Patents by Inventor Thomas Henry Carlson, JR.

Thomas Henry Carlson, JR. 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).

  • Electronic device having a magnetic on-off switch
    Patent number: 9984802
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a headphone or speaker assembly that contains two or more audio components that are configured to be magnetically coupled together by use of a complementary magnetic pole configuration in the headphone or speaker assembly to provide one or more useful functions. These useful functions may include elements that are able to sense that the two or more audio components are in contact with each other, or are at least proximate to each other, so that their audio playback capability can be suspended while they are in this unused state. A sensor located within one of the components can detect a change in the magnetic field and generate an electronic signal indicating a clasped condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LOGITECH EUROPE, S.A.
    Inventors: Alexander S. Danielson, Thomas Henry Carlson, Jr., William Christopher Carmichael
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A MAGNETIC ON-OFF SWITCH
    Publication number: 20180096770
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a headphone or speaker assembly that contains two or more audio components that are configured to be magnetically coupled together by use of a complementary magnetic pole configuration in the headphone or speaker assembly to provide one or more useful functions. These useful functions may include elements that are able to sense that the two or more audio components are in contact with each other, or are at least proximate to each other, so that their audio playback capability can be suspended while they are in this unused state. A sensor located within one of the components can detect a change in the magnetic field and generate an electronic signal indicating a clasped condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander S. DANIELSON, Thomas Henry Carlson, JR., William Christopher CARMICHAEL