Patents by Inventor Renee Schaefer

Renee Schaefer 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).

  • Distance measuring element
    Patent number: 11150079
    Abstract: A distance measuring element including: at least one first subpattern having a nonrepeating structure of values in a defined first value range; and at least one second subpattern, which, in comparison with the first subpattern, has a non-repeating structure of values in a second value range, the second subpattern having no values in the defined first value range, the at least two subpatterns being superimposed by summing over a defined surface area to form a surface pattern; the minimum distance between the values of the second value range being greater than the maximum value of the first value range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Frank-Rene Schaefer
  • DISTANCE MEASURING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20210148692
    Abstract: A distance measuring element including: at least one first subpattern having a nonrepeating structure of values in a defined first value range; and at least one second subpattern, which, in comparison with the first subpattern, has a non-repeating structure of values in a second value range, the second subpattern having no values in the defined first value range, the at least two subpatterns being superimposed by summing over a defined surface area to form a surface pattern; the minimum distance between the values of the second value range being greater than the maximum value of the first value range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Frank-Rene Schaefer
  • Customized user interface
    Patent number: 8407601
    Abstract: Regulating user interface controls includes identifying a grouping from among different groupings and providing a set of user interface controls corresponding to the identified grouping. The groupings can correspond to the maturity levels (e.g., kids and teenagers) of different network service provider users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Wassom, Renee Schaefer, Cory Chandler
  • CUSTOMIZED USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20100031161
    Abstract: Regulating user interface controls includes identifying a grouping from among different groupings and providing a set of user interface controls corresponding to the identified grouping. The groupings can correspond to the maturity levels (e.g., kids and teenagers) of different network service provider users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: AOL LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Jack Wassom, Renee Schaefer, Cory Chandler
  • Customized user interface
    Patent number: 7555721
    Abstract: Regulating user interface controls includes receiving a user identifier, associating a grouping with the user identifier by selecting a grouping from among different groupings and automatically providing a set of user interface controls corresponding to the identified grouping, the set of user interface controls including a toolbar. The groupings can correspond to the maturity levels (e.g., kids and teenagers) of different network service provider users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: AOL LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Jack Wassom, Renee Schaefer, Cory Chandler