Inventor

Michael Purdy

Inventor
Kitchener, CA

Overview

39→
Patents
2006–2017
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 39 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Nprimary
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television16%
G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information14%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus10%
G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them9%
H02JElectric power networks9%
H04MTelephonic communication9%
G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein8%
G01JMeasurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light6%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests6%
G09CCiphering or deciphering apparatus for cryptographic or other purposes involving the need for secrecy4%
PatentTitleYear
9,709,722'Backlight module having a prism structure'20179,369,685'Mobile electronic device having camera with improved auto white balance'20169,367,120'Electronic device and method of detecting touches on a touch-sensitive display'20169,285,532'Backlight module having a prisim reflector'20169,275,571'Method and system to quickly fade the luminance of an OLED display'20169,114,982'Quantum dots in electronic device exterior surface'20158,964,103'Method and apparatus for reducing continuous autofocus power consumption'20158,817,002'Data display adapted for bright ambient light'20148,798,266'Secure data transfer on a handheld communications device'20148,798,265'Secure data transfer on a handheld communications device'20148,744,234'Apparatus and method for utilizing a flash LED as a video indicator light'20148,693,862'Handheld electronic device and camera providing flash compensation of images, and associated method'20148,670,041'Method and apparatus for controlling a camera module to compensate for the light level of a white LED'20148,610,397'Battery charger for portable devices and related methods'20138,537,311'Display devices containing a circular polarizing system and methods related thereto'20138,493,469'Method and apparatus for controlling a camera module to compensate for the color spectrum of a white LED'20138,379,143'Electronic device having a camera and method of controlling a flash'20138,345,866'Secure data transfer on a handheld communications device'20138,325,249'Method and apparatus for controlling a camera module to compensate for the light level of a white LED'20128,306,412'Handheld electronic device and camera providing flash compensation of images, and associated method'20128,223,260'Electronic device having a camera and method of controlling a flash'20128,194,028'System and method for adjusting an intensity value and a backlight level for a display of an electronic device'20128,120,313'Battery charger for portable devices and related methods'20128,009,978'Handheld electronic device and camera providing flash compensation of images, and associated method'20117,978,230'Method and apparatus for controlling a camera module to compensate for the color spectrum of a white LED'20117,978,942'Method and device to improve backlight uniformity'20117,884,570'Battery charger for portable devices and related methods'20117,825,958'Method and apparatus for controlling a camera module to compensate for the light level of a white LED'20107,710,466'Method and apparatus for controlling a camera module to compensate for the color spectrum of a white LED'20107,702,235'Handheld electronic device and camera providing flash compensation of images, and associated method'20107,646,448'Method and device to improve backlight uniformity'20107,489,102'Battery charger that identifies portable device type and rechargeable battery type and method'20097,445,367'Method and device to improve backlight uniformity'20087,415,176'Method and device to improve backlight uniformity'20087,388,352'Methods and apparatus for simultaneously charging multiple rechargeable batteries'20087,330,216'Handheld electronic device having a battery compartment door that includes a camera'20087,271,568'Battery charger for portable devices and related methods'20077,116,079'Methods and apparatus for simultaneously charging multiple rechargable batteries'20067,113,670'Method and device to improve backlight uniformity'2006

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2006–2014Patents assigned to RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD (27)· patent assignee history
2006–2017Based in Kitchener, CA· patent location history
2006–2013Based in Cambridge, CA· patent location history
2012–2016Patents assigned to DRADER MARC (10)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to PURDY MICHAEL (8)· patent assignee history
2013–2017Patents assigned to BLACKBERRY LTD (15)· patent assignee history
2013–2016Patents assigned to PURDY MICHAEL LORNE (9)· patent assignee history
2016Based in Waterloo, CA· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD272006–2014
BLACKBERRY LTD152013–2017
DRADER MARC102012–2016
PURDY MICHAEL LORNEself92013–2016
PURDY MICHAELself82012–2014
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Kitchener, CA302006–2017
Cambridge, CA82006–2013
Waterloo, CA12016