Patents by Inventor Max Braun
Max Braun 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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Publication number: 20130063486Abstract: A method includes generating a light pattern using a display panel and forming a virtual image from the light pattern utilizing one or more optical components. The virtual image is viewable from a viewing location. The method also includes receiving external light from a real-world environment incident on an optical sensor. The real-world environment is viewable from the viewing location. Further, the method includes obtaining an image of the real-world environment from the received external light, identifying a background feature in the image of the real-world environment over which the virtual image is overlaid, and extracting one or more visual characteristics of the background feature. Additionally, the method includes comparing the one or more visual characteristics to an upper threshold value and a lower threshold value and controlling the generation of the light pattern based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Max Braun, Babak Amirparviz, Xiaoyu Miao, Adrian Wong
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Patent number: 8384617Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting an action associated with a power state transition of a head-mounted display (HMD) in the form of eyeglasses are disclosed. A signal may be received from a sensor on a nose bridge of the eyeglasses indicating if the HMD is in use. Based on the received signal, a first powers state for the HMD may be determined. Responsive to the determined first power state, an action associated with a power state transition of the HMD from an existing power state to the first power state may be selected. The action may be selected from among a plurality of actions associated with a plurality of state transitions. Also, the action may be a sequence of functions performed by the HMD including modifying an operating state of a primary processing component of the HMD and a detector of the HMD configured to image an environment.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Max Braun, Ryan Geiss, Harvey Ho, Thad Eugene Starner, Gabriel Taubman
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Publication number: 20130021225Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting an action associated with a power state transition of a head-mounted display (HMD) in the form of eyeglasses are disclosed. A signal may be received from a sensor on a nose bridge of the eyeglasses indicating if the HMD is in use. Based on the received signal, a first powers state for the HMD may be determined. Responsive to the determined first power state, an action associated with a power state transition of the HMD from an existing power state to the first power state may be selected. The action may be selected from among a plurality of actions associated with a plurality of state transitions. Also, the action may be a sequence of functions performed by the HMD including modifying an operating state of a primary processing component of the HMD and a detector of the HMD configured to image an environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Max Braun, Ryan Geiss, Harvey Ho, Thad Eugene Starner, Gabriel Taubman
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Publication number: 20130002534Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a cursor on a display using a trackpad input device are disclosed. The systems and methods may be directed to controlling the cursor on a display separate from the trackpad input device, based on information identified about a motion of a trackpad input device or a computing device. A conversion factor may be determined to relate input to the trackpad input device with control of the cursor on the display in response to the input. The conversion factor can be adjusted when the motion information indicates that the trackpad input device or computing device is in motion. An input signal from an input to the trackpad input device may be smoothed by filtering out a mechanical vibration signal within the input signal. The input signal may also be smoothed by subtracting the absolute motion of the trackpad input device from the input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Max Braun, Ryan Geiss, Harvey Ho, Thad Eugene Starner, Gabriel Taubman
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Publication number: 20130002724Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices for interfacing with a wearable heads-up display via a touch-operable input device. The wearable heads-up display may include a display element for receiving and displaying display information received from a processor, and may also include a wearable frame structure supporting the display element and having a side-arm extending away from the display element. In some embodiments, the display information may appear at least partially curved to a user. In some embodiments, only a portion of the display information is shown on the at least one display element. The side-arm may be configured to secure the heads-up display to a user's body in a manner such that the display element is disposed within a field of view of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Mitchell Heinrich, Gabriel Taubman, Ryan Geiss, Max Braun, Casey Ho
