Patents by Inventor Saso Vranek

Saso Vranek 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: 20190090015
    Abstract: Example invertible metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a housing. A housing orientation sensor provides a first signal representative of an orientation of the housing. A stencil orientation sensor provides a second signal representative of an orientation of a stencil. A plurality of lights are carried by the housing. A display output controller controls operation of the lights based on at least one of the orientation of the housing or the orientation of the stencil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, Saso Vranek, Andrej Barbis
  • Patent number: 10178433
    Abstract: Example invertible metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a housing orientation determiner and a stencil orientation determiner. The example apparatus also includes an orientation validator to determine whether a detected orientation of the stencil relative to a detected orientation of the housing is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, Saso Vranek, Andrej Barbis
  • Publication number: 20180260831
    Abstract: Example metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a stencil and a housing having a display area. The display area has a recessed cavity defining a front surface of the display area. A front surface of the stencil is to be flush mounted relative to the front surface of the display area defined by the recessed cavity when the stencil is positioned in the display area of the housing. A cover is removably coupled to the housing to enable access to the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, James Joseph Vitt, Douglas Brent Turnbow, Christen V. Nielsen, Marko Usaj, Andrej Barbis, Saso Vranek
  • Patent number: 9984380
    Abstract: Example metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a housing having a display area, The apparatus includes at least one of a first stencil or a second stencil to be removably positionable in the display area of the housing. The first stencil has indicia oriented in a landscape orientation and the second stencil has indicia oriented in a portrait orientation. The at least one of the first stencil or the second stencil is to be positioned in the display area of the housing such that the indicia of the at least one of the first stencil or the second stencil is in an upright orientation relative to the housing. The apparatus includes a cover removably coupled to the housing to enable access to the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC.
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, James Joseph Vitt, Douglas Brent Turnbow, Christen V. Nielsen, Marko Usaj, Andrej Barbis, Saso Vranek
  • Publication number: 20170372340
    Abstract: Example metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a housing having a display area, The apparatus includes at least one of a first stencil or a second stencil to be removably positionable in the display area of the housing. The first stencil has indicia oriented in a landscape orientation and the second stencil has indicia oriented in a portrait orientation. The at least one of the first stencil or the second stencil is to be positioned in the display area of the housing such that the indicia of the at least one of the first stencil or the second stencil is in an upright orientation relative to the housing. The apparatus includes a cover removably coupled to the housing to enable access to the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, James Joseph Vitt, Douglas Brent Turnbow, Christen V. Nielsen, Marko Usaj, Andrej Barbis, Saso Vranek
  • Publication number: 20170374415
    Abstract: Example invertible meter apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example invertible meter apparatus includes a housing having a display area. The housing positionable in a first orientation or a second orientation different than the first orientation. The meter apparatus includes a stencil removably coupled to the display area of the housing. The stencil having indicia to be positioned in the display area of the housing in an upright orientation when the housing is in the first orientation. The stencil being repositionable to orient the indicia to the upright orientation when the housing is moved to the second orientation. The meter apparatus includes a cover removably coupled to the housing to enable access to the stencil in the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, James Joseph Vitt, Douglas Brent Turnbow, Marko Usaj, Andrej Barbis, Saso Vranek
  • Publication number: 20170374413
    Abstract: Example invertible metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a housing orientation determiner and a stencil orientation determiner. The example apparatus also includes an orientation validator to determine whether a detected orientation of the stencil relative to a detected orientation of the housing is valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, Saso Vranek, Andrej Barbis
  • Patent number: D809941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, Saso Vranek, Michael Alan Hicks, James Joseph Vitt
  • Patent number: D820694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, Saso Vranek, Michael Alan Hicks, James Joseph Vitt