Patents by Inventor Richard D. Lyons

Richard D. Lyons 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: 20260140614
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for adjusting device settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2026
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Christopher D. MCKENZIE, William A. SORRENTINO, III, Richard D. LYONS, Lee S. BROUGHTON, Adam L. AMADIO, Peter D. ANTON, Kristi E. BAUERLY, Stephen O. LEMAY, Karen EL ASMAR, Lynn I. STREJA, Danielle M. PRICE, Hana Z. WANG, Hugo D. VERWEIJ, Thineshan KATHIRCHELVAN
  • Patent number: 12608079
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to techniques and user interfaces for user enrollment, user authentication, user representation, and transitioning a device from a first state to a second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Amy E. DeDonato, Jay Moon, Joseph Y. Chan, Danielle M. Price, Jonathan R. Dascola, Stephen O. Lemay, William A. Sorrentino, III, Richard D. Lyons, Lee S. Broughton, Katherine W. Kolombatovich, Hugo D. Verweij
  • Publication number: 20260039742
    Abstract: A method includes: while displaying a wake screen with a first media item as a background and with foreground objects displayed over the first media item, detecting first user input directed to the wake screen user interface; in response to detecting the first user input, ceasing display of the foreground objects; detecting a second user input that corresponds to a request to navigate through media items in a media gallery; in response to detecting the second user input, replacing display of the first media item with display of a second media item from the media gallery; detecting a third input; and, in response to detecting the third user input, redisplaying the foreground objects on the display device over the second media item that is different from the first media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Inventors: Christopher I. Wilson, Pedro Mari, Richard D. Lyons, Teofila Connor, Giancarlo Yerkes, Gregory M. Apodaca, Vitalii Kramar, Gregg S. Suzuki, Robert Garcia, III, Philip A. Ward, Stephen O. Lemay, Andre Souza Dos Santos, Cas G. Lemmens, Alan C. Dye, Bilal S. Sayed Ahmad, Jussi-Pekka Mantere
  • Patent number: 12530113
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for adjusting device settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Mckenzie, William A. Sorrentino, III, Richard D. Lyons, Lee S. Broughton, Adam L. Amadio, Peter D. Anton, Kristi E. Bauerly, Stephen O. Lemay, Karen El Asmar, Lynn I. Streja
  • Publication number: 20250355555
    Abstract: While a view of an environment is visible, a computer system detects that attention of a user is directed toward a location of a hand of the user, and in response: in accordance with a determination that the attention of the user is directed toward the location of the hand while first criteria are met, wherein the first criteria include a requirement that the hand is in a respective pose and oriented with a palm of the hand facing toward a viewpoint of the user in order for the first criteria to be met, the computer system displays a control corresponding to the location of the hand; and in accordance with a determination that the attention of the user is directed toward the location of the hand while the first criteria are not met, the computer system forgoes displaying the control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Inventors: Evgenii Krivoruchko, Matan Stauber, Tyler R. Calderone, Daniel J. Brewer, Chase B. Lortie, Yirong Tang, Bharat C. Dandu, Danielle M. Price, Christopher D. McKenzie, Stephen O. Lemay, Zoey C. Taylor, Jose A. Checa Oloriz, Hugo D. Verweij, William A. Sorrentino, Richard D. Lyons
  • Publication number: 20250355485
    Abstract: While a view of an environment is visible via one or more display generation components of a computer system, and while the view of the environment includes a respective object that moves as a hand of a user moves, the computer system detects, via one or more input devices, a respective input. In response to detecting the respective input: in accordance with a determination that first criteria are met, the first criteria including a requirement that the hand of the user is holding a controller, the computer system displays, via the one or more display generation components, a first user interface object at a first location relative to the respective object; and, in accordance with a determination that the first criteria are not met, the computer system forgoes displaying the first user interface object at the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2025
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Inventors: Christopher D. McKenzie, Evgenii Krivoruchko, Benjamin H. Boesel, Matan Stauber, Tyler R. Calderone, Daniel J. Brewer, Chase B. Lortie, Yirong Tang, Bharat C. Dandu, Danielle M. Price, Stephen O. Lemay, Zoey C. Taylor, Jose A. Checa Oloriz, Hugo D. Verweij, Hana Z. Wang, William A. Sorrentino, III, Richard D. Lyons, Walden J. Davis, Jay Moon, Daniel M. Golden, John M. Nefulda, Scott M. Andrus, Goh M. Noda, Kianoosh R. Salami, Wesley M. Holder, Karen El Asmar, Katherine Stevo
  • Patent number: D1112349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Richard D. Lyons, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber, Daniel John Tobolic
  • Patent number: D1108457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Lyons, Jonathan Ravasz, Matan Stauber
  • Patent number: D1108480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2025
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Apodaca, Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Miquel Estany Rodriguez, Richard D. Lyons, James J. Owen, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber, Wan Si Wan
  • Patent number: D1115806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Richard D. Lyons, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber, Daniel John Tobolic
  • Patent number: D1118670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Evgenii Krivoruchko, Richard D. Lyons, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Matan Stauber
  • Patent number: D1119991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Richard D. Lyons, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber
  • Patent number: D1119993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Stephen O. Lemay, Chia Yang Lin, Richard D. Lyons, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber
  • Patent number: D1121658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Nathan Gitter, Stephen O. Lemay, Richard D. Lyons, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber
  • Patent number: D1121664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Stephen O. Lemay, Chia Yang Lin, Richard D. Lyons, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber
  • Patent number: D1121681
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred B. Huergo Wagner, Richard D. Lyons, William A. Sorrentino, III
  • Patent number: D1124014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Apodaca, Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Thalia Jimena Echevarria Fiol, Miquel Estany Rodriguez, Stephen O. Lemay, Richard D. Lyons, James J. Owen, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber, Wan Si Wan
  • Patent number: D1126975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Allen, Benjamin H. Boesel, Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, James M. Dessero, Thalia Jimena Echevarria Fiol, Nicholas W. Henderson, Benjamin Hylak, Richard D. Lyons, Christopher D. Mckenzie, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Lorena S Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber
  • Patent number: D1129487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Apodaca, Miquel Estany Rodriguez, Stephen O. Lemay, Richard D. Lyons, James J. Owen, Israel Pastrana Vicente, William A. Sorrentino, III, Wan Si Wan
  • Patent number: D1129498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Richard D. Lyons