Patents by Inventor Paul L. Merz

Paul L. Merz 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).

  • Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs
    Patent number: 11989394
    Abstract: Devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs are provided. While a display of an electronic device with a fingerprint sensor displays a first user interface, the device may detect movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, the device allows navigating through the first user interface, and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction different from the first direction, the device allows displaying a second user interface different from the first user interface on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Pope, Daniel W. Jarvis, Nicholas G. Merz, Scott A. Myers, Michael A. Cretella, Michael Eng, James H. Foster, Terry L. Gilton, Myra Haggerty, Byron B. Han, M. Evans Hankey, Steven P. Hotelling, Brian R. Land, Stephen Brian Lynch, Paul Meade, Mushtaq A. Sarwar, John P. Ternus, Paul M. Thompson, Marcel Van Os, John A. Wright
  • Radiation resistant projectile canister liner
    Patent number: 4357855
    Abstract: A liner for lining the interior surface of a canister which carries and sorts the launching of a projectile includes a first resilient layer, a second thermally reflective layer, and a third layer having a low coefficient of friction. The first layer contacts the inner surface of the canister, the second layer is interposed between the first and third layer, and the third layer contacts the outer surface of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Paul L. Merz