Patents by Inventor Michael Hardy

Michael Hardy 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).

  • Publication number: 20130007628
    Abstract: A user interface and method for composing a message to be sent over a wireless network environment using a handheld device is disclosed. According to the method, upon receipt of a user request to compose a message, a screen is displayed with a recipient field for a recipient address, an associated label to indicate that the recipient field is for a recipient address, and a message body field for holding message content. The method further includes, upon each keystroke entry of text to the recipient field, looking up entries from an address book which match the text, and displaying a selection menu representing addresses from at least a portion of the entries as well as cached entries previously looked up from a global address book.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Theodore Van Belle, Scotte Zinn, Andrew Bocking, Michael Hardy
  • Publication number: 20120315801
    Abstract: A connector assembly having a body is provided. The body forms an inlet, an internal cavity, and an outlet. A plate is oriented in the cavity and adjacent to the outlet. A harness partially extends through the inlet, into the cavity, and is connected to the plate. A molded material is disposed over the harness within the internal cavity on an inlet side of the plate. The molded material includes an integrally formed grommet that is oriented at the inlet of the body for providing strain relief to the harness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith R. Kwasny, Randall Riddle, Marc Poulin, Michael Hardy
  • Patent number: 8280972
    Abstract: A user interface and method for composing a message to be sent over a wireless network environment using a handheld device is disclosed. According to the method, upon receipt of a user request to compose a message, a screen is displayed with a recipient field for a recipient address, an associated label to indicate that the recipient field is for a recipient address, and a message body field for holding message content. The method further includes, upon each keystroke entry of text to the recipient field, looking up entries from an address book which match the text, and displaying a selection menu representing addresses from at least a portion of the entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Theodore Van Belle, Scotte Zinn, Andrew Bocking, Michael Hardy
  • Publication number: 20120181983
    Abstract: A charger system for use in a vehicle to charge a vehicle battery includes a first charger and a second charger. The chargers are connected to a vehicle bus. Each charger has a master indication digital input and decodes the input to determine its role as master charger or slave charger. The master charger configures its connection to the vehicle bus to use a master node message set. The slave charger configures its connection to the vehicle bus to use a slave node message set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aftab Ali Khan, Stephen Humphrey, Michael Hardy
  • Publication number: 20120083247
    Abstract: A mobile device receives via a wireless network an enable message which indicates that a data message has been received and is ready for retrieval. The mobile device then provides an indication which indicates that the data message has been received, and includes a subset of the data message. After providing the indication, the mobile device detects a user-initiated entry into a messaging application. In response to detecting the user-initiated entry, the mobile device examines a setting in a data store which is provided in response to the enable message. If the setting is provided in the data store, the mobile device requests the data message by sending via the wireless network a fetch message and subsequently receives the data message. If the setting is not provided in the data store, the mobile device refrains from sending the fetch message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: David P. Yach, Gary P. Mousseau, David Clark, Scotte Zinn, Michael Hardy, Nataliya Martsyna
  • Publication number: 20120066299
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to engage in accessing informational content in a data hub server, where the informational content is identified as public or partially public to a group registered in the data hub server with permission to access the informational content made public or partially public in the data hub server by another entity, provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities among mobile electronic devices. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher Runstedler, Robit Jain, Samer Fahmy, Michael Hardy
  • Publication number: 20120052842
    Abstract: A host service queues data messages received at a message server for delivery to a wireless mobile device. The host service detects a trigger in response to an expiration of a predetermined time interval. In response to detecting the trigger when the data messages are queued, the host service attempts to authenticate a previously-received login credential of the device with respect to a predetermined authentication period. The session is active when the period has not expired, and inactive when the period has expired. When the session is inactive, the host service receives via a wireless network a new login credential from the device, authenticates the new login credential, and activates the session for data message delivery based on the authenticating of the new login credential. When the session is active, the host service causes the data messages to be sent via the wireless network to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Scotte Zinn, Michael Hardy
  • Publication number: 20120030299
    Abstract: A user interface and method for composing a message to be sent over a wireless network environment using a handheld device is disclosed. According to the method, upon receipt of a user request to compose a message, a screen is displayed with a recipient field for a recipient address, an associated label to indicate that the recipient field is for a recipient address, and a message body field for holding message content. The method further includes, upon each keystroke entry of text to the recipient field, looking up entries from an address book which match the text, and displaying a selection menu representing addresses from at least a portion of the entries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Theodore Van Belle, Scotte Zinn, Andrew Bocking, Michael Hardy
  • Patent number: 8099082
    Abstract: A wireless communication system, comprising a host service, a wireless router system coupled to the host service, a wireless network coupling the wireless router system and a wireless mobile communication device (“mobile device”), adaptively delivers data to the mobile device in the wireless communication system. In another embodiment, a receive trigger is used by the host to initiate a session where messages are delivered to the mobile device. The host trigger consists of the receipt of a message from a host. Upon detection of a session, messages are sent to the device. If a session is inactive, login credentials are requested. Detection of a logoff trigger from the mobile device will terminate an existing session and current login credentials are also expired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Scotte Zinn, Michael Hardy
  • Patent number: 8095117
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling data messaging in a wireless communications system is provided in one embodiment. Wireless messaging is enabled by having a host service send enable messages to a mobile communications device. Once an enable message has been received at the mobile communications device, the generation of an event causes the mobile communications device to send a fetch message to the host service to retrieve messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: David P. Yach, Gary P. Mousseau, David Clark, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Michael Hardy, Nataliya Martsyna
  • Patent number: 8065361
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to engage in accessing informational content in a data hub server, where the informational content is identified as public or partially public to a group registered in the data hub server with permission to access the informational content made public or partially public in the data hub server by another entity, provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities among mobile electronic devices. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Runstedler, Rohit Jain, Samer Fahmy, Michael Hardy
  • Patent number: 8037142
    Abstract: A user interface and method for composing a message to be sent over a wireless network environment using a handheld device is disclosed. According to the method, upon receipt of a user request to compose a message, a screen is displayed with a recipient field for a recipient address, an associated label to indicate that the recipient field is for a recipient address, and a message body field for holding message content. The method further includes, upon each keystroke entry of text to the recipient field, looking up entries from an address book which match the text, and displaying a selection menu representing addresses from at least a portion of the entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Theodore Van Belle, Scotte Zinn, Andrew Bocking, Michael Hardy
  • Patent number: 8032928
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer program products for controlling wireless network connection access are described. The device includes a processor for executing instructions, and multiple network adapters for operatively connecting to multiple networks. The device includes a wireless network connection monitoring application for controlling access to the multiple networks via the processor, and the monitoring application is configured to monitor the multiple network adapters. The device also includes a monitor file that has permissions for services to communicate on the multiple networks, and the monitoring application allows or denies access to the multiple networks via the plurality of network adapters based on the permissions for the services in the monitor file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael Hardy, Eric Aslaken, Richard Voyentzie
  • Publication number: 20110237491
    Abstract: Multiple use fabric conditioning blocks comprising indentations and/or protrusions are useful for conditioning fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Rick Ah-Man Woo, Toan Trinh, Charles Michael Hardy, Kurt Alfred Karussi, Samuel James Morris, III, Lawrence Andrew Schumacher, John William Smith, Jacqueline Marie Duderstadt
  • Patent number: 7977303
    Abstract: Multiple use fabric conditioning blocks comprising indentations and/or protrusions are useful for conditioning fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rick Ah-Man Woo, Toan Trinh, Charles Michael Hardy, Kurt Alfred Karussi, Samuel James Morris, III, Lawrence Andrew Schumacher, John William Smith, Jacqueline Marie Duderstadt
  • Publication number: 20110163008
    Abstract: In a catalytic treatment process, mercaptans in sour hydrocarbon are oxidized to disulfide oils using an aqueous treatment solution containing a chelated polyvalent metal catalyst, alkali metal hydroxide, and the alkali metal salt of at least one alcohol in a non-dispersive mixing apparatus wherein an upgraded hydrocarbon containing the disulfide oils is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: MERICHEM COMPANY
    Inventors: Tiejun Zhang, K. Michael Hardy, V. Keith Turner, Ignacio C. Bincaz, Tom Varadi
  • Publication number: 20110127194
    Abstract: In a catalytic treatment process, mercaptans in sour hydrocarbon are oxidized to disulfide oils using an aqueous treatment solution containing a chelated polyvalent metal catalyst, alkali metal hydroxide, and the alkali metal salt of at least one alcohol in a non-dispersive mixing apparatus wherein an upgraded hydrocarbon containing the disulfide oils is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Tiejun Zhang, K. Michael Hardy, V. Keith Turner, Ignacio C. Bincaz, Tom Varadi
  • Publication number: 20110059726
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling data messaging in a wireless communications system is provided in one embodiment. Wireless messaging is enabled by having a host service send enable messages to a mobile communications device. Once an enable message has been received at the mobile communications device, the generation of an event causes the mobile communications device to send a fetch message to the host service to retrieve messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: David P. Yach, Gary P. Mousseau, David Clark, Scotte Zinn, Michael Hardy, Nataliya Martayna
  • Patent number: D666152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Randall Riddle, Keith R. Kwasny, Marc Poulin, Michael Hardy
  • Patent number: D677632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Randall Riddle, Keith R. Kwasny, Marc Poulin, Michael Hardy