Patents by Inventor Timothy T. Murphy

Timothy T. Murphy 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: 20240233497
    Abstract: A display assembly having a perimeter, a housing surrounding the perimeter and a set of controllable light sources at least partially disposed in the housing and arranged to surround the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: Timothy T. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20230316880
    Abstract: A visual feedback system can include a display panel, an interface unit, and at least one visual feedback device. The at least one visual feedback device can be configured to provide cues for audio generated within a virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Timothy T. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11694526
    Abstract: A visual feedback system can include a display panel, an interface unit, and at least one visual feedback device. The at least one visual feedback device can be configured to provide cues for audio generated within a virtual environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventor: Timothy T. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20220108592
    Abstract: A visual feedback system can include a display panel, an interface unit, and at least one visual feedback device. The at least one visual feedback device can be configured to provide cues for audio generated within a virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventor: Timothy T. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11210911
    Abstract: A visual feedback system can include a display panel, an interface unit, and at least one visual feedback device. The at least one visual feedback device can be configured to provide cues for audio generated within a virtual environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventor: Timothy T. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20200286345
    Abstract: A visual feedback system can include a display panel, an interface unit, and at least one visual feedback device. The at least one visual feedback device can be configured to provide cues for audio generated within a virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventor: Timothy T. Murphy
  • Patent number: 9971509
    Abstract: A chassis management controller includes a root file system, a shared memory, a daemon process module, and an interposer library. The root file system includes a plurality of directories associated with firmware applications of the chassis management controller. The daemon process module is configured to read the parameters of the directories, and to create, in the shared memory, a table including parameters of the directories. The interposer library is configured to intercept an input/output library call for an operation associated with one of the firmware applications, to read table entries associated the one or the firmware applications, to determine whether the operation associated with the input/output library call would result in an over-allocation of a parameter in the entries of the table, and if the operation would not result in the over-allocation, pass the output operation to a standard system library, otherwise to return an out of space error message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Timothy T. Murphy, Suneet Chandok
  • Patent number: 9939193
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for storage in a refrigerated appliance. One aspect includes glides or slides underneath and within the bottom perimeter dimensions of any bin or bin carrier relative to its supporting structure in the refrigerated appliance. This allows adjacent bins to more efficiently utilize lateral storage space in the refrigerator. It also promotes hiding of the glide or slides from view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Kendall, Michael C. Lah, Timothy T. Murphy, Todd J. Tunzi
  • Publication number: 20180031310
    Abstract: A shelf for supporting items including but not limited to in refrigerated appliances includes in an integrated fashion a supporting surface and around the perimeter of the supporting surface of similar dimensions. A lighting subassembly is mountable to or integrated in the framing. Electrical power can be through touchless or contact electrical communication. In one form the supporting surface is a single substantially clear plate. In another form the supporting surface is a thin glass top layer and a bottom layer overmolded with the framing to the thin glass top layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: James W. Kendall, Matthew P. Ebrom, Eric Andrew Hill, Timothy T. Murphy, Hari Nair, Brian N. Radford
  • Publication number: 20170089635
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for storage in a refrigerated appliance. One aspect includes glides or slides underneath and within the bottom perimeter dimensions of any bin or bin carrier relative to its supporting structure in the refrigerated appliance. This allows adjacent bins to more efficiently utilize lateral storage space in the refrigerator. It also promotes hiding of the glide or slides from view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: JAMES W. KENDALL, MICHAEL C. LAH, TIMOTHY T. MURPHY, TODD J. TUNZI
  • Publication number: 20160231047
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for storage in a refrigerated appliance. One aspect includes glides or slides underneath and within the bottom perimeter dimensions of any bin or bin carrier relative to its supporting structure in the refrigerated appliance. This allows adjacent bins to more efficiently utilize lateral storage space in the refrigerator. It also promotes hiding of the glide or slides from view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: JAMES W. KENDALL, MICHAEL C. LAH, TIMOTHY T. MURPHY, TODD J. TUNZI
  • Patent number: 9212848
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for storage in a refrigerated appliance. One aspect includes glides or slides underneath and within the bottom perimeter dimensions of any bin or bin carrier relative to its supporting structure in the refrigerated appliance. This allows adjacent bins to more efficiently utilize lateral storage space in the refrigerator. It also promotes hiding of the glide or slides from view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Kendall, Michael C. Lah, Timothy T. Murphy, Todd J. Tunzi
  • Publication number: 20150293706
