Patents by Inventor Steven A. Isaac

Steven A. Isaac 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: 9758274
    Abstract: A protective case in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology includes a backing shaped to securely attach to a back side of a personal electronic device, a cover hingedly connected to the backing, and a joint operably positioned between the backing and the cover. The backing includes a first magnetic region. The cover includes a screen protector and a tab hingedly connected to the screen protector. The tab includes a second and third magnetic regions hingedly connected to one another. The joint is bendable along a bending axis to allow the cover to move between a closed configuration in which the first and second magnetic regions are detached from one another and an open configuration in which the first and second magnetic regions are releasably attached to one another. The first, second, and third magnetic regions have advantageous respective distributions of magnetic polarities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Touchfire, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley S. Melmon, Steven A. Isaac
  • Publication number: 20170246850
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for two-phase thermal management are provided in accordance with various embodiments. For example, a two-phase thermal management device is provided that may include two or more containment layers and/or one or more porous layers positioned between at least a portion of each of the two or more containment layers. The portion of each of the two or more containment layers and the one or more porous layers may be bonded with each other. The two or more containment layers and one or more porous layers may be bonded with each other to form an uninterrupted stack of material layers utilizing diffusion bonding. Some embodiments include a method of forming a two-phase thermal management device including arranging multiple materials layers including one or more porous layers positioned with respect to one or more containment layers; and/or bonding the multiple material layers with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Diego Arias, William Francis, Michael Hulse, Steven Isaacs
  • Patent number: 9540134
    Abstract: A protective case for use with a personal electronic device includes a backing shaped to securely attach to a back side of the device and an articulated cover configured to extend over a front side of the device. The backing includes end portions configured to secure opposite edges of the device, and a first coupling component spaced apart from the end portions of the backing. The cover includes a plurality of panels and a second coupling component releasably securable to the first coupling component. The cover is movable into a configuration in which the first and second coupling components are attached to one another and the plurality of panels form a support structure that supports the device at an angle relative to a horizontal support surface. The support structure is adjustable to change the angle without detaching the first and second coupling components from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Touchfire, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley S. Melmon, Steven A. Isaac
  • Patent number: 9317202
    Abstract: A keyboard overlay for use with a virtual touch screen keyboard, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment of the present technology, a keyboard is overlaid over a plurality of virtual keys that have virtual key centers laterally spaced apart from each other. The keyboard can have a base configured to be coupled to the virtual touch screen keyboard and a plurality of overlay key structures corresponding to the virtual keys. The overlay key centers of the individual overlay key structures have overlay key centers, and at least a subset of the overlay key structures can be arranged such that the overlay key centers of the subset are offset relative to the virtual key centers of the corresponding virtual keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Touchfire, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley S. Melmon, Steven A. Isaac, Ralph Levy
  • Publication number: 20160099115
    Abstract: An electrolyte composition, including: an electrolyte comprising a conductive salt; and a mixture comprising an alkyl nitrile and an alkyl dinitrile, wherein the electrolyte composition has a depressed vapor pressure at 85° C., as defined herein. Also disclosed is an article incorporating the electrolyte composition and methods for making and using the article at elevated temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Shrisudersan Jayaraman, Rahul Suryakant Kadam, Steven Isaac Massey, Shivani Rao Polasani
  • Publication number: 20150266610
    Abstract: A protective case in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology includes a backing shaped to securely attach to a back side of a personal electronic device, a cover hingedly connected to the backing, and a joint operably positioned between the backing and the cover. The backing includes a first magnetic region. The cover includes a screen protector and a tab hingedly connected to the screen protector. The tab includes a second and third magnetic regions hingedly connected to one another. The joint is bendable along a bending axis to allow the cover to move between a closed configuration in which the first and second magnetic regions are detached from one another and an open configuration in which the first and second magnetic regions are releasably attached to one another. The first, second, and third magnetic regions have advantageous respective distributions of magnetic polarities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Bradley S. Melmon, Steven A. Isaac
  • Publication number: 20150191273
    Abstract: A protective case for use with a personal electronic device includes a backing shaped to securely attach to a back side of the device and an articulated cover configured to extend over a front side of the device. The backing includes end portions configured to secure opposite edges of the device, and a first coupling component spaced apart from the end portions of the backing. The cover includes a plurality of panels and a second coupling component releasably securable to the first coupling component. The cover is movable into a configuration in which the first and second coupling components are attached to one another and the plurality of panels form a support structure that supports the device at an angle relative to a horizontal support surface. The support structure is adjustable to change the angle without detaching the first and second coupling components from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Bradley S. Melmon, Steven A. Isaac
  • Publication number: 20150070281
    Abstract: A keyboard overlay for use with a virtual touch screen keyboard, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment of the present technology, a keyboard is overlaid over a plurality of virtual keys that have virtual key centers laterally spaced apart from each other. The keyboard can have a base configured to be coupled to the virtual touch screen keyboard and a plurality of overlay key structures corresponding to the virtual keys. The overlay key centers of the individual overlay key structures have overlay key centers, and at least a subset of the overlay key structures can be arranged such that the overlay key centers of the subset are offset relative to the virtual key centers of the corresponding virtual keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Bradley S. Melmon, Steven A. Isaac, Ralph Levy
  • Patent number: 7451352
    Abstract: Web control validation may be defined using one or more declarations that are included in an ASP+ file by the web page author. The declarations specify server-side objects that validate the input data received in the web page and provide error handling in the event of a validation failure error. Validation declaration parameters specify the validation criteria against which the input data is validated. Example validation operations involve regular expressions, required fields, data comparison, range comparison and custom validation. Validation parameters can also specify either server-side validation or client-side validation, depending on the client browser's capabilities. In a server-side scenario, a server-side validation object processes the input data received in an HTTP request from the client. In a client-side scenario, a server-side validation object renders the appropriate client-side code to validate the input data without a round trip between the client and the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony J. Moore, Susan M. Warren, Scott D. Guthrie, Steven A. Isaac
  • Patent number: 6915454
    Abstract: Web control validation may be defined using one or more declarations that are included in an ASP+ file by the web page author. The declarations specify server-side objects that validate the input data received in the web page and provide error handling in the event of a validation failure error. Validation declaration parameters specify the validation criteria against which the input data is validated. Example validation operations involve regular expressions, required fields, data comparison, range comparison and custom validation. Validation parameters can also specify- either server-side validation or client-side validation, depending on the client browser's capabilities. In a server-side scenario, a server-side validation object processes the input data received in an HTTP request from the client. In a client-side scenario, a server-side validation object renders the appropriate client-side code to validate the input data without a round trip between the client and the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony J. Moore, Susan M. Warren, Scott D. Guthrie, Steven A. Isaac
  • Patent number: 6647531
    Abstract: User-selected customization information for a network (e.g., HTML) document is stored at a server with reference to user identifying information that uniquely identifies the user. Whenever the user navigates back to the network address of the HTML document, the user is identified automatically and receives a customized HTML document formed in accordance with the customization information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven A. Isaac, Mark B. Grossman, Ron E. Critchfield, Michael H. Tuchen, James S. Gwertzman, Paul A. McDaniel
  • Patent number: 6632248
    Abstract: User-selected customization information for a network (e.g., HTML) document is stored at a server with reference to user identifying information that uniquely identifies the user. Whenever the user navigates back to the network address of the HTML document, the user is identified automatically and receives a customized HTML document formed in accordance with the customization information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven A. Isaac, Mark B. Grossman, Ron E. Critchfield, Michael H. Tuchen, James S. Gwertzman, Paul A. McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20020143853
    Abstract: User-selected customization information for a network (e.g., HTML) document is stored at a server with reference to user identifying information that uniquely identifies the user. Whenever the user navigates back to the network address of the HTML document, the user is identified automatically and receives a customized HTML document formed in accordance with the customization information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven A. Isaac, Mark B. Grossman, Ron E. Critchfield, Michael H. Tuchen, James S. Gwertzman, Paul A. McDaniel
  • Patent number: 6424981
    Abstract: User-selected customization information for a network (e.g., HTML) document is stored at a server with reference to user identifying information that uniquely identifies the user. Whenever the user navigates back to the network address of the HTML document, the user is identified automatically and receives a customized HTML document formed in accordance with the customization information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven A. Isaac, Mark B. Grossman, Ron E. Critchfield, Michael H. Tuchen, James S. Gwertzman, Paul A. McDaniel
  • Patent number: D727916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Touchfire, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley S. Melmon, Steven A. Isaac
  • Patent number: D727919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Touchfire, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley S. Melmon, Steven A. Isaac
  • Patent number: D749084
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Touchfire, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley S. Melmon, Steven A. Isaac