Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Longo

Joseph A. Longo 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: 11797091
    Abstract: Computing devices and methods for producing vibrations in computing devices are disclosed. In one example, a computing device comprises a chassis that includes a trackpad comprising a printed circuit board. A haptic actuator assembly comprises at least one conductive coil formed on or affixed to the printed circuit board, and at least one magnet rigidly affixed to the chassis. The magnet is spaced from and not mechanically coupled to the at least one conductive coil. A memory stores instructions executable by a processor to receive a haptic event requests, determine that the trackpad is not in use, and at least on condition of receiving the haptic event request and determining that the trackpad is not in use, cause a driver signal to be sent to the conductive coil(s) to cause the at least one magnet to produce user-perceptible vibrations in the chassis beyond the trackpad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tianyu Zhao, Anteneh Detamo, Colin Roman Donahue, Thomas Joseph Longo
  • Publication number: 20230245739
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a computerized system and method that include a data ingestion logic module that automatically receive, cleanse, and process data associated with a plurality of patients to create a plurality of holistic patient records that include identity and demographic metrics associated with each patient, clinical metrics associated with each patient, clinical utilization metrics associated with each patient, social determinants of health metrics associated with each patient at the blockgroup level, and social determinants of health metrics associated with each patient at the census track level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuf Tamer, Albert Karam, Steve Miff, Brett Andrew Moran, Joseph Longo
  • Patent number: 11635830
    Abstract: Supplementing the movement stroke of a trackpad with a haptic response is one way to restore some or all of a reduced trackpad feel and overall performance caused by a reduction in the movement stroke. However, incorporating haptic responses in a clickable trackpad may interfere with accurate force measurement using physical movement of the trackpad as a proxy. The following describes haptic trackpads with anisotropic compliant spacers. The disclosed haptic trackpads permit selective haptic responses to a user, while also permitting accurate force measurement using displacement of a sensing surface caused by the user's finger(s) as a proxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Lincoln Matthew Ghioni, Federico Zannier, Tianyu Zhao, Thomas Joseph Longo
  • Patent number: 11547292
    Abstract: A speculum includes a first blade member and a second blade member. Each of the first and second blade members extend from a proximal end to a distal end. A speculum control includes a control nut threadingly engaged with a threaded shaft. Internal threads of the control nut are oversized relative external threads of the threaded shaft such that the control nut freely spins upon the threaded shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Cyalume Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Miller, Eric Domingos, Joseph Longo
  • Publication number: 20220413613
    Abstract: Computing devices and methods for producing vibrations in computing devices are disclosed. In one example, a computing device comprises a chassis that includes a trackpad comprising a printed circuit board. A haptic actuator assembly comprises at least one conductive coil formed on or affixed to the printed circuit board, and at least one magnet rigidly affixed to the chassis. The magnet is spaced from and not mechanically coupled to the at least one conductive coil. A memory stores instructions executable by a processor to receive a haptic event requests, determine that the trackpad is not in use, and at least on condition of receiving the haptic event request and determining that the trackpad is not in use, cause a driver signal to be sent to the conductive coil(s) to cause the at least one magnet to produce user-perceptible vibrations in the chassis beyond the trackpad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tianyu ZHAO, Anteneh DETAMO, Colin Roman DONAHUE, Thomas Joseph LONGO
  • Publication number: 20220350429
    Abstract: Supplementing the movement stroke of a trackpad with a haptic response is one way to restore some or all of a reduced trackpad feel and overall performance caused by a reduction in the movement stroke. However, incorporating haptic responses in a clickable trackpad may interfere with accurate force measurement using physical movement of the trackpad as a proxy. The following describes haptic trackpads with anisotropic compliant spacers. The disclosed haptic trackpads permit selective haptic responses to a user, while also permitting accurate force measurement using displacement of a sensing surface caused by the user's finger(s) as a proxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Lincoln Matthew GHIONI, Federico ZANNIER, Tianyu ZHAO, Thomas Joseph LONGO
  • Patent number: 11481041
