Patents by Inventor Karen Eckert

Karen Eckert 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: 11965927
    Abstract: Thermal conditions can be simulated for an electronic device. Application developers may want to test how applications perform under various thermal conditions on a device that includes thermal management. The application developers can use the tests to determine whether the application should take proactive measures to maintain application performance, and which proactive measures should be taken. For example, an application can reduce its use of resources to ensure that an application maintains a desired quality of user experience (and at a minimum remains responsive) under adverse thermal conditions. Creating adverse conditions can be difficult to replicate, costly to implement, and can potential cause damage to the electronic device being tested. In some examples, simulating thermal conditions can be used instead of placing the device in real-world adverse conditions to improve the testing process for developers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Mayur Khandhar, Karen Eckert, Cyril De La Cropte De Chanterac, John Ananny
  • Patent number: 11363133
    Abstract: A method of an electronic device that includes a power source is disclosed. The method determines a health of the power source, a temperature of the power source, and a state of charge of the power source. The method then sets a performance state cap for the electronic device based on at least the health of the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cyril De La Cropte De Chanterac, David M. Demuro, John Ananny, Karen Eckert, Michael Eng, Nicholas W. Ruhter, Stephen D. Sterz
  • Patent number: 10871818
    Abstract: A method of an electronic device that includes a power source is disclosed. The method determines a health of the power source, a temperature of the power source, and a state of charge of the power source. The method then sets a performance state cap for the electronic device based on at least the health of the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cyril De La Cropte De Chanterac, Michael Eng, Yuxin Bai, Karen Eckert, John Ananny
  • Publication number: 20200379034
    Abstract: Thermal conditions can be simulated for an electronic device. Application developers may want to test how applications perform under various thermal conditions on a device that includes thermal management. The application developers can use the tests to determine whether the application should take proactive measures to maintain application performance, and which proactive measures should be taken. For example, an application can reduce its use of resources to ensure that an application maintains a desired quality of user experience (and at a minimum remains responsive) under adverse thermal conditions. Creating adverse conditions can be difficult to replicate, costly to implement, and can potential cause damage to the electronic device being tested. In some examples, simulating thermal conditions can be used instead of placing the device in real-world adverse conditions to improve the testing process for developers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Jay Mayur KHANDHAR, Karen ECKERT, Cyril DE LA CROPTE DE CHANTERAC, John ANANNY
  • Patent number: 10817307
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device can include a processor to execute instructions; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method. The method can include determining that one or more parameters of a battery of the electronic device, indicative of a health status of the battery, satisfy one or more conditions. In response to determining that the one or more parameters of the battery satisfy the one or more conditions, one or more characteristics of interactions, via one or more Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), between an application running on the electronic device and an operating system of the electronic device can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cyril De La Cropte De Chanterac, Karen Eckert, John Ananny, Anand Ramadurai
  • Patent number: 10599199
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method can include receiving a command to shut down an electronic device based on a measurement of power delivery to the electronic device. After receiving the command to shut down, the method can determine whether an indication of remaining power capacity at the electronic device exceeds a threshold value. The method can shut down the electronic device and, after shutting down the electronic device, in accordance with a determination that the indication of remaining power capacity exceeds the threshold value, automatically reboot the electronic device. In accordance with a determination that the indication of the remaining power capacity does not exceed the threshold value, automatically rebooting the electronic device can be foregone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cyril De La Cropte De Chanterac, Michael Eng, Karen Eckert, Alessandro Pelosi, David M. Demuro, Stephen D. Sterz, Nicholas W. Ruhter
  • Publication number: 20100286380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for pretreating biological samples for extraction of nucleic acid therefrom. The present invention employs a combination of at least one protein denaturant with one or more of the following elements to form a reaction mixture for extraction of nucleic acid: (1) at least one aprotic solvent, (2) stepwise heating, and (3) sample dilution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew P. Collis, Donald Copertino, Karen Eckert, Thomas Fort
  • Patent number: 7727727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for pretreating biological samples for extraction of nucleic acid therefrom. The present invention employs a combination of at least one protein denaturant with one or more of the following elements to form a reaction mixture for extraction of nucleic acid: (1) at least one aprotic solvent, (2) stepwise heating, and (3) sample dilution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Matthew P. Collis, Donald W. Copertino, Karen Eckert, Thomas L. Fort
  • Patent number: 7601491
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for pretreating biological samples for extraction of nucleic acid therefrom The present invention employs a combination of at least one protein denaturant with one or more of the following elements to form a reaction mixture for extraction of nucleic acid: (1) at least one aprotic solvent, (2) stepwise heating, and (3) sample dilution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Matthew P. Collis, Donald W. Copertino, Karen Eckert, Thomas L. Fort
  • Publication number: 20090130736
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for pretreating biological samples for extraction of nucleic acid therefrom. The present invention employs a combination of at least one protein denaturant with one or more of the following elements to form a reaction mixture for extraction of nucleic acid: (1) at least one aprotic solvent, (2) stepwise heating, and (3) sample dilution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Matthew P. COLLIS, Donald W. COPERTINO, Karen ECKERT, Thomas L. FORT
  • Publication number: 20040157218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for pretreating biological samples for extraction of nucleic acid therefrom The present invention employs a combination of at least one protein denaturant with one or more of the following elements to form a reaction mixture for extraction of nucleic acid: (1) at least one aprotic solvent, (2) stepwise heating, and (3) sample dilution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Matthew P. Collis, Donald W. Copertino, Karen Eckert, Thomas L. Fort
  • Patent number: 6258546
    Abstract: For use in nucleic acid amplification reactions, the detector oligonucleotides of the invention comprise a target binding sequence which is at least partially the same as the target binding sequence of an amplification primer present in the target amplification reaction, so that the detector oligonucleotide and the amplification primer compete for hybridization to the same sequence in the target. Hybridization of the amplification primer to the target upstream from the detector oligonucleotide generates a nickable restriction endonuclease recognition site. When this site is nicked and strand displacement occurs from the nick, both the 3′ end of the amplification primer and the detector oligonucleotide are displaced. The displaced detector oligonucleotide may then be detected as an indication of the presence of the target sequence, for example by unfolding of a fluorescently labeled secondary structure present in the detector oligonucleotide to reduce fluorescence quenching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Ray A. McMillian, Karen Eckert, Donald W. Copertino, Tobin J. Hellyer