Patents by Inventor Kelly M. BOGAN

Kelly M. BOGAN 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).

  • Fabric that passes colonnaded light
    Patent number: 11168413
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing fabric that passes colonnaded light is described herein. The method includes weaving a first yarn and a second yarn to create a woven fabric and weaving a light emitting yarn through the woven fabric, wherein the light emitting yarn creates a plurality of loops of light emitting yarn on at least one side of the woven fabric. The method also includes finishing the woven fabric to create columns of light emitting yarn throughout the fabric by removing the plurality of loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Paul Witt, Kelly M. Bogan, Alexander Norman Bennett, Rachael Sara Bell
  • Headphone earcup including seamless cover
    Patent number: 11064279
    Abstract: A headphone device having an earcup that is configured to form a portion of an acoustic assembly of a headphone device. The earcup includes a seamless three-dimensional cover. The cover is formed from a continuous fabric of interlocking yarn. The cover can include portions having different performance characteristics, such as acoustic properties and/or comfort properties, that can be provided using different knit patterns and/or different fabric materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kelly M. Bogan, Paul Ryan Sandoval
  • HEADPHONE EARCUP INCLUDING SEAMLESS COVER
    Publication number: 20210112326
    Abstract: A headphone device having an earcup that is configured to form a portion of an acoustic assembly of a headphone device. The earcup includes a seamless three-dimensional cover. The cover is formed from a continuous fabric of interlocking yarn. The cover can include portions having different performance characteristics, such as acoustic properties and/or comfort properties, that can be provided using different knit patterns and/or different fabric materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kelly M. Bogan, Paul Ryan Sandoval
  • Fabric that Passes Colonnaded Light
    Publication number: 20200157711
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing fabric that passes colonnaded light is described herein. The method includes weaving a first yarn and a second yarn to create a woven fabric and weaving a light emitting yarn through the woven fabric, wherein the light emitting yarn creates a plurality of loops of light emitting yarn on at least one side of the woven fabric. The method also includes finishing the woven fabric to create columns of light emitting yarn throughout the fabric by removing the plurality of loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Paul WITT, Kelly M. BOGAN, Alexander Norman Bennett, Rachael Sara BELL