Patents by Inventor Marcus Albonico
Marcus Albonico 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).
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Patent number: 10225637Abstract: A case for an earbud includes a receiving cavity sized and shaped to accept the earbud within the receiving cavity. The case includes one or more housing magnetic components configured to magnetically attract and secure the earbud within the receiving cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lee M. Panecki, Marcus Albonico, Shannon X. Yang, Arun D. Chawan, Kurt Stiehl, Daniel C. Wagman, Rico L. Zörkendörfer, Benjamin A. Cousins, Daniel Max Strongwater, Eric S. Jol
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Patent number: 10212506Abstract: A case for a portable listening device has a housing and a lid. The lid is attached to the housing with a pivotable joint and operates between an open and a closed position with an over-center mechanism that employs a plurality of magnetic elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lee M. Panecki, Shannon X. Yang, Arun D. Chawan, Jason J. LeBlanc, Marcus Albonico
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Patent number: 10203126Abstract: According to one embodiment, a thermostat includes a main body, a rotatable input component that is rotatably coupled with the main body, and a rotation detection system that is configured to sense user rotation of the rotatable input component. The rotatable input component is configured to be rotated by a user to enable the user to provide input to the thermostat. The rotation detection system includes a magnetic component that is positioned on an inner surface of the rotatable input component and that is magnetized so as to have a plurality of alternating north and south magnetic regions. The rotation detection system also includes a sensor that is positioned adjacent the magnetic component. The sensor is configured to detect polarity changes as the rotatable input component and magnetic component are rotated relative to the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: John Stefanski, Marcus Albonico, Eric Daniels
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Patent number: 10003881Abstract: An earbud includes a housing having a touch sensitive region at an exterior surface of the housing. A capacitive sensor insert is disposed within the housing and has metallized circuitry formed on a first surface that is positioned adjacent an interior surface of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Benjamin A. Cousins, Arun D. Chawan, Zachary C. Rich, Jonathan S. Aase, Marcus Albonico
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Patent number: 9967648Abstract: A case for a portable listening device has a housing and a lid. The lid is attached to the housing with a pivotable joint and operates between an open and a closed position with an over-center mechanism that employs a plurality of magnetic elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lee M. Panecki, Shannon X. Yang, Arun D. Chawan, Jason J. LeBlanc, Marcus Albonico
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Patent number: 9967644Abstract: A case for an earbud includes a receiving cavity sized and shaped to accept the earbud within the receiving cavity. The case includes one or more housing magnetic components configured to magnetically attract and secure the earbud within the receiving cavity. The one or more housing magnetic components can be configured to form a Halbach array to increase the magnetic force of the one or more housing magnetic components. The earbud includes a speaker magnet and a separate magnetic element that are arranged to be attracted to the one or more housing magnetic components such that the earbud is attracted into the receiving cavity.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Arun D. Chawan, Rico L. Zörkendörfer, Kurt Stiehl, Lee M. Panecki, Shannon X. Yang, Daniel Max Strongwater, Marcus Albonico, Benjamin A. Cousins, Eric S. Jol, Daniel C. Wagman
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Publication number: 20180115816Abstract: A case for a portable listening device has a housing and a lid. The lid is attached to the housing with a pivotable joint and operates between an open and a closed position with an over-center mechanism that employs a plurality of magnetic elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Lee M. Panecki, Shannon X. Yang, Arun D. Chawan, Jason J. LeBlanc, Marcus Albonico
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Patent number: 9883272Abstract: A case for an earbud includes a receiving cavity sized and shaped to accept the earbud within the receiving cavity. The case includes one or more housing magnetic components configured to magnetically attract and secure the earbud within the receiving cavity. The one or more housing magnetic components can be configured to form a Halbach array to increase the magnetic force of the one or more housing magnetic components. The earbud includes a speaker magnet and a separate magnetic element that are arranged to be attracted to the one or more housing magnetic components such that the earbud is attracted into the receiving cavity.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Arun D. Chawan, Rico L. Zörkendörfer, Kurt Stiehl, Lee M. Panecki, Shannon X. Yang, Daniel Max Strongwater, Marcus Albonico, Benjamin A. Cousins, Eric S. Jol, Daniel C. Wagman
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Publication number: 20170245038Abstract: A case for an earbud includes a receiving cavity sized and shaped to accept the earbud within the receiving cavity. The case includes one or more housing magnetic components configured to magnetically attract and secure the earbud within the receiving cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Arun D. Chawan, Rico L. Zörkendörfer, Kurt Stiehl, Lee M. Panecki, Shannon X. Yang, Daniel Max Strongwater, Marcus Albonico, Benjamin A. Cousins, Eric S. Jol, Daniel C. Wagman
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Publication number: 20170093453Abstract: A case for a portable listening device has a housing and a lid. The lid is attached to the housing with a pivotable joint and operates between an open and a closed position with an over-center mechanism that employs a plurality of magnetic elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Lee M. Panecki, Shannon X. Yang, Arun D. Chawan, Jason J. LeBlanc, Marcus Albonico
