Patents by Inventor Jordan Kestler

Jordan Kestler 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: 11262859
    Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for a rotation input device for a capacitive sense cord. A cord may be constructed that includes a cable, a plurality of sensing wires, and a rotation input device. The sensing wires are twisted around one another within a cable jacket of the cable throughout an insensitive portion of the cord that is insensitive to touch input. The rotation input device includes the plurality of sensing wires disposed proximate to a surface of the cord and positioned lengthwise along the cord to provide a capacitively sensitive portion of the cord. The plurality of sensing wires are independently sensitive to touch input. Also, the rotation input device is configured to enable rotational input based on a pattern of change in capacitance values corresponding to at least a subset of the plurality of sensing wires in the rotation input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jordan A. Kestler, Peter M. Cazalet, Jonathan B. Moeller
  • Publication number: 20210072845
    Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for a rotation input device for a capacitive sense cord. A cord may be constructed that includes a cable, a plurality of sensing wires, and a rotation input device. The sensing wires are twisted around one another within a cable jacket of the cable throughout an insensitive portion of the cord that is insensitive to touch input. The rotation input device includes the plurality of sensing wires disposed proximate to a surface of the cord and positioned lengthwise along the cord to provide a capacitively sensitive portion of the cord. The plurality of sensing wires are independently sensitive to touch input. Also, the rotation input device is configured to enable rotational input based on a pattern of change in capacitance values corresponding to at least a subset of the plurality of sensing wires in the rotation input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jordan A. Kestler, Peter M. Cazalet, Jonathan B. Moeller
  • Patent number: 10890990
    Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for a rotation input device for a capacitive sense cord. A cord may be constructed that includes a cable, a plurality of sensing wires, and a rotation input device. The sensing wires are twisted around one another within a cable jacket of the cable throughout an insensitive portion of the cord that is insensitive to touch input. The rotation input device includes the plurality of sensing wires disposed proximate to a surface of the cord and positioned lengthwise along the cord to provide a capacitively sensitive portion of the cord. The plurality of sensing wires are independently sensitive to touch input. Also, the rotation input device is configured to enable rotational input based on a pattern of change in capacitance values corresponding to at least a subset of the plurality of sensing wires in the rotation input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jordan A. Kestler, Peter M. Cazalet, Jonathan B. Moeller
  • Publication number: 20200350733
    Abstract: An electrical connector can include a tongue, a shell, multiple pins, and a shield. The shell can enclose the tongue, and can define an aperture for receiving a plug. The multiple pins can extend along the tongue. The multiple pins can extend beyond the shell a first distance from a back portion of the shell. The back portion of the shell can be opposite from the aperture. The shield can extend from a back portion of the shell. The shield can include a first arm extending away from the back portion of the shell a second distance and a second arm extending from the first arm. The second distance can be greater than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Zhiping Yang, Songping Wu, Jordan Kestler, Huan Liao
  • Patent number: 10321217
    Abstract: Arrangements for bone conduction transducers (BCTs) that couple to wearable devices are described herein. An example BCT couples to a wearable device via a moveable member, and is arranged on the wearable such that the BCT member moves so as to provide an indication as to whether or not the wearable device is being worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael Kubba, Jeremy Evan Blum, Livius Chebeleu, Chi Kin Benjamin Leung, Jordan Kestler
  • Publication number: 20190094992
    Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for a rotation input device for a capacitive sense cord. A cord may be constructed that includes a cable, a plurality of sensing wires, and a rotation input device. The sensing wires are twisted around one another within a cable jacket of the cable throughout an insensitive portion of the cord that is insensitive to touch input. The rotation input device includes the plurality of sensing wires disposed proximate to a surface of the cord and positioned lengthwise along the cord to provide a capacitively sensitive portion of the cord. The plurality of sensing wires are independently sensitive to touch input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jordan A. Kestler, Peter M. Cazalet, Jonathan B. Moeller
  • Publication number: 20180063627
    Abstract: Arrangements for bone conduction transducers (BCTs) that couple to wearable devices are described herein. An example BCT couples to a wearable device via a moveable member, and is arranged on the wearable such that the BCT member moves so as to provide an indication as to whether or not the wearable device is being worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Kubba, Jeremy Evan Blum, Livius Chebeleu, Chi Kin Benjamin Leung, Jordan Kestler
  • Patent number: 9807490
    Abstract: Arrangements for bone conduction transducers (BCTs) that couple to wearable devices are described herein. An example BCT couples to a wearable device via a moveable member, and is arranged on the wearable such that the BCT member moves so as to provide an indication as to whether or not the wearable device is being worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Kubba, Jeremy Evan Blum, Livius Chebeleu, Chi Kin Benjamin Leung, Jordan Kestler