Inventor
Brian Q. Huppi
Inventor
San Francisco, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 98 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G06Fprimary
G06FElectric digital data processing23%
Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use6%
F24FAir-conditioning6%
G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables6%
G01JMeasurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light5%
G05BControl or regulating systems in general5%
G01KMeasuring temperature4%
G01RMeasuring electric variables4%
Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications4%
H01HElectric switches4%
PatentTitleYear
11,036,282Proximity detector in handheld device202110,915,207Multipoint touch surface controller202110,908,729Multipoint touchscreen202110,699,605Modular split and/or flap displays and associated interfaces and communications202010,635,217Ultrasound-based force sensing of inputs202010,496,187Domed orientationless input assembly for controlling an electronic device201910,474,251Ambidextrous mouse201910,466,829Temperature compensating sensor having a compliant layer separating independent force sensing substrates and sense circuitry to obtain a relative measure between the force sensing substrates201910,423,265Temperature compensating force sensor201910,386,970Force determination based on capacitive sensing201910,331,259Multipoint touchscreen201910,156,914Ambidextrous mouse201810,120,478Piezo based force sensing201810,048,852Thermostat user interface201810,042,418Proximity detector in handheld device201810,013,118Ultrasound-based force sensing and touch sensing2018D0819460Smart home device20189,983,715Force detection in touch devices using piezoelectric sensors20189,958,987Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices20189,935,631Methods and apparatuses using control indicators for data processing systems20189,920,946'Remote control of a smart home device'20189,891,738'Ultrasound-based force sensing of inputs'20189,857,961'Thermostat user interface'20189,810,590'System and method for integrating sensors in thermostats'20179,785,258'Ambidextrous mouse'20179,772,721'Ultrasound-based force sensing and touch sensing'20179,720,585'User friendly interface'20179,690,413'Temperature compensating transparent force sensor having a compliant layer'20179,665,200'Temperature compensating transparent force sensor'20179,619,079'Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices'20179,612,032'User friendly interface for control unit'20179,606,668'Mode-based graphical user interfaces for touch sensitive input devices'20179,547,394'Multipoint touch surface controller'20179,542,028'Temperature compensating transparent force sensor having a compliant layer'20179,535,589'Round thermostat with rotatable user input member and temperature sensing element disposed in physical communication with a front thermostat cover'20179,513,673'Wide touchpad on a portable computer'20169,454,277'Multipoint touchscreen'20169,389,729'Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices'20169,348,458'Gestures for touch sensitive input devices'20169,291,359'Thermostat user interface'20169,262,029'Multipoint touch surface controller'20169,261,984'Multi-button mouse'20169,234,669'Integrating sensing systems into thermostat housing in manners facilitating compact and visually pleasing physical characteristics thereof'20169,223,323'User friendly interface for control unit'20159,194,598'Thermostat user interface'20159,175,871'Thermostat user interface'20159,175,868'Thermostat user interface'20159,121,623'Thermostat with wiring terminals configured for spatial compactness and ease of wire installation'20159,109,952'Hidden sensors in an electronic device'20159,069,404'Force imaging input device and system'20159,035,907'Multipoint touchscreen'20158,998,102'Round thermostat with flanged rotatable user input member and wall-facing optical sensor that senses rotation'20158,982,087'Multipoint touchscreen'20158,961,005'System and method for integrating sensors in thermostats'20158,928,618'Multipoint touchscreen'20158,872,785'Multipoint touchscreen'20148,823,651'Hybrid low power computer mouse'20148,816,984'Multipoint touch surface controller'20148,766,194'Integrating sensing systems into thermostat housing in manners facilitating compact and visually pleasing physical characteristics thereof'20148,727,611'System and method for integrating sensors in thermostats'20148,704,770'Ambidextrous mouse'20148,704,769'Ambidextrous mouse'20148,665,217'Multi-button mouse'20148,614,431'Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices'20138,612,856'Proximity detector in handheld device'20138,605,051'Multipoint touchscreen'20138,581,193'Hidden sensors in an electronic device'20138,558,179'Integrating sensing systems into thermostat housing in manners facilitating compact and visually pleasing physical characteristics thereof'20138,537,115'Ambidextrous mouse'20138,479,122'Gestures for touch sensitive input devices'20138,416,209'Multipoint touchscreen'20138,381,135'Proximity detector in handheld device'20138,324,578'Hidden sensors in an electronic device'20128,280,536'Thermostat user interface'20128,279,180'Multipoint touch surface controller'20128,243,018'Multi-button mouse'20128,239,784'Mode-based graphical user interfaces for touch sensitive input devices'20128,195,313'Thermostat user interface'2012D0660732'HVAC control device'20128,125,463'Multipoint touchscreen'20128,098,233'Wide touchpad on a portable computer'20127,936,348'Methods and apparatuses using control indicators for data processing systems'20117,834,855'Wide touchpad on a portable computer'20107,808,479'Ambidextrous mouse'20107,800,592'Hand held electronic device with multiple touch sensing devices'20107,663,607'Multipoint touchscreen'20107,663,601'Hybrid low power computer mouse'20107,633,076'Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices'20097,538,760'Force imaging input device and system'20097,535,458'Multi-button mouse'20097,455,431'High efficiency light fixture'20087,233,318'Multi-button mouse'20077,168,047'Mouse having a button-less panning and scrolling switch'20077,154,477'Hybrid low power computer mouse'20067,084,856'Mouse having a rotary dial'20067,034,814'Methods and apparatuses using control indicators for data processing systems'20066,776,497'Apparatuses and methods for illuminating a keyboard'20046,658,577'Breathing status LED indicator'2003Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2003–2019Based in Cupertino, CA, US· patent location history
2004–2018Based in San Carlos, CA, US· patent location history
2006–2021Based in San Francisco, CA, US· patent location history
2007–2021Patents assigned to APPLE INC (67)· patent assignee history
2008–2017Patents assigned to HUPPI BRIAN (13)· patent assignee history
2010Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history
2012–2018Patents assigned to HUPPI BRIAN Q (13)· patent assignee history
2012–2017Patents assigned to HOTELLING STEVE (10)· patent assignee history
2015–2018Patents assigned to GOOGLE INC (14)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 67 | 2007–2021 |
| GOOGLE INC | 14 | 2015–2018 |
| HUPPI BRIANself | 13 | 2008–2017 |
| HUPPI BRIAN Qself | 13 | 2012–2018 |
| HOTELLING STEVE | 10 | 2012–2017 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, California, US | 80 | 2006–2021 |
| Cupertino, California, US | 9 | 2003–2019 |
| San Carlos, California, US | 8 | 2004–2018 |
| Mountain View, California, US | 1 | 2010 |