Patents by Inventor Ryan Kimball

Ryan Kimball 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: 20210112196
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing. A hinge couples the first device housing to the second device housing. The first device housing is pivotable about the hinge relative to the second device housing between a closed position and an axially displaced open position. The electronic device includes a display and an imager, each coupled to one of the first device housing or the second device housing. The display and the imager are exposed when the first device housing and the second device housing are in the closed position. One or more processors operable with the imager and the display, in response to detecting an image capture operation using the imager occurring when the electronic device is in the axially displaced open position, temporarily display image capture operation assistance content on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Boby Iyer, Rahul Desai, Eduardo Hideki Tanaka, Ryan Kimball
  • Publication number: 20190012000
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a deformable housing and a flexible display supported by the deformable housing. The flexible display can be touch-sensitive, and can include a touch sensor. One or more flex sensors detect when the electronic device is deformed at a deformation location. One or more processors, operable with the flexible display and the one or more flex sensors, then detect user input along a first portion of the flexible display disposed to a first side of the deformation location, and control a second portion of the flexible display disposed to a second side of the deformation location as a function of the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Alberto Cavallaro, Ryan Kimball, Sharma Shankar Anandane, Karina Sirota