Patents by Inventor Ralf Groene

Ralf Groene 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: 20230254989
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic device includes applying a fabric covering to a body panel. The body panel has a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one edge between the top surface and bottom surface. The method includes wrapping the covering around the at least one edge from the bottom surface to the top surface such that the covering is continuous from the bottom surface to the top surface. The method includes compressing the covering against the top surface with a cap layer to plastically deform the covering at a seal on the top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Panos Costa PANAY, Young Soo KIM, James Alec ISHIHARA, Timothy ESCOLIN, Byungkwan MIN, Ralf GROENE, Trevor NOAH
  • Patent number: 11672096
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a body panel, a cap layer affixed to the body panel, and a covering enclosing external surfaces of the body panel such that the covering has no visible or tactile seams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Panos Costa Panay, Young Soo Kim, James Alec Ishihara, Timothy Escolin, Byungkwan Min, Ralf Groene, Trevor Noah
  • Patent number: 11284181
    Abstract: An electronic device for charging earphones includes a housing, a processor, a power supply, a wireless communication device, and a hardware storage device in data communication with the processor. The housing is configured to couple with the earphones. The power supply is in electrical communication with the processor and with an electrical contact to provide electrical communication with earphones. The wireless communication device is in data communication with the processor and configured to be in wireless data communication with the earphones. The hardware storage device is in data communication with the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kaitlyn Marley Schoeck, Ralf Groene, Panos Costa Panay, Young Soo Kim, Woo Ram Lee, Juha Eero Olavi Kuosmanen
  • Publication number: 20210337689
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a body panel, a cap layer affixed to the body panel, and a covering enclosing external surfaces of the body panel such that the covering has no visible or tactile seams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Panos Costa PANAY, Young Soo KIM, James Alec ISHIHARA, Timothy ESCOLIN, Byungkwan MIN, Ralf GROENE, Trevor NOAH
  • Patent number: 10782802
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed herein that relate to user input. One example provides a method comprising receiving user inputs from a user input device, monitoring a touch-sensitive display device for detection of a presence of the user input device via the touch-sensitive display device, when the user input device is detected by the touch-sensitive display device, utilizing a first user input mode in which a first user interface is displayed on the touch-sensitive display device at a location based upon a location of the input device on the touch-sensitive display device, and when the user input device is not detected by the touch-sensitive display device, utilizing a second user input mode in which a second user interface is displayed at a location on the touch-sensitive display device not based upon a location of the input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Young Kim, James Alec Ishihara, Scott Schenone, Ralf Groene, Filipp Demenschonok, Michael Baum
  • Publication number: 20200204898
    Abstract: An electronic device for charging earphones includes a housing, a processor, a power supply, a wireless communication device, and a hardware storage device in data communication with the processor. The housing is configured to couple with the earphones. The power supply is in electrical communication with the processor and with an electrical contact to provide electrical communication with earphones. The wireless communication device is in data communication with the processor and configured to be in wireless data communication with the earphones. The hardware storage device is in data communication with the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Kaitlyn Marley SCHOECK, Ralf GROENE, Panos Costa PANAY, Young Soo KIM, Woo Ram LEE, Juha Eero Olavi KUOSMANEN
  • Patent number: 10579253
    Abstract: A canvas (e.g., a digital page or sheet of paper) on which a user can input data is displayed on a display device of a computing device in response to the canvas being invoked. The canvas can be invoked in different manners, such as by the user activating a switch or button at an “eraser” end of a stylus that mimics a pen/pencil configuration. The user can input any digital data such as notes, drawings, and so forth on the canvas that he or she desires. In response to the canvas being dismissed (e.g., by the user again activating a switch or button at an “eraser” end of a stylus that mimics a pen/pencil configuration), display of the canvas ceases. The digital data input by the user is saved or otherwise processed by the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Graham Williams, Catherine N. Boulanger, Yann Florian Daniel Riche, Hua Wang, John G. A. Weiss, Anthony Christian Reed, Ralf Groene, Steven Nabil Bathiche, Vincent L. Ball
  • Patent number: D941291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Young Soo Kim, Scott Schenone, Panos Costa Panay, Ralf Groene, Brian Min, Ryan Eugene Whitaker
  • Patent number: D962237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Young Soo Kim, Scott Schenone, Panos Costa Panay, Ralf Groene, Byungkwan Min
  • Patent number: D962938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Young Soo Kim, Scott Schenone, Panos Costa Panay, Ralf Groene, Byungkwan Min
  • Patent number: D962939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Young Soo Kim, Scott Schenone, Panos Costa Panay, Ralf Groene, Byungkwan Min
  • Patent number: D967814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Young Soo Kim, Scott Schenone, Panos Costa Panay, Ralf Groene, Byungkwan Min
  • Patent number: D976896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Young Soo Kim, Scott Schenone, Panos Costa Panay, Ralf Groene, Byungkwan Min
  • Patent number: D976900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Young Soo Kim, Scott Schenone, Panos Costa Panay, Ralf Groene, Byungkwan Min
  • Patent number: D980838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Young Soo Kim, Scott Schenone, Panos Costa Panay, Ralf Groene, Byungkwan Min
  • Patent number: D982579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Young Soo Kim, Scott Schenone, Panos Costa Panay, Ralf Groene, Byungkwan Min
  • Patent number: D1003965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Jazmine Ama Hoyle, Byungkwan Min, Ralf Groene, Panos Costa Panay, Young Soo Kim
  • Patent number: D1013683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Jazmine Ama Hoyle, Byungkwan Min, Ralf Groene, Panos Costa Panay, Young Soo Kim
  • Patent number: D1013684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Jazmine Ama Hoyle, Byungkwan Min, Ralf Groene, Panos Costa Panay, Young Soo Kim
  • Patent number: D1022989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Escolin, Jazmine Ama Hoyle, Byungkwan Min, Ralf Groene, Panos Costa Panay, Young Soo Kim