Patents by Inventor Michael Wayne Allen

Michael Wayne Allen 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).

  • Generating a secure state indicator for a device using a light pipe from a fixed position on the device's display
    Patent number: 10332488
    Abstract: A handheld device is configured with a mode indicator to provide an easily seen indication of a defined mode of operation. A command may be received by the handheld device to enter the defined mode of operation. After entering the defined mode of operation, the device may set one or more specific pixels on a display of the handheld device to a predefined color indicative of the defined mode of operation. The mode indicator on the handheld is illuminated by transporting colored light generated by the one or more specific pixels to the mode indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: James Joseph Galu, Jr., Thomas Brian Olson, Michael Wayne Allen
  • Generating a Secure State Indicator for a Device Using a Light Pipe from a Fixed Position on the Device's Display
    Publication number: 20160240051
    Abstract: A handheld device is configured with a mode indicator to provide an easily seen indication of a defined mode of operation. A command may be received by the handheld device to enter the defined mode of operation. After entering the defined mode of operation, the device may set one or more specific pixels on a display of the handheld device to a predefined color indicative of the defined mode of operation. The mode indicator on the handheld is illuminated by transporting colored light generated by the one or more specific pixels to the mode indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: James Joseph Galu, JR., Thomas Brian Olson, Michael Wayne Allen