Patents by Inventor Robert Koutsoyannis

Robert Koutsoyannis 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).

  • Accelerometer-based battery charge status indicator
    Patent number: 9124112
    Abstract: Systems (100) and methods (600) for recharging a battery (292) of an electronic device (102) which has been placed in a cradle (106) of a charging dock (104). The methods involve: measuring a charging voltage value and a charging current value for the electronic device; determining a first value of angular orientation for a current position of the electronic device relative to a reference angular orientation of the electronic device; selecting at least one first indicator from a plurality of indicators based on the charging voltage value, the charging current value, and the first value of angular orientation; and outputting a first indicator to the user of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Havass, Robert Koutsoyannis