Patents by Inventor Linsey R. Hansen

Linsey R. Hansen 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: 9158741
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, a progress gauge used to indicate a user's location in a digital work and to associate locations within the digital work with corresponding locations on the progress gauge. For instance, a progress gauge as described herein may comprise a progress bar having numerous segments corresponding to different sections (e.g., chapters, acts, scenes, etc.) within a digital work. Each segment of the progress bar may include a unique visual indicator, while each page within the corresponding section of the digital work may also include the same unique visual indicator or another type of indicator that maps to the visual indicator on the progress bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Linsey R. Hansen
  • Patent number: 9075569
    Abstract: A device includes one or more actuatable elements that are actuated upon coupling of an element to the device at one or more positions with respect to the device. One or more device characteristics such as a device state or device settings may be established based on actuation of the actuatable elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Linsey R. Hansen