    Abstract: Low-profile keysets and input devices having such low-profile keysets are described. In one example, the input device includes a support structure having a first and second surface; a bezel having a first and second surface, wherein the first surface of the bezel is adjacent to the first surface of the support structure, and the bezel comprises at least one opening; at least one key cap positioned within the at least one opening of the bezel, wherein each key cap is configured to move between a first and second position to trigger a function of the input device; and a fabric cover layer positioned adjacent to the second surface of the bezel, such that the bezel and the at least one key cap are positioned between the fabric cover layer and the support structure, the fabric cover layer is only adhered to the second surface of the bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Francis Deily, Michael Gordon Oldani, Yajing Liu, David Paul Platt, David Michael Lane, Thomas Joseph Longo
  • Publication number: 20220296374
    Abstract: An implant assembly for a long bone is adapted to support an exo-prosthesis. The assembly includes a stem, a subdermal component and a percutaneous post. The stem has a proximal end that is adapted to be received in a surgically prepared medullary canal of the long bone, and a distal end having a surface that is adapted to promote bone ingrowth. The subdermal component includes a proximal portion that is adapted for attachment to the distal end of the stem, and a fixation surface that is adapted to promote soft tissue fixation. The percutaneous post has a proximal end that is adapted to be attached to the subdermal component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kent N. Bachus, Sujee Jeyapalina, James Peter Beck, Roy Bloebaum, Jayant P. Agarwal, Joseph A. Longo, Erik Kubiak, Brian Mueller Holt
  • Patent number: 11298231
    Abstract: An implant assembly for a long bone is adapted to support an exo-prosthesis. The assembly includes a stem, a subdermal component and a percutaneous post. The stem has a proximal end that is adapted to be received in a surgically prepared medullary canal of the long bone, and a distal end having a surface that is adapted to promote bone ingrowth. The subdermal component includes a proximal portion that is adapted for attachment to the distal end of the stem, and a fixation surface that is adapted to promote soft tissue fixation. The percutaneous post has a proximal end that is adapted to be attached to the subdermal component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kent N. Bachus, Sujee Jeyapalina, James Peter Beck, Roy Bloebaum, Jayant P. Agarwal, Joseph A. Longo, Erik Kubiak, Brian Mueller Holt
  • Patent number: 11086366
    Abstract: The description relates to devices, such as user-serviceable dimensionally-constrained devices. One example can include a first portion and a corresponding second portion. The example can also include a gap reduction assembly positioned along edges of the first portion and the second portion that biases the first and second portions toward one another. The example can also include an alignment assembly that laterally aligns corners of the first portion and the second portion and a locking assembly that locks the aligned corners of the first portion and the second portion against one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David John Huston, Eugene Lee, Scott Douglas Bowers, David Michael Lane, Brian David Bitz, Thomas Joseph Longo
  • Patent number: 11049674
    Abstract: Mechanical key design for keyboards often includes rubber or metal dome switches along with scissor mechanisms that offer a desirable feel and overall performance or achieve the key travel necessary to meet shrinking overall keyboard thickness specifications, but not both. Haptic feedback devices offer a user sensory feedback signifying a selection has been made without any physical travel of a keypad, but also may not offer the user a desirable feel and overall performance. The following describes in detail keys or push buttons that offer the user a desirable feel and performance, while meeting shrinking overall keyboard thickness specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing
    Inventors: David Michael Lane, Thomas Joseph Longo
  • Publication number: 20210072799
    Abstract: The description relates to devices, such as user-serviceable dimensionally-constrained devices. One example can include a first portion and a corresponding second portion. The example can also include a gap reduction assembly positioned along edges of the first portion and the second portion that biases the first and second portions toward one another. The example can also include an alignment assembly that laterally aligns corners of the first portion and the second portion and a locking assembly that locks the aligned corners of the first portion and the second portion against one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David John Huston, Eugene Lee, Scott Douglas Bowers, David Michael Lane, Brian David Bitz, Thomas Joseph Longo
  • Publication number: 20200348762
    Abstract: Low-profile keysets and input devices having such low-profile keysets are described. In one example, the input device includes a support structure having a first and second surface; a bezel having a first and second surface, wherein the first surface of the bezel is adjacent to the first surface of the support structure, and the bezel comprises at least one opening; at least one key cap positioned within the at least one opening of the bezel, wherein each key cap is configured to move between a first and second position to trigger a function of the input device; and a fabric cover layer positioned adjacent to the second surface of the bezel, such that the bezel and the at least one key cap are positioned between the fabric cover layer and the support structure, the fabric cover layer is only adhered to the second surface of the bezel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Francis DEILY, Michael Gordon OLDANI, Yajing LIU, David Paul PLATT, David Michael LANE, Thomas Joseph LONGO
  • Patent number: 10795452
    Abstract: User expectations demand that keypad layout and size, as well as keypad performance and illumination remain the same or improve over time. In various implementations, the keyboards disclosed and detailed herein incorporate an array of thermoset bare die light emitting diodes in an effort to more evenly distribute light through a keyboard structure without increasing keyboard thickness, as compared to prior art designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Patrick Sullivan, James David Holbery, Siyuan Ma, David Michael Lane, Thomas Joseph Longo
  • Patent number: 10775898
    Abstract: Low-profile keysets and input devices having such low-profile keysets are described. In one example, the input device includes a support structure having a first and second surface; a bezel having a first and second surface, wherein the first surface of the bezel is adjacent to the first surface of the support structure, and the bezel comprises at least one opening; at least one key cap positioned within the at least one opening of the bezel, wherein each key cap is configured to move between a first and second position to trigger a function of the input device; and a fabric cover layer positioned adjacent to the second surface of the bezel, such that the bezel and the at least one key cap are positioned between the fabric cover layer and the support structure, the fabric cover layer is only adhered to the second surface of the bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Francis Deily, Michael Gordon Oldani, Yajing Liu, David Paul Platt, David Michael Lane, Thomas Joseph Longo
  • Publication number: 20200069171
    Abstract: A speculum includes a first blade member and a second blade member. Each of the first and second blade members extend from a proximal end to a distal end. A speculum control includes a control nut threadingly engaged with a threaded shaft. Internal threads of the control nut are oversized relative external threads of the threaded shaft such that the control nut freely spins upon the threaded shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Cyalume Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: JAMES MILLER, ERIC DOMINGOS, JOSEPH LONGO
  • Publication number: 20190243465
    Abstract: User expectations demand that keypad layout and size, as well as keypad performance and illumination remain the same or improve over time. In various implementations, the keyboards disclosed and detailed herein incorporate an array of thermoset bare die light emitting diodes in an effort to more evenly distribute light through a keyboard structure without increasing keyboard thickness, as compared to prior art designs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Patrick SULLIVAN, James David HOLBERY, Siyuan MA, David Michael LANE, Thomas Joseph LONGO
  • Publication number: 20190240027
    Abstract: An implant assembly for a long bone is adapted to support an exo-prosthesis. The assembly includes a stem, a subdermal component and a percutaneous post. The stem has a proximal end that is adapted to be received in a surgically prepared medullary canal of the long bone, and a distal end having a surface that is adapted to promote bone ingrowth. The subdermal component includes a proximal portion that is adapted for attachment to the distal end of the stem, and a fixation surface that is adapted to promote soft tissue fixation. The percutaneous post has a proximal end that is adapted to be attached to the subdermal component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Kent N. Bachus, Sujee Jeyapalina, James Peter Beck, Roy Bloebaum, Jayant P. Agarwal, Joseph A. Longo, Erik Kubiak, Brian Mueller Holt
  • Publication number: 20190235637
    Abstract: Low-profile keysets and input devices having such low-profile keysets are described. In one example, the input device includes a support structure having a first and second surface; a bezel having a first and second surface, wherein the first surface of the bezel is adjacent to the first surface of the support structure, and the bezel comprises at least one opening; at least one key cap positioned within the at least one opening of the bezel, wherein each key cap is configured to move between a first and second position to trigger a function of the input device; and a fabric cover layer positioned adjacent to the second surface of the bezel, such that the bezel and the at least one key cap are positioned between the fabric cover layer and the support structure, the fabric cover layer is only adhered to the second surface of the bezel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Francis Deily, Michael Gordon Oldani, Yajing Liu, David Paul Platt, David Michael Lane, Thomas Joseph Longo
  • Publication number: 20190019639
    Abstract: Mechanical key design for keyboards often includes rubber or metal dome switches along with scissor mechanisms that offer a desirable feel and overall performance or achieve the key travel necessary to meet shrinking overall keyboard thickness specifications, but not both. Haptic feedback devices offer a user sensory feedback signifying a selection has been made without any physical travel of a keypad, but also may not offer the user a desirable feel and overall performance. The following describes in detail keys or push buttons that offer the user a desirable feel and performance, while meeting shrinking overall keyboard thickness specifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: David Michael LANE, Thomas Joseph LONGO