Patents by Inventor William McMillan Tyler

William McMillan Tyler 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).

  • FACILITATING THE EDITING OF MULTIMEDIA AS PART OF SENDING THE MULTIMEDIA IN A MESSAGE
    Publication number: 20220300132
    Abstract: One or more embodiments described herein include methods and systems of sending multimedia content items as electronic communications. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide user the ability to easily and effectively select multimedia content items stored on a computing device for inclusion in a communication session without navigating away from the communication session. Additionally, systems and methods described herein provide a user the ability to edit multimedia content items for inclusion in the communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Langholz, William McMillan Tyler
  • Facilitating the sending of multimedia as a message
    Patent number: 11397523
    Abstract: One or more embodiments described herein include methods and systems of sending multimedia content items as electronic communications. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide user the ability to easily and effectively select multimedia content items stored on a computing device for inclusion in a communication session without navigating away from the communication session. Additionally, systems and methods described herein provide a user the ability to edit multimedia content items for inclusion in the communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Langholz, William Mcmillan Tyler
  • Electronic device with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D961603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan De Vries, Chanaka Karunamuni, William McMillan Tyler
  • Electronic device with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D971234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Dascola, Christopher P. Foss, Heena Ko, William McMillan Tyler
  • Display or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D979584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Caelan G. Stack, William McMillan Tyler
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D979585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lynne Devine, Alan C. Dye, Bradley William Griffin, Jonathan P. Ive, Pedro Mari, Daamun Mohseni, Grant R. Paul, William McMillan Tyler, Marcel van Os, Christopher Wilson
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D990505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Apodaca, Dylan Otto Boelte, Caroline J. Crandall, Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Jiaying Deng, Alan C. Dye, Christopher P. Foss, Eileen Y. Lee, Wyatt R. Mitchell, Alexander James O'Connell, Uli M. Schöberl, William McMillan Tyler, Marcos Weskamp, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D991277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Shubham Kedia, William McMillan Tyler, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D991282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William McMillan Tyler, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D991958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Xavier Dalonzo, William McMillan Tyler
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D995548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mani Amini, Patrick Lee Coffman, Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Raymond Sepulveda, William McMillan Tyler, Chun Kin Minor Wong
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1029028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Freddy Anzures, Imran Chaudhri, Alan C. Dye, Bradley William Griffin, Jonathan P. Ive, Tiffany Jon, Chanaka Karunamuni, Nicholas V. King, Daamun Mohseni, Hoan K. Pham, William McMillan Tyler, Wan Si Wan, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Display or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1029862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Deena Ahmed Khattab, Eileen Y. Lee, William McMillan Tyler, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1041484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Graham R. Clarke, Andrew Patrick Clymer, Alan C. Dye, Christopher P. Foss, Deena Ahmed Khattab, William McMillan Tyler, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1044835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Alan C. Dye, Eileen Y. Lee, William McMillan Tyler, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1069821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Shubham Kedia, William McMillan Tyler, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Electronic device with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1073692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Foss, William McMillan Tyler
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1073705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Shubham Kedia, William McMillan Tyler
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1087153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William McMillan Tyler, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1088012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Freddy Anzures, Imran Chaudhri, Alan C. Dye, Bradley William Griffin, Jonathan P. Ive, Tiffany Jon, Chanaka Karunamuni, Nicholas V. King, Daamun Mohseni, Hoan K. Pham, William McMillan Tyler, Wan Si Wan, Giancarlo Yerkes