Patents by Inventor Sam Prentice

Sam Prentice 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: 20240205586
    Abstract: A linear-travel mechanical switch for use in a headphone device comprises a user button attached to a plunger. The plunger extends into a body of the headphone device. A travel pathway extends in a first linear direction from the plunger and in a second, opposite linear direction from the plunger. At least one bias device is integrated into the linear-travel mechanical switch. The at least one bias device biasing the plunger to a middle position along the travel pathway. A plunger button is located such that depressing the user button engages the plunger button. A first button is located such that a movement of the user button along the travel pathway in the first linear direction engages the first button. A second button is located such that a movement of the user button long the travel pathway in the second, opposite linear direction engages the second button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Tristan TAYLOR, Sam PRENTICE, Alexia DELHOUME, Roderick George William PHILIP, David KEATING
  • Patent number: D895285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: RHA Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Kyle Hutchison, Jo-Yun Wang, Sam Prentice, David Keating, Heather Rebecca Guyan
  • Patent number: D911315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: RHA Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Kyle Hutchison, Jo-Yun Wang, Sam Prentice, David Keating, Heather Rebecca Guyan
  • Patent number: D1059327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SONOS, INC.
    Inventors: Sam Prentice, David Keating, Jo-Yun Wang, Matthew Innes, Alexia Delhoume, Tristan Taylor, Roderick Philip, Aki Laine, Francesca Alyssum Quaglia
  • Patent number: D1061472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SONOS, INC.
    Inventors: Sam Prentice, David Keating, Jo-Yun Wang, Matthew Innes, Alexia Delhoume, Tristan Taylor, Roderick Philip, Aki Laine, Francesca Alyssum Quaglia