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Publication number: 20130002545Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices for interfacing with a wearable heads-up display via a touch-operable input device. The wearable heads-up display may include a display element for receiving and displaying display information received from a processor, and may also include a wearable frame structure supporting the display element and having a side-arm extending away from the display element. In some embodiments, the display information may appear at least partially curved to a user. In some embodiments, only a portion of the display information is shown on the at least one display element. The side-arm may be configured to secure the heads-up display to a user's body in a manner such that the display element is disposed within a field of view of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Mitchell Heinrich, Gabriel Taubman, Ryan Geiss, Max Braun, Casey Ho
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Patent number: 8194036Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a cursor on a display using a trackpad input device are disclosed. The systems and methods may be directed to controlling the cursor on a display separate from the trackpad input device, based on information identified about a motion of a trackpad input device or a computing device. A conversion factor may be determined to relate input to the trackpad input device with control of the cursor on the display in response to the input. The conversion factor can be adjusted when the motion information indicates that the trackpad input device or computing device is in motion. An input signal from an input to the trackpad input device may be smoothed by filtering out a mechanical vibration signal within the input signal. The input signal may also be smoothed by subtracting the absolute motion of the trackpad input device from the input signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Max Braun, Ryan Geiss, Harvey Ho, Thad Eugene Starner, Gabriel Taubman
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Patent number: 8184067Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting an action associated with a power state transition of a head-mounted display (HMD) in the form of eyeglasses are disclosed. A signal may be received from a sensor on a nose bridge of the eyeglasses indicating if the HMD is in use. Based on the received signal, a first powers state for the HMD may be determined. Responsive to the determined first power state, an action associated with a power state transition of the HMD from an existing power state to the first power state may be selected. The action may be selected from among a plurality of actions associated with a plurality of state transitions. Also, the action may be a sequence of functions performed by the HMD including modifying an operating state of a primary processing component of the HMD and a detector of the HMD configured to image an environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Max Braun, Ryan Geiss, Harvey Ho, Thad Eugene Starner, Gabriel Taubman
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Publication number: 20120116127Abstract: Process for preparing an alkenone, which comprises the following steps: (a) providing a halogenated precursor of the alkenone; and (b) eliminating the hydrogen halide from said precursor to form the alkenone by a thermolysis treatment selected from the group consisting of flash thermolysis, vacuum thermolysis, and thermolysis under stripping with inert gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: SOLVAY SAInventors: Max Braun, Stefan Palsherm, Uta Claassen, Alain Lambert
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Publication number: 20120116128Abstract: A process for preparing a halogenated precursor of an alkenone, which comprises reacting a carboxylic acid halide with a vinyl ether in a liquid reaction medium comprising an alkenone or a halogenated precursor of the alkenone, and a process for preparing an alkenone, which comprises (a) reacting a carboxylic acid halide with a vinyl ether by introducing vinyl ether into a liquid reaction medium containing carboxylic acid halide to form a halogenated precursor of the alkenone and (b) eliminating hydrogen halide from said precursor to form the alkenone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: SOLVAY SAInventors: Max Braun, Stefan Palsherm, Uta Claassen
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Publication number: 20120101305Abstract: A process for preparing a halogenated precursor of an alkenone, which comprises reacting a carboxylic acid halide with a vinyl ether in a liquid reaction medium under turbulent conditions and a process for preparing an alkenone, by eliminating hydrogen halide from said precursor to form the alkenone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: SOLVAY SAInventors: Max Braun, Stefan Palsherm, Uta Claasen
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Publication number: 20110297883Abstract: Composition of esters of fluorosubstituted alcanoic acids, comprising or consisting essentially of a compound of a formula selected from the group consisting of: RCFClC(OAc)?CHC(O)OR1 (II); RCFHC(O)CH2C(O)OR1 (IV); RCFHC(OAc)?CHC(O)OR1 (V); and RCFHCH(OAc)CH2C(O)OR1 (VI); or of compounds of formula (I) RCFClC(O)CH2C(O)OR1 and of formula (II); of compounds of formulae (IV) and (V); or of compounds of formulae (IV) and (VI); wherein R is C2F5, CF3 or F and R1 is an alkyl group with from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl group with from 1 to 4 carbon atoms substituted by 1 or more fluorine atoms. A process for the reduction of the compound of formula (I) and/or formula (II), and compositions resulting from such reduction. A process for the separation of the compound of formula (I) from the compound of formula (II) comprising subjecting a composition comprising such compounds to a distillation operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: SOLVAY FLUOR GMBHInventor: Max Braun
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Publication number: 20110178297Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a cyclic compound of formula (I) which comprises (a) adding an acid halide of formula R1—C (O)—X, to a vinyl ether of formula (II): CH2?CH—OR2, to produce an addition product, and (b) reacting the addition product with a compound of formula (III): Y-A-Z; wherein R1 is a halogenated alkyl group; wherein X is fluorine, chlorine, or bromine; wherein R2 is an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group; wherein Z and Y designate independently carbon or a heteroatom; and wherein A is a linking group between Z and Y comprising 0, 1, 2 or 3 atoms in the cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: SOLVAY SAInventor: Max Braun
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Publication number: 20110087052Abstract: Process for preparing an alkenone, which comprises (a) reacting a carboxylic acid halide with a vinyl ether by introducing vinyl ether into a liquid reaction medium containing carboxylic acid halide to form a halogenated precursor of the alkenone and (b) eliminating hydrogen halide from said precursor to form the alkenone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: SOLVAY SAInventors: Max Braun, Alain Lambert
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Patent number: 7880039Abstract: Carbonyl fluoride, which can also be used as an etching gas, can be prepared by photochemical oxidation of chlorodifluoromethane or trifluoromethane with light, for example with light of a wavelength ?280 nm in the presence of chlorine.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2005Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Solvay Fluor GmbHInventors: Max Braun, Johannes Eicher
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Publication number: 20100015675Abstract: A process for the production of a fluorine containing ?-hydroxy carboxylic acid by hydrolyzing a fluorine containing ?-hydroxy nitrite in the presence of a nitrilase.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2007Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: SOLVAY FLUOR GMBHInventors: Max Braun, Valérie Lejeune, Véronique Mathieu
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Patent number: 7319175Abstract: Catalysts such as antimony halides, which are useful in fluorination reactions involving hydrogen fluoride, may be reduced during the reaction and require regeneration. Regenerative oxidation is usually carried out by introducing elemental halogen, preferably fluorine or chlorine, into the reaction mixture. In accordance with the invention elemental halogen is prevented from coming into contact with starting materials or intermediate products which are reactive therewith. This is preferably achieved by withdrawing part of the reaction mixture from the reactor, mixing the withdrawn part with chlorine or fluorine in order to regenerate the catalyst, and thereafter returning the withdrawn part to the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2005Date of Patent: January 15, 2008Assignee: Solvay Fluor und Derivate GmbHInventors: Max Braun, Carsten Brosch
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Patent number: 7282120Abstract: A method of producing alkanes containing chlorine by addition of chlorine to C—C double bonds or C—C triple bonds or by exchange of hydrogen for chlorine by contacting the starting compound in the gas or liquid phase with elemental chlorine and irradiating the reaction mixture with UV light having a wavelength of ??280 nm. In this way pentachloroethane can be produced from trichloroethylene, CFC-113 from HCFC-123 or HFC-133a, CFC-112a from HCFC-142b, or HCFC-123 from HCFC-133a. The method also is suitable for separating photochlorinatable impurities from HFC-365-mfc to obtain purified HFC-365-mfc. Advantages include high yields and excellent selectivity.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2004Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Solvay Fluor GmbHInventors: Max Braun, Kerstin Eichholz, Stefan Palsherm, Carsten Brosch
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Publication number: 20070197826Abstract: Carbonyl fluoride, which can also be used as an etching gas, can be prepared by photochemical oxidation of chlorodifluoromethane or trifluoromethane with light, for example with light of a wavelength ?280 nm in the presence of chlorine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2005Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: Solvay Fluor GmbHInventors: Max Braun, Johannes Eicher
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Publication number: 20070191632Abstract: Compounds having a CHF2C(O) or CHFC(O) group can be prepared from the corresponding compounds having a CClF2C(O) or CClFC(O) group or the corresponding bromine or iodine compound and zinc in the presence of an alcohol as a proton source. Preference is given to preparing monoesters having one CHF2C(O) group or diesters having two CHFC(O) groups or (O)CCHFC(O) groups in this way.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2005Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: Solvay Organics GmbhInventor: Max Braun