Patents by Inventor Michael Jerome Ferlan
Michael Jerome Ferlan 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: 11291410Abstract: A personal information system is provided. The system may include a portable information device having a housing including a top surface defined at least partially by a display, a bottom surface configured with a central region in which an optical sensor, electrical connector, and data connector are positioned, the housing enclosing an internal volume in which a processor is provided, the top surface and bottom surface being coupled by a perimeter side edge extending therebetween, and a mounting structure formed at least partially around the perimeter side edge of the housing. The system may further include a frame, which may be connected to a band, the frame surrounding a void and configured to receive the mounting structure, the frame and mounting structure being releasably securable via a tongue and groove connection. The system may further comprise a dock to which the information device may be connected.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Monique Chatterjee, Carl Ledbetter, Sung Ho Son, Stephen Michael Christopher, Michael Jerome Ferlan
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Publication number: 20190069843Abstract: A personal information system is provided. The system may include a portable information device having a housing including a top surface defined at least partially by a display, a bottom surface configured with a central region in which an optical sensor, electrical connector, and data connector are positioned, the housing enclosing an internal volume in which a processor is provided, the top surface and bottom surface being coupled by a perimeter side edge extending therebetween, and a mounting structure formed at least partially around the perimeter side edge of the housing. The system may further include a frame, which may be connected to a band, the frame surrounding a void and configured to receive the mounting structure, the frame and mounting structure being releasably securable via a tongue and groove connection. The system may further comprise a dock to which the information device may be connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Monique Chatterjee, Carl Ledbetter, Sung Ho Son, Stephen Michael Christopher, Michael Jerome Ferlan
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Patent number: 10154814Abstract: A personal information system is provided. The system may include a portable information device having a housing including a top surface defined at least partially by a display, a bottom surface configured with a central region in which an optical sensor, electrical connector, and data connector are positioned, the housing enclosing an internal volume in which a processor is provided, the top surface and bottom surface being coupled by a perimeter side edge extending therebetween, and a mounting structure formed at least partially around the perimeter side edge of the housing. The system may further include a frame, which may be connected to a band, the frame surrounding a void and configured to receive the mounting structure, the frame and mounting structure being releasably securable via a tongue and groove connection. The system may further comprise a dock to which the information device may be connected.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Monique Chatterjee, Carl Ledbetter, Sung Ho Son, Stephen Michael Christopher, Michael Jerome Ferlan
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Publication number: 20160317087Abstract: A personal information system is provided. The system may include a portable information device having a housing including a top surface defined at least partially by a display, a bottom surface configured with a central region in which an optical sensor, electrical connector, and data connector are positioned, the housing enclosing an internal volume in which a processor is provided, the top surface and bottom surface being coupled by a perimeter side edge extending therebetween, and a mounting structure formed at least partially around the perimeter side edge of the housing. The system may further include a frame, which may be connected to a band, the frame surrounding a void and configured to receive the mounting structure, the frame and mounting structure being releasably securable via a tongue and groove connection. The system may further comprise a dock to which the information device may be connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Monique Chatterjee, Carl Ledbetter, Sung Ho Son, Stephen Michael Christopher, Michael Jerome Ferlan
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Patent number: 9386932Abstract: A personal information system is provided. The system may include a portable information device having a housing including a top surface defined at least partially by a display, a bottom surface configured with a central region in which an optical sensor, electrical connector, and data connector are positioned, the housing enclosing an internal volume in which a processor is provided, the top surface and bottom surface being coupled by a perimeter side edge extending therebetween, and a mounting structure formed at least partially around the perimeter side edge of the housing. The system may further include a frame, which may be connected to a band, the frame surrounding a void and configured to receive the mounting structure, the frame and mounting structure being releasably securable via a tongue and groove connection. The system may further comprise a dock to which the information device may be connected.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Monique Chatterjee, Carl Ledbetter, Sung Ho Son, Stephen Michael Christopher, Michael Jerome Ferlan
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Publication number: 20140121539Abstract: A personal information system is provided. The system may include a portable information device having a housing including a top surface defined at least partially by a display, a bottom surface configured with a central region in which an optical sensor, electrical connector, and data connector are positioned, the housing enclosing an internal volume in which a processor is provided, the top surface and bottom surface being coupled by a perimeter side edge extending therebetween, and a mounting structure formed at least partially around the perimeter side edge of the housing. The system may further include a frame, which may be connected to a band, the frame surrounding a void and configured to receive the mounting structure, the frame and mounting structure being releasably securable via a tongue and groove connection. The system may further comprise a dock to which the information device may be connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Monique Chatterjee, Carl Ledbetter, Sung Ho Son, Stephen Michael Christopher, Michael Jerome Ferlan