Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Mueller

Thomas A. Mueller 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: 20260197547
    Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a display, a front cover, a housing coupled to the front cover and defining a first portion of a rear exterior surface, and a protrusion defining a raised sensor array region, the raised sensor array region defining a second portion of the rear exterior surface, a first hole defined through the protrusion in the raised sensor array region, and a second hole defined through the protrusion in the raised sensor array region. The portable electronic device may further include a camera lens assembly aligned with the first hole and defining a first principal axis perpendicular to the second portion of the rear exterior surface, and a depth sensor module including a depth sensor lens assembly, the depth sensor lens assembly aligned with the second hole and defining a second principal axis oblique to the second portion of the rear exterior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2025
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Inventors: Daniel W. Jarvis, Thomas A. Mueller, Jon F. Housour, Michael D. Quinones, Laurie M. Burke, Emanuel S. Moshouris