Patents by Inventor Jonathan J. Cook

Jonathan J. Cook 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).

  • Patent number: 11937037
    Abstract: A housing has a bud portion abutting an elongated stem portion. The bud portion is to fit within an ear. The bud portion has a primary sound outlet at its far end that is to be inserted into an outer ear canal, and abuts the stem portion at its near end. A speaker driver is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry inside the housing includes a wireless communications interface to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary C. Rich, Kurt R. Stiehl, Arun D. Chawan, Michael B. Howes, Jonathan S. Aase, Esge B. Andersen, Yacine Azmi, Jahan C. Minoo, David J. Shaw, Aarti Kumar, Augustin Prats, Robert D. Watson, Baptiste P. Paquier, Axel D. Berny, Benjamin W. Cook, Jerzy S. Guterman, Benjamin Adair Cousins
  • Patent number: 5195339
    Abstract: A security device for a trailer hitch or similar article which engages with an outwardly extending peripheral flange around the trailer hitch or similar article, and which includes an element which extends into a coupling opening in the trailer hitch or similar article, thus precluding removal of the security device from the trailer hitch or similar article. A padlock is utilized to deter unauthorized removal of the security device from the trailer hitch or similar article, and the security device includes means to protect the shackle of the padlock from unauthorized removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: International Trade & Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor W. Nee, Jonathan J. Cook, Michael N. Bruno
  • Patent number: 5154458
    Abstract: A security device for cargo doors and similar articles which utilizes a conventional padlock to secure the horizontally extending handle present on many conventional double cargo doors of cargo carrying vehicles. The security device includes a stationary base member which is mounted on the cargo door by carriage bolts or other conventional fasteners and a rotatable blocking member which is rotatably mounted on the cargo door above the stationary base member. The rotatable blocking member can be rotated in a plane parallel to the cargo door upwardly in relation to the stationary base member to allow the horizontally extending handle to be placed adjacent the stationary base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: International Trade & Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Cook, Michael N. Bruno
  • Patent number: 5063759
    Abstract: A security device for a trailer hitch or similar article which engages with an outwardly extending peripherial flange around the trailer hitch or similar article, and which includes an element which extends into a coupling opening in the trailer hitch or similar article, thus precluding removal of the security device from the trailer hitch or similar article. A padlock is utilized to deter unauthorized removal of the security device from the trailer hitch or similar article, and the security device includes means to protect the shackle of the padlock from unauthorized removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: International Trade & Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor W. Nee, Jonathan J. Cook, Michael N. Bruno