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Publication number: 20170094391Abstract: A case for an earbud includes a receiving cavity sized and shaped to accept the earbud within the receiving cavity. The case includes one or more housing magnetic components configured to magnetically attract and secure the earbud within the receiving cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Lee M. Panecki, Shannon X. Yang, Arun D. Chawan, Kurt Stiehl, Daniel C. Wagman, Rico L. Zörkendörfer, Benjamin A. Cousins, Daniel Max Strongwater, Eric S. Jol, Marcus Albonico
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Publication number: 20170094398Abstract: An earbud includes a housing having a touch sensitive region at an exterior surface of the housing. A capacitive sensor insert is disposed within the housing and has metallized circuitry formed on a first surface that is positioned adjacent an interior surface of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Benjamin A. Cousins, Arun D. Chawan, Zachary C. Rich, Jonathan S. Aase, Marcus Albonico
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Patent number: 9606552Abstract: A thermostat may include a proximity sensor and a temperature sensor. The thermostat may also include a sensor mount assembly containing the proximity sensor, the temperature sensor, and a first alignment feature. The thermostat may additionally include a lens assembly having a first area, a second area, and a second alignment feature, where the second area includes a Fresnel lens, and the first area is thinner than the second area. The thermostat may further include a front cover where the outward-facing surface of the lens assembly is shaped to continuously conform to a curvature of the front cover.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: John Stefanski, Marcus Albonico, Orville Buenaventura, Vivek Goyal, Alexander Schoenen, Giancarlo Giustina, Anurag Gupta
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Patent number: 9599878Abstract: The preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a motion time-lapse photography device. The device includes an outer enclosure, base, motor, controlling circuitry, stepper-motor, a plurality of gears, a backlash mitigation membrane, and an external interface panel. Embodiments of the motion time-lapse photography device enable the capture of a sequence of photographs at an interval in coordination with axial movement in at least one rotational degree of freedom of a photographic capture device attached to the motion time-lapse photography device.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Alpine Laboratories, LLCInventors: Marcus Albonico, Kris Cheng, Jonathan Denby, Stephen Hibbs, Kevin Ting
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Publication number: 20170060150Abstract: A thermostat may include a proximity sensor and a temperature sensor. The thermostat may also include a sensor mount assembly containing the proximity sensor, the temperature sensor, and a first alignment feature. The thermostat may additionally include a lens assembly having a first area, a second area, and a second alignment feature, where the second area includes a Fresnel lens, and the first area is thinner than the second area. The thermostat may further include a front cover where the outward-facing surface of the lens assembly is shaped to continuously conform to a curvature of the front cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: John Stefanski, Marcus Albonico, Orville Buenaventura, Vivek Goyal, Alexander Schoenen, Giancarlo Giustina, Anurag Gupta
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Publication number: 20170059196Abstract: According to one embodiment, a thermostat includes a main body, a rotatable input component that is rotatably coupled with the main body, and a rotation detection system that is configured to sense user rotation of the rotatable input component. The rotatable input component is configured to be rotated by a user to enable the user to provide input to the thermostat. The rotation detection system includes a magnetic component that is positioned on an inner surface of the rotatable input component and that is magnetized so as to have a plurality of alternating north and south magnetic regions. The rotation detection system also includes a sensor that is positioned adjacent the magnetic component. The sensor is configured to detect polarity changes as the rotatable input component and magnetic component are rotated relative to the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: John Stefanski, Marcus Albonico, Eric Daniels
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Publication number: 20150078737Abstract: The preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a motion time-lapse photography device. The device includes an outer enclosure, base, motor, controlling circuitry, stepper-motor, a plurality of gears, a backlash mitigation membrane, and an external interface panel. Embodiments of the motion time-lapse photography device enable the capture of a sequence of photographs at an interval in coordination with axial movement in at least one rotational degree of freedom of a photographic capture device attached to the motion time-lapse photography device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: ALPINE LABS, LLCInventors: Marcus Albonico, Kris Cheng, Jonathan Denby, Stephen Hibbs, Kevin Ting
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Patent number: D843238Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Mark Rose, Giancarlo Giustina, Sung Kyun Bai, PeiWen Hung, Chou Wen-Pin, Kevin Montford Ting, Peter Privitera, Marcus Albonico
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Patent number: D885208Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Mark Rose, Giancarlo Giustina, Sung Kyun Bai, PeiWen Hung, Chou Wen-Pin, Kevin Montford Ting, Peter Privitera, Marcus Albonico
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Patent number: D951791Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Mark Rose, Giancarlo Giustina, Sung Kyun Bai, PeiWen Hung, Chou Wen-Pin, Kevin Montford Ting, Peter Privitera, Marcus Albonico