Patents by Inventor John Terpsma

John Terpsma 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).

  • Publication number: 20250138327
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating rotation of audio components within artificial reality devices includes a rotatable housing unit configured to be coupled to a head-mounted display such that the rotatable housing is configured to rotate relative to the head-mounted display and at least one electronic port that is mechanically coupled to the rotatable housing unit such that the electronic port is configured to rotate as the rotatable housing unit rotates and electrically coupled to an electronic subsystem of the head-mounted display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: John Terpsma, Taryn Monteleone
  • Publication number: 20250116509
    Abstract: In one aspect, a head-wearable device includes a body with a housing and a plurality of electrical components arranged in the housing, including a logic board. The head-wearable device is detachably couplable to the housing. The front-facing outer cover includes a first set of components mounted to the front-facing outer surface, each respective component of the first set of components comprising a first set of sensors, and a second set of components mounted to the front-facing outer surface, each respective component of the second set of components comprising a second set of sensors. The head-wearable device includes a first set of flex assemblies configured to communicatively couple a respective sensor of the first set of sensors to the logic board. And the head-wearable device includes a second set of flex assemblies configured to communicatively couple respective components of the second set of second set of components to the logic board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Vinay Arvind Iyer, Lucas Wen Tang, Reza Anvari, Ann McInroy, Celia Leach Doud, Kyle Trieu, John Terpsma
  • Patent number: 10925196
    Abstract: The description relates to devices, such as computing devices that can include dimensionally-constrained shielded circuit board assemblies. One example can include a circuit board that includes an upwardly extending fence. The example can also include a heat generating component positioned within the fence and a thermal module defining a major planar surface positioned over the heat generating component. The thermal module can include a downwardly extending frame that overlaps with the fence. The gasket can be compressed between the fence and the frame in a direction parallel to the major planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Todd David Pleake, John Terpsma, Ketan Shah, David Carter Vandervoort, Keith Walter Kaatz
  • Publication number: 20210045264
    Abstract: The description relates to devices, such as computing devices that can include dimensionally-constrained shielded circuit board assemblies. One example can include a circuit board that includes an upwardly extending fence. The example can also include a heat generating component positioned within the fence and a thermal module defining a major planar surface positioned over the heat generating component. The thermal module can include a downwardly extending frame that overlaps with the fence. The gasket can be compressed between the fence and the frame in a direction parallel to the major planar surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Todd David Pleake, John Terpsma, Ketan Shah, David Carter Vandervoort, Keith Walter Kaatz
  • Patent number: 9448591
    Abstract: Compliant supports hover a battery above pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) when testing a computing device and before the battery is bonded to an enclosure. The compliant supports are placed along a surface of the enclosure such that at least a portion of each of the compliant supports extends above the PSA. The compliant supports apply an upwards force on the battery to maintain a gap between the battery and the PSA. After electrical testing of the computing device, the battery is brought into contact with the PSA while retaining at least one of the compliant supports in the enclosure. In some embodiments, a downwards force is applied to the battery to overcome the upwards force from the compliant supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eric M. Leong, John Terpsma
  • Publication number: 20150241923
    Abstract: Compliant supports hover a battery above pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) when testing a computing device and before the battery is bonded to an enclosure. The compliant supports are placed along a surface of the enclosure such that at least a portion of each of the compliant supports extends above the PSA. The compliant supports apply an upwards force on the battery to maintain a gap between the battery and the PSA. After electrical testing of the computing device, the battery is brought into contact with the PSA while retaining at least one of the compliant supports in the enclosure. In some embodiments, a downwards force is applied to the battery to overcome the upwards force from the compliant supports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric M. Leong, John Terpsma