    Abstract: A chassis management controller includes a root file system, a shared memory, a daemon process module, and an interposer library. The root file system includes a plurality of directories associated with firmware applications of the chassis management controller. The daemon process module is configured to read the parameters of the directories, and to create, in the shared memory, a table including parameters of the directories. The interposer library is configured to intercept an input/output library call for an operation associated with one of the firmware applications, to read table entries associated the one or the firmware applications, to determine whether the operation associated with the input/output library call would result in an over-allocation of a parameter in the entries of the table, and if the operation would not result in the over-allocation, pass the output operation to a standard system library, otherwise to return an out of space error message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy T. Murphy, Suneet Chandok
  • Patent number: 9079099
    Abstract: A gaming accessory for use with a video display used with a target shooting game in which a user shoots targets in a game displayed on the video display includes, among other things, an illuminator positioned with respect to the video display in register with a preselected location of the shots appearing on the video display. Additionally, the gaming accessory has at least one power terminal interconnected with the illuminator and is adapted to be operably interconnected with a power source so that, when the power source is connected to the power terminal, power can be supplied to the illuminator and the illuminator can provide a highly-visible target on the video display to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: AIRDROP GAMING, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy T. Murphy, Brandon J. Buckingham
  • Patent number: 9063847
    Abstract: A chassis management controller includes a root file system, a shared memory, a daemon process module, and an interposer library. The root file system includes a plurality of directories associated with firmware applications of the chassis management controller. The daemon process module is configured to read the parameters of the directories, and to create, in the shared memory, a table including parameters of the directories. The interposer library is configured to intercept an input/output library call for an operation associated with one of the firmware applications, to read table entries associated the one or the firmware applications, to determine whether the operation associated with the input/output library call would result in an over-allocation of a parameter in the entries of the table, and if the operation would not result in the over-allocation, pass the output operation to a standard system library, otherwise to return an out of space error message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Timothy T. Murphy, Suneet Chandok
  • Publication number: 20150023000
    Abstract: A shelf for supporting items including but not limited to in refrigerated appliances includes in an integrated fashion a supporting surface and around the perimeter of the supporting surface of similar dimensions. A lighting subassembly is mountable to or integrated in the framing. Electrical power can be through touchless or contact electrical communication. In one form the supporting surface is a single substantially clear plate. In another form the supporting surface is a thin glass top layer and a bottom layer overmolded with the framing to the thin glass top layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: JAMES W. KENDALL, MATTHEW P. EBROM, ERIC ANDREW HILL, TIMOTHY T. MURPHY, HARI NAIR, BRIAN N. RADFORD
  • Publication number: 20140265808
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for storage in a refrigerated appliance. One aspect includes glides or slides underneath and within the bottom perimeter dimensions of any bin or bin carrier relative to its supporting structure in the refrigerated appliance. This allows adjacent bins to more efficiently utilize lateral storage space in the refrigerator. It also promotes hiding of the glide or slides from view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JAMES W. KENDALL, MICHAEL C. LAH, TIMOTHY T. MURPHY, TODD J. TUNZI
  • Patent number: 8496823
    Abstract: A water dispenser in a refrigerator door can include a filter casing in the door opening into the bottom of the dispenser housing. The filter casing can include a top wall positioned in the bottom of the dispenser housing, a head assembly at the bottom of the filter casing connected to the water supply and to a water outlet in the dispenser, and can include a filter casing drain. A filter cartridge in the filter casing can connect to the head assembly. The filter casing can include a filter retainer mounted adjacent the opening into the filter casing and can hold the filter cartridge connected to the head assembly in a first position and can release the filter cartridge in a second position. The filter casing can include a drain line leading from the filter casing drain to a pan outside the refrigerated space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Nihat O. Cur, Timothy T. Murphy, Michael A. Kahwaji, Paul B. Allard, Guolian Wu, Claiton E. Amaral, Marcos Heinzle
  • Publication number: 20120324936
    Abstract: A water dispenser in a refrigerator door can include a filter casing in the door opening into the bottom of the dispenser housing. The filter casing can include a top wall positioned in the bottom of the dispenser housing, a head assembly at the bottom of the filter casing connected to the water supply and to a water outlet in the dispenser, and can include a filter casing drain. A filter cartridge in the filter casing can connect to the head assembly. The filter casing can include a filter retainer mounted adjacent the opening into the filter casing and can hold the filter cartridge connected to the head assembly in a first position and can release the filter cartridge in a second position. The filter casing can include a drain line leading from the filter casing drain to a pan outside the refrigerated space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: NIHAT O. CUR, TIMOTHY T. MURPHY, MICHAEL A. KAHWAJI, PAUL B. ALLARD, GUOLIAN WU, CLAITON E. AMARAL, MARCOS HEINZLE
  • Patent number: D874367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark R. Roth, Nigel T. Lock, Bradley R. Hamlin, Timothy T. Murphy, Richard T. Fish, Jr.