Patents by Inventor Ron Schaeffer

Ron Schaeffer 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: 11611396
    Abstract: An optical wireless communication device comprises: at least one of a transmitter and a receiver configured to transmit and/or receive light comprising an optical wireless communication signal representing data; at least one adjustable shutter element associated with the at least one of a transmitter and a receiver, wherein the at least one adjustable shutter element and the associated at least one of the transmitter and the receiver are adjustable between a first configuration and a second configuration such that in the first configuration the at least one adjustable shutter element is configured to at least partially block or partially redirect light having a first selected property and at least partially allow light having a second selected property to pass through unaffected such that transmission and/or reception of the optical wireless communication signal by the at least one of the transmitter and the receiver is substantially altered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: pureLiFi Limited
    Inventor: Ron Schaeffer
  • Publication number: 20210194592
    Abstract: An optical wireless communication device comprises: at least one of a transmitter and a receiver configured to transmit and/or receive light comprising an optical wireless communication signal representing data; at least one adjustable shutter element associated with the at least one of a transmitter and a receiver, wherein the at least one adjustable shutter element and the associated at least one of the transmitter and the receiver are adjustable between a first configuration and a second configuration such that in the first configuration the at least one adjustable shutter element is configured to at least partially block or partially redirect light having a first selected property and at least partially allow light having a second selected property to pass through unaffected such that transmission and/or reception of the optical wireless communication signal by the at least one of the transmitter and the receiver is substantially altered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Ron Schaeffer
  • Publication number: 20180332160
    Abstract: A computing device is operable to work in conjunction with a companion electronic device. The computing device and the companion electronic device each have their own electronics and/or own operating system and each is able to construct a partial or complete user environment. The computing device is operable to send data to the companion device, on request of the companion device, which the companion electronic device then uses to locally construct its own user environment, in whole or in part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hugh BROGAN, Margaret RICE-JONES, Ron SCHAEFFER, Nigel NEWBY-HOUSE, George HINES
  • Patent number: 9998580
    Abstract: A computing device is operable to work in conjunction with a companion electronic device. The computing device and the companion electronic device each have their own electronics and/or own operating system and each is able to construct a partial or complete user environment. The computing device is operable to send data to the companion device, on request of the companion device, which the companion electronic device then uses to locally construct its own user environment, in whole or in part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: HU-DO LTD.
    Inventors: Hugh Brogan, Margaret Rice-Jones, Ron Schaeffer, Nigel Newby-House, George Hines
  • Publication number: 20130109371
    Abstract: A computing device is operable to work in conjunction with a companion electronic device. The computing device and the companion electronic device each have their own electronics and/or own operating system and each is able to construct a partial or complete user environment. The computing device is operable to send data to the companion device, on request of the companion device, which the companion electronic device then uses to locally construct its own user environment, in whole or in part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Hu-Do Ltd.
    Inventors: Hugh Brogan, Margaret Rice-Jones, Ron Schaeffer, Nigel Newby-House, George Hines