or smoke) and to provide an alarm in response to the detection. A primary power source includes a male electrical connector secured to the housing and extending outwardly there from. A secondary power source includes a battery connector mounted within the housing and adapted to removably receive a battery contained within the housing. The circuit is adapted to draw power from the secondary source in the event of a detected loss of power from the primary source. The apparatus includes a sensor for sensing displacement of the housing from the female electrical receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2005Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: Walter Kiddle Portable Equipment, Inc.Inventors: John J. Andres, Stan Burnette, Joseph G. Deluca, Travis Silver
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Patent number: 6873254Abstract: An apparatus for the detection and enunciation of hazardous conditions within an environment comprises at least two detection circuits positioned to sense ambient conditions within a home or business environment. One of the detection circuits senses the presence of smoke, and the other detection circuit senses the presence of carbon monoxide. The apparatus also comprises an alarm circuit which is responsive to each of the detection circuits for generating at least one alarm pattern, and preferably a separate alarm pattern for each different sensed condition. A voice synthesizer circuit is also included, and is responsive to each of the detection circuits for generating at least one voice message. As with the alarm patterns, the voice synthesizer preferably generates separate voice messages for each separate detected condition. The apparatus advantageously also contains an interleaving control circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2003Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc.Inventors: John J. Andres, Micahel W. Apperson, Stephen M. Ernst, Chris R. Gilbert, Richard Kwor, Joseph G. DeLuca
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Patent number: 6791453Abstract: Presented is a communications protocol for use by interconnected hazardous condition detectors, such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors for use in dwellings and other structures. This communications protocol provides conventional signaling to indicate the presence of a smoke condition necessitating the generation of a smoke temporal pattern by all interconnected detectors. The protocol further defines a signaling method by which conventional smoke detectors that are incapable of providing temporal patterns other than that required for a smoke alarm condition will not be sent into an alarm mode of operation upon receipt of a signal other than the conventional smoke alarm signal. This communications protocol defines a pulsed signal to indicate a non-smoke alarm condition that is of a duration that will not trigger the conventional smoke alarms.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2000Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc.Inventors: John J. Andres, Michael W. Apperson, Joseph G DeLuca, Chris R. Gilbert, Craig Kleinberg, Larry Ratzlaff, Stephen M. Ernst, John Wurtenberger
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Patent number: 6753786Abstract: A microcontroller-based hazardous condition detector having an intelligent hush feature is presented. The microcontroller controls the operational mode of the detector by monitoring a single user-actuated switch, the inputs from a smoke chamber and a carbon monoxide detector circuit, and the current operating mode of the detector. When in a normal or no-alarm mode, actuation of the switch will cause the microcontroller to place the detector in a test mode of operation. If the detector is in a carbon monoxide alarm mode, actuation of the switch will act to reset the accumulator function of the microprocessor for the carbon monoxide alarm sensing. If the detector is in a smoke alarm mode, actuation of the switch may place the detector in a hush mode if the level of smoke is sufficiently low, or will have no effect if the level of smoke is too high. Once in the hush mode, actuation of the switch will place the detector into the smoke alarm mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2000Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Apperson, John J. Andres, Joseph G DeLuca, Chris R. Gilbert, Larry Ratzlaff
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Publication number: 20030098790Abstract: An apparatus for the detection and enunciation of hazardous conditions within an environment comprises at least two detection circuits positioned to sense ambient conditions within a home or business environment. One of the detection circuits senses the presence of smoke, and the other detection circuit senses the presence of carbon monoxide. The apparatus also comprises an alarm circuit which is responsive to each of the detection circuits for generating at least one alarm pattern, and preferably a separate alarm pattern for each different sensed condition. A voice synthesizer circuit is also included, and is responsive to each of the detection circuits for generating at least one voice message. As with the alarm patterns, the voice synthesizer preferably generates separate voice messages for each separate detected condition. The apparatus advantageously also contains an interleaving control circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2003Publication date: May 29, 2003Applicant: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc.Inventors: John J. Andres, Michael W. Apperson, Stephen M. Ernst, Chris R. Gilbert, Richard Kwor, Joseph G. DeLuca
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Patent number: 6522248Abstract: An apparatus for the detection and enunciation of hazardous conditions within an environment comprises at least two detection circuits positioned to sense ambient conditions within a home or business environment. One of the detection circuits senses the presence of smoke, and the other detection circuit senses the presence of carbon monoxide. The apparatus also comprises an alarm circuit which is responsive to each of the detection circuits for generating at least one alarm pattern, and preferably a separate alarm pattern for each different sensed condition. A voice synthesizer circuit is also included, and is responsive to each of the detection circuits for generating at least one voice message. As with the alarm patterns, the voice synthesizer preferably generates separate voice messages for each separate detected condition. The apparatus advantageously also contains an interleaving control circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1999Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc.Inventors: John J. Andres, Micahel W. Apperson, Stephen M. Ernst, Chris R. Gilbert, Richard Kwor, Joseph G. DeLuca
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Patent number: D1023009Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, John J. Baker, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Christopher E. Glazowski, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, Jean-Pierre S. Guillou, M. Evans Hankey, Matthew David Hill, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer