Patents by Inventor Thomas Franz Enders

Thomas Franz Enders 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: 20200398170
    Abstract: This document describes devices and systems related to gaming-systems and gaming-system accessories. In an aspect, a display mount for mounting a mobile device having a display and a housing on a game controller is described. The display mount includes a mobile device holder configured for releasable connection to the mobile device, a controller receiver configured for releasable connection with the game controller, and an upright for spacing the mobile device holder apart from the controller receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: John Thomas McDole, Yu Bai, Nicole Laferriere, Thomas Franz Enders
  • Publication number: 20200398171
    Abstract: This document describes devices and systems related to gaming-systems and gaming-system accessories. In an aspect, a display mount for mounting a mobile device having a display and a housing on a game controller is described. The display mount includes a mobile device holder configured for releasable connection to the mobile device, a controller receiver configured for releasable connection with the game controller, and an upright for spacing the mobile device holder apart from the controller receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: John Thomas McDole, Yu Bai, Nicole Laferriere, Thomas Franz Enders
  • Patent number: 8454640
    Abstract: A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the cutting blade assembly and a lower portion extending downwardly from the upper portion. The handle can be connectable to the source of irrigation fluid and the source of suction. The system can also include a manually actuable input device that provides at least one signal relevant to at least one operation of the system, and a controller that receives the at least one input signal and provides an output signal to perform the at least one operation of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Gyrus Ent L.L.C.
    Inventors: Constance Elaine Johnston, Phillip Andrew Ryan, Carrie Deanne Mills, Perry Robin Mykleby, Andrew Christopher Burroughs, Benjamin Leo Rush, Tasos George Karahalios, Jacob Shieffelin Brauer, Rodney Hal Monson, Eric Christopher Sugalski, Dickon Isaacs, James Gerard Tappel, Thomas Franz Enders, Benjamin Mark Chow, Energy Cruse, II, Scott Andrew Brenneman
  • Publication number: 20110083109
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use with an electronic display system including a display surface wherein the system is capable of identifying a touch location on at least a portion of the display surface of a contact with the display surface, the display surface having a display area, the method for moving a cursor icon about at least a portion of the display area and comprising the steps of identifying first and second areas within the display area having first and second area surfaces, respectively, sensing a touch location on the first area surface and presenting a cursor icon on the second area surface as a function of the touch location on the first area surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Peter W. Hildebrandt, Scott Paul Gillespie, Lynda Alison Deakin, Scott E. Wilson, Ian G. Hutchinson, Timothy J. Prachar, James D. Watson, Michael H. Dunn, Guy L. Williams, Ari T. Adler, Tony P. Patron, Stephen J. Senatore, Peter S. Macdonald, Matthew A. Desmond, Graham MacDonald Hicks, David Gilmore, Katrin Wegener, Jeanne M. Ragan, Thomas Franz Enders, Douglas R. Bourn, Eric Allan Macintosh, Mark A. Zeh
  • Patent number: 7799044
    Abstract: A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the cutting blade assembly and a lower portion extending downwardly from the upper portion. The handle can be connectable to the source of irrigation fluid and the source of suction. The system can also include a manually actuable input device that provides at least one signal relevant to at least one operation of the system, and a controller that receives the at least one input signal and provides an output signal to perform the at least one operation of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Gyrus ENT L.L.C.
    Inventors: Constance Elaine Johnston, Phillip Andrew Ryan, Carrie Deanne Mills, Perry Robin Mykleby, Andrew Christopher Burroughs, Benjamin Leo Rush, Tasos George Karahalios, Jacob Shieffelin Brauer, Rodney Hal Monson, Eric Christopher Sugalski, Dickon Isaacs, James Gerard Tappel, Thomas Franz Enders, Benjamin Mark Chow, Energy Cruse, II, Scott Andrew Brenneman
  • Patent number: 7473263
    Abstract: A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the cutting blade assembly and a lower portion extending downwardly from the upper portion. The handle can be connectable to the source of irrigation fluid and the source of suction. The system can also include a manually actuable input device that provides at least one signal relevant to at least one operation of the system, and a controller that receives the at least one input signal and provides an output signal to perform the at least one operation of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Gyrus Ent L.L.C.
    Inventors: Constance Elaine Johnston, Phillip Andrew Ryan, Carrie Deanne Mills, Perry Robin Mykleby, Andrew Christopher Burroughs, Benjamin Leo Rush, Tasos George Karahalios, Jacob Shieffelin Brauer, Rodney Hal Monson, Eric Christopher Sugalski, Dickon Isaacs, James Gerard Tappel, Thomas Franz Enders, Benjamin Mark Chow, Energy Cruse, II, Scott Andrew Brenneman
  • Patent number: 7462187
    Abstract: A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the cutting blade assembly and a lower portion extending downwardly from the upper portion. The handle can be connectable to the source of irrigation fluid and the source of suction. The system can also include a manually actuable input device that provides at least one signal relevant to at least one operation of the system, and a controller that receives the at least one input signal and provides an output signal to perform the at least one operation of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Gyrus ENT L.L.C.
    Inventors: Constance Elaine Johnston, Phillip Andrew Ryan, Carrie Deanne Mills, Perry Robin Mykleby, Andrew Christopher Burroughs, Benjamin Leo Rush, Tasos George Karahalios, Jacob Shieffelin Brauer, Rodney Hal Monson, Eric Christopher Sugalski, Dickon Isaacs, James Gerard Tappel, Thomas Franz Enders, Benjamin Mark Chow, Energy Cruse, II, Scott Andrew Brenneman
  • Patent number: 7416539
    Abstract: A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the cutting blade assembly and a lower portion extending downwardly from the upper portion. The handle can be connectable to the source of irrigation fluid and the source of suction. The system can also include a manually actuable input device that provides at least one signal relevant to at least one operation of the system, and a controller that receives the at least one input signal and provides an output signal to perform the at least one operation of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Gyrus Ent L.L.C.
    Inventors: Constance Elaine Johnston, Phillip Andrew Ryan, Carrie Deanne Mills, Perry Robin Mykleby, Andrew Christopher Burroughs, Benjamin Leo Rush, Tasos George Karahalios, Jacob Shieffelin Brauer, Rodney Hal Monson, Eric Christopher Sugalski, Dickon Isaacs, James Gerard Tappel, Thomas Franz Enders, Benjamin Mark Chow, Energy Cruse, II, Scott Andrew Brenneman
  • Publication number: 20040070616
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use with a whiteboard and an archive memory, the whiteboard having a surface for displaying images, the method for grouping presented images together for storage in the archive memory and password protecting the image groups in separate session files where a password is subsequently required to access the session file images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Peter W. Hildebrandt, Scott Paul Gillespie, Lynda Alison Deakin, Scott E. Wilson, Ian G. Hutchinson, Timothy J. Prachar, James D. Watson, Michael H. Dunn, Guy L. Williams, Ari T. Adler, Tony P. Patron, Stephen J. Senatore, Peter S. MacDonald, Matthew A. Desmond, Graham MacDonald Hicks, David Gilmore, Katrin Wegener, Jeanne M. Ragan, Thomas Franz Enders, Douglas R. Bourn, Eric Allan MacIntosh, Mark A. Zeh
  • Publication number: 20030181934
    Abstract: A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the cutting blade assembly and a lower portion extending downwardly from the upper portion. The handle can be connectable to the source of irrigation fluid and the source of suction. The system can also include a manually actuable input device that provides at least one signal relevant to at least one operation of the system, and a controller that receives the at least one input signal and provides an output signal to perform the at least one operation of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: GYRUS ENT L.L.C.
    Inventors: Constance Elaine Johnston, Phillip Andrew Ryan, Carrie Deanne Mills, Perry Robin Mykleby, Andrew Christopher Burroughs, Benjamin Leo Rush, Tasos George Karahalios, Jacob Schieffelin Brauer, Rodney Hal Monson, Eric Christopher Sugalski, Dickon Isaacs, James Gerard Tappel, Thomas Franz Enders, Benjamin Mark Chow, Energy Cruse, Scott Andrew Brenneman
  • Patent number: D929390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yu Bai, Ian Allan Sorensen, Conor Ryan Kusich, Nicole Laferriere, Thomas Franz Enders, Mark Alan Nohrnberg, Roger Nihl Re
  • Patent number: D956034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yu Bai, Ian Allan Sorensen, Conor Ryan Kusich, Nicole Laferriere, Thomas Franz Enders, Mark Alan Nohrnberg, Roger Nihl Re
  • Patent number: D997927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yu Bai, Ian Allan Sorensen, Conor Ryan Kusich, Nicole Laferriere, Thomas Franz Enders, Mark Alan Nohrnberg, Roger Nihl Re, Tadashi Igarashi, Hikaru Tomizawa