Patents by Inventor Melissa A. Sherman

Melissa A. Sherman 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: 10721711
    Abstract: Provided herein is apparatuses and methods for notifications from applications displayed on a wearable electronic device. An action prioritization routine optimizes the display of the possible selectable action items associated with notifications as well as controls a number of other functions regarding notifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Aleksandr Kirov, Henry Levak, Melissa Sherman
  • Publication number: 20180032219
    Abstract: Provided herein is apparatuses and methods for notifications from applications displayed on a wearable electronic device. An action prioritization routine optimizes the display of the possible selectable action items associated with notifications as well as controls a number of other functions regarding notifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Aleksandr Kirov, Henry Levak, Melissa Sherman
  • Patent number: 9880157
    Abstract: Provided herein are apparatuses and methods related to a notification-affecting service on a wearable electronic device configured to set a quiet time mode preventing a user-alerting action selected from, for example, a haptic vibration, a visual effect, and an audible effect from alerting a user of the wearable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Henry Levak, Melissa Sherman
  • Publication number: 20170273050
    Abstract: Provided herein are apparatuses and methods related to a notification-affecting service on a wearable electronic device configured to set a quiet time mode preventing a user-alerting action selected from, for example, a haptic vibration, a visual effect, and an audible effect from alerting a user of the wearable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Henry Levak, Melissa Sherman
  • Patent number: 9760252
    Abstract: Provided herein is apparatuses and methods for notifications from applications displayed on a wearable electronic device. An action prioritization routine optimizes the display of the possible selectable action items associated with notifications as well as controls a number of other functions regarding notifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Pebble Technology, Corp.
    Inventors: Aleksandr Kirov, Henry Levak, Melissa Sherman
  • Publication number: 20170242552
    Abstract: Provided herein is apparatuses and methods for notifications from applications displayed on a wearable electronic device. An action prioritization routine optimizes the display of the possible selectable action items associated with notifications as well as controls a number of other functions regarding notifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Aleksandr Kirov, Henry Levak, Melissa Sherman
  • Publication number: 20090259246
    Abstract: An intragastric device having a non-degradable porous membrane enclosing a material which expands upon contact with fluid, and causes the volume of the device to increase is described. The intragastric device is useful for managing satiety and weight loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Sherif Eskaros, David C. Everson, Richard A. Bucher, Cedomila Ristic-Lehmann, Melissa Sherman
  • Patent number: 6005051
    Abstract: Various polymeric compositions, including bicomponent networks and multiblock copolymers, containing polyisobutylene are synthesized by linking a plurality of polyisobutylene polymer chains with siloxane compounds having at least two SiH moieties. Specifically, bicomponent networks are synthesized by linking multifunctional polyisobutylenes, preferably tri-telechelic allyl-terminated polyisobutylenes, with multifunctional linear polysiloxanes, such as di-telechelic linear SiH-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, by hydrosilation. Similarly, multiblock copolymers are synthesized by endlinking difunctional allyl-terminated polyisobutylenes with difunctional SiH-terminated linear polysiloxanes, such as polydimethylsiloxanes, by hydrosilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Joseph P. Kennedy, Melissa A. Sherman
  • Patent number: 5876219
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for interconnecting a pair of circuit boards in parallel spaced-apart planes comprises first and second connectors. The first connector includes a dielectric first housing having a mating face and an array of first contacts exposed along the mating face. The first housing has a shroud which defines a boundary around the array of first contacts. The shroud has an edge at a height above the mating face and the first contacts are recessed below the edge. The second connector includes a dielectric second housing having a mating face and an array of second contacts exposed along the mating face for mating with the first contacts. The second housing is configured for complementary reception within the boundary of the shroud, wherein the shroud serves to align the first and second housings for mating before engagement of the first and second contacts can occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corp.
    Inventors: Attalee S. Taylor, Adam D. Cunningham, Melissa A. Sherman