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Thomas Merrell
Also filed as: MERRELL THOMAS · MERRELL THOMAS Y · MERRELL THOMAS YATES
68 granted patents·14 pending applications·382 citations·filing 2007–2024
98Inventor score
Files withMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC56Google Technology Holdings LLC8ALAMEH RACHID4ALAMEH RACHID M3MOTOROLA INC3
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82 records- 0198US9983656B2Fingerprint sensor with power saving operating modes, and corresponding devices, systems, and methodsMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 