Patents by Inventor William R. Rochowicz

William R. Rochowicz 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: 20200413179
    Abstract: An earphone comprising an ear hook having a body the bulk of which is made from a flexible material molded over a formable member and a plurality of wires. The ear hook includes a first end and a second end and a curved portion in between. The earphone further includes an earbud coupled to the first end of the ear hook and coupled to the plurality of wires. The plurality of wires extends within the ear hook along its length from the first end to the second end exiting the ear hook at the second end. The formable member extends within the ear hook from the first end along a portion of the ear hook length towards the second end and enables the ear hook to be bent along a portion of its length while retaining its bent shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Robert A. Boyd, William R. Rochowicz, Carlos M. Santana, Sean S. Corbin, Matthew Costello, David H. Tan
  • Patent number: 10880632
    Abstract: An earphone comprising an ear hook having a body the bulk of which is made from a flexible material molded over a formable member and a plurality of wires. The ear hook includes a first end and a second end and a curved portion in between. The earphone further includes an earbud coupled to the first end of the ear hook and coupled to the plurality of wires. The plurality of wires extends within the ear hook along its length from the first end to the second end exiting the ear hook at the second end. The formable member extends within the ear hook from the first end along a portion of the ear hook length towards the second end and enables the ear hook to be bent along a portion of its length while retaining its bent shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Boyd, William R. Rochowicz, Carlos M. Santana, Sean S. Corbin, Matthew Costello, David H. Tan
  • Publication number: 20040137983
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus that allows a user to easily perform a gaming operation while playing a game on a handheld wireless device without weakening the battery in the phone. This apparatus allows a user to effortlessly perform a gaming operation on the handheld wireless device while simultaneously charging the phone and implementing a vibration mechanism on the apparatus. In addition, this apparatus provides the advantage of allowing a user to play a game for a prolonged period of time without depleting the battery power of the wireless phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: GAMING ACCESSORY FOR WIRELESS DEVICES
    Inventors: John Sexton Kerr, John R. Fitzsimons, William R. Rochowicz
  • Patent number: 6058013
    Abstract: A plastic housing assembly is constructed with a non-plateable plastic wall portion (101), and a plateable plastic wall portion (107) positioned abutting (109) the non-plateable plastic wall portion (101). The plateable plastic wall portion (107) has a via (115) disposed therethrough for thermally coupling an outer surface (111) to an inner surface (113). A heat-generating component (119) is disposed coupled to the second inner surface (113). The via (115) is preferably plated with metal so that heat produced from the heat-generating component (119) is conducted away from the inner surface (113) to the outer surface (111).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Christopher, William R. Rochowicz
  • Patent number: D896200
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Ott, Carlos M. Santana, William R. Rochowicz, Robert Boyd, Martin Gschwandtl, Guillaume Raoult, Christopher Kuh, Robert Brunner
  • Patent number: D919594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Ott, Carlos M. Santana, William R. Rochowicz, Robert Boyd, Martin Gschwandtl, Guillaume Raoult, Christopher Kuh, Robert Brunner
  • Patent number: D919595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Ott, Carlos M. Santana, William R. Rochowicz, Robert Boyd, Martin Gschwandtl, Guillaume Raoult, Christopher Kuh, Robert Brunner
  • Patent number: D935436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Ott, Carlos M. Santana, William R. Rochowicz, Robert Boyd, Martin Gschwandtl, Guillaume Raoult, Christopher Kuh, Robert Brunner
  • Patent number: D968363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Ott, Carlos M. Santana, William R. Rochowicz, Robert Boyd, Martin Gschwandtl, Guillaume Raoult, Christopher Kuh, Robert Brunner
  • Patent number: D1021852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Ott, Carlos M. Santana, William R. Rochowicz, Robert Boyd, Martin Gschwandtl, Guillaume Raoult, Christopher Kuh, Robert Brunner