Patents by Inventor Richard T. Graham

Richard T. Graham 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).

  • Patent number: 11949725
    Abstract: One embodiment provides for a media playback device comprising a memory device to store instructions; one or more processors to execute the instructions stored on the memory device, the instructions to cause the one or more processors to provide a playback queue manager to manage one or more media playback queues including a set of media items associated with a scheduled event and a playback routing manager to determine an output destination for the set of media items based on context associated with the scheduled event, the playback routing manager to route output of playback of the set of media items to one or more of multiple different connected media playback devices based on the context associated with the scheduled event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Alsina, David C. Graham, Andrew M. Wadycki, Edward T. Schmidt, Joel M. Lopes Da Silva, Richard M. Powell, Gregory R. Chapman
  • Patent number: 4982451
    Abstract: A head-covering device comprising a resilient, adjustable liner, a deformable fabric crown removably attached thereto, and plastic fasteners for removably attaching said deformable fabric crown to said liner, is disclosed. The liner is a single strip of flexible, resilient plastic which is a substantially U-shaped band and which is comprised of a spaced crown, a right arm and a left arm integrally joined to each other, an integrally-formed downwardly-extending cheek piece attached to each of the right and left arms, and a slot separating each of the arms. The liner has a uniform thickness of from about 0.032 to about 0.375 inches, and the internal side-to-side width of from about 4 to about 9 inches, and an internal end-to-end length of from about 6 to about 11 inches. The ratio of the internal length to the internal width of the liner is from about 1.1 to about 2.0. The width of said slot separating the right and left arms of the liner is from about 0.125 to about 1.5 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Inventor: Richard T. Graham