Patents by Inventor Joseph Michael Hofer

Joseph Michael Hofer 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: 20220000312
    Abstract: A portable cooking apparatus including a frame, a grasping tool and a plurality of cooking implements is provided. The frame can transition between a planar configuration for use and a compact configuration for transport/storage. The frame can support one or more cooking implements simultaneously allowing for the separate cooking of foods at the same time using the same heat source. The plurality of cooking implements can be separated in an open configuration for use and are shaped to nest together in a compact configuration for storage/transport. The frame may be attached to a stand to vary the height of the height of the cooking implements above a heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Steven Richard Motzkus, George Atef Rizkalla, Joseph Michael Hofer
  • Publication number: 20150253894
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a memory storing instructions. The portable electronic device also includes a processor executing the instructions to perform a plurality of operations. The operations may include detecting a key pressing action associated with a component of the portable electronic device. The operations may also include determining that the key pressing action reflects a request to activate the portable electronic device based on a measurement of an area associated with the key pressing action being less than or equal to a predetermined threshold area measurement. The operations may further include activating the portable electronic device based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Donald Somerset McCulloch Mckenzie, Michael Joseph Defazio, Joseph Michael Hofer
  • Patent number: D685738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Shannon Tyler Moore, Joseph Michael Hofer, Roman Peter Rak, Lesli Ann Mie Agcaoili
  • Patent number: D691578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Hofer, Todd Andrew Wood, Di Tao, Roman Peter Rak, Anders Fahrendorff, Cortez Corley, Ingve Holmung, Alison Phillips
  • Patent number: D691982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Hofer, Todd Andrew Wood, Di Tao, Roman Rak, Anders Fahrendorff, Cortez Corley, Ingve Holmung, Alison Phillips
  • Patent number: D692872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Hofer, Alina Claudia Oprea, Di Tao, Todd Andrew Wood, Ingve Holmung, Anders Fahrendorff, Brian Dennis Paschke
  • Patent number: D695257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Younghwan Kim, Joseph Michael Hofer, Todd Andrew Wood, Brian Dennis Paschke, Di Tao, Aaron Michael Szymanski, Alina Claudia Oprea, Anders Fahrendorff, Cortez Corley
  • Patent number: D695704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Younghwan Kim, Joseph Michael Hofer, Todd Andrew Wood, Brian Dennis Paschke, Di Tao, Aaron Michael Szymanski, Alina Claudia Oprea, Anders Fahrendorff, Cortez Corley
  • Patent number: D716778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Shannon Tyler Moore, Joseph Michael Hofer, Alina Claudia Oprea
  • Patent number: D722308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Hofer, Jason Tyler Griffin, Di Tao, Brian Dennis Paschke, Jamaal Peele, Ingve Holmung, Michael Joseph Defazio, Ryan James Rutter, Kwok Ching Leung
  • Patent number: D724537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Shannon Tyler Moore, Joseph Michael Hofer, Nathalie Roy
  • Patent number: D727331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Caitlin Curran-Blaney, Joseph Michael Hofer, Alison Phillips, Charlotte Marilyn Poon
  • Patent number: D748634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Hofer, Michael Joseph DeFazio, Joshua John Lavallee, Alison Phillips
  • Patent number: D757730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jodie Elizabeth Fletcher, Brian Dennis Paschke, Joseph Michael Hofer, Leonardo Aldana
  • Patent number: D757733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Brian Dennis Paschke, Di Tao, Aaron Michael Szymanski, Jamaal Peele, Joseph Michael Hofer
  • Patent number: D774486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Defazio, Cortez Corley, Alison Phillips, Brian Dennis Paschke, Joseph Michael Hofer
  • Patent number: D774487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Defazio, Cortez Corley, Alison Phillips, Brian Dennis Paschke, Joseph Michael Hofer
  • Patent number: D795876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jodie Elizabeth Fletcher, Brian Dennis Paschke, Joseph Michael Hofer, Leonardo Aldana
  • Patent number: D808952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Defazio, Joseph Michael Hofer, Brian Dennis Paschke
  • Patent number: D829718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jodie Elizabeth Fletcher, Brian Dennis Paschke, Joseph Michael Hofer, Leonardo Aldana