Patents by Inventor Robin Knauerhase

Robin Knauerhase 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to provide power to devices
    Patent number: 11121575
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to provide power to devices are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a display and an instruction presenter. The presenter is to generate a notification on the display. The notification indicates that delivery of power to the user device will be enabled in exchange for paying attention to the display during a media presentation. The apparatus also includes a detector to determine that a person associated with the user device is paying attention to the display. The charging station is to transmit power to the user device in response to the detector determining that the person is paying attention to the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shivani A. Sud, Robin Knauerhase, Dzung D. Tran
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE POWER TO DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180198309
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to provide power to devices are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a display and an instruction presenter. The presenter is to generate a notification on the display. The notification indicates that delivery of power to the user device will be enabled in exchange for paying attention to the display during a media presentation. The apparatus also includes a detector to determine that a person associated with the user device is paying attention to the display. The charging station is to transmit power to the user device in response to the detector determining that the person is paying attention to the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Shivani A. Sud, Robin Knauerhase, Dzung D. Tran
  • Mobile wireless charging service
    Patent number: 9859743
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to provide power to devices are disclosed. An example method includes determining an indication of visual media consumption of a display by a person; and enabling delivery of power to a device associated with the person in response to determining that the visual media consumption is associated with the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shivani A. Sud, Robin Knauerhase, Dzung D. Tran