Patents by Inventor Patrick James Markan

Patrick James Markan 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).

  • Low-profile band latch mechanism
    Patent number: 10809666
    Abstract: A low-profile band latch mechanism that is configured to connect a wristband to a fitness tracker or other wrist-wearable device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick James Markan, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Yu Chuan Kang, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz
  • Methods for slot antenna design for wearable electronic devices and conductive housings
    Patent number: 10637129
    Abstract: A wearable computing device can include a monopole-excited slot antenna formed by a gap between a housing (such as a highly conductive housing) and a bracket (such as a highly conductive bracket) within the highly conductive housing and by a back cavity between the highly conductive bracket and the PCB. The antenna configuration can include a monopole antenna electrically coupled to a printed circuit board and a slot antenna that is excited through coupled electromagnetic fields. The highly conductive bracket is positioned near a display window of the device, mostly below and partially enclosing a battery. The highly conductive bracket is positioned above the printed circuit board. This configuration allows for a relatively small dead band in the display window, a larger battery, compact and mechanically simple configuration, and superior water resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Yonghua Wei, Kevin Li, Patrick James Markan, Allen Yu-Li Wang, Teemu Taneli Raafael Kaiponen, Christos Kinezos Ioannou
  • LOW-PROFILE BAND LATCH MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20190361402
    Abstract: A low-profile band latch mechanism that is configured to connect a wristband to a fitness tracker or other wrist-wearable device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick James Markan, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Yu Chuan Kang, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz
  • METHODS FOR SLOT ANTENNA DESIGN FOR WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CONDUCTIVE HOUSINGS
    Publication number: 20190260116
    Abstract: A wearable computing device can include a monopole-excited slot antenna formed by a gap between a housing (such as a highly conductive housing) and a bracket (such as a highly conductive bracket) within the highly conductive housing and by a back cavity between the highly conductive bracket and the PCB. The antenna configuration can include a monopole antenna electrically coupled to a printed circuit board and a slot antenna that is excited through coupled electromagnetic fields. The highly conductive bracket is positioned near a display window of the device, mostly below and partially enclosing a battery. The highly conductive bracket is positioned above the printed circuit board. This configuration allows for a relatively small dead band in the display window, a larger battery, compact and mechanically simple configuration, and superior water resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Yonghua Wei, Kevin Li, Patrick James Markan, Allen Yu-Li Wang, Teemu Taneli Raafael Kaiponen, Christos Kinezos Ioannou
  • Band connector for a watch or a smart watch
    Patent number: D857011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Chuan Kang, Derek Jenchia Loh, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz
  • Pair of removable bands for a watch body
    Patent number: D858516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Chuan Kang, Derek Jenchia Loh, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz
  • Pair of removable attachment caps for the body of a smart watch
    Patent number: D858517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz
  • Set of removable bands for a body of a watch
    Patent number: D858518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Junyong Park, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz
  • Set of removable bands for a body of a watch
    Patent number: D861679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Bernhard Wildner, Junyong Park, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz, Yu Chuan Kang
  • Set of bands for a fitness tracker
    Patent number: D862277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. M. Ling, Alexander Joseph Ringrose, Patrick James Markan
  • Smart watch with health monitor sensor
    Patent number: D863296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan
  • Body of smart watch with health monitor sensor
    Patent number: D887405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Bernhard Wildner, Junyong Park, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz, Yu Chuan Kang
  • Body of smart watch with health monitor sensor
    Patent number: D878364
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald Kern, Yu Chuan Kang, Derek Jenchia Loh, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan
  • Smart watch with health monitor sensor
    Patent number: D895613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Bernhard Wildner, Junyong Park, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan
  • Smart watch
    Patent number: D910618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Bernhard Wildner, Junyong Park, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan
  • Smart watch
    Patent number: D911330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Bernhard Wildner, Junyong Park, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan
  • Removable band for a watch body
    Patent number: D919619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Bernhard Wildner, Junyong Park, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan, Yu Chuan Kang, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz
  • Smart watch
    Patent number: D922377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Bernhard Wildner, Junyong Park, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan
  • Smart watch
    Patent number: D928781
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Bernhard Wildner, Junyong Park, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan
  • Wrist wearable fitness tracker
    Patent number: D968242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. M. Ling, Alexander Joseph Ringrose, Patrick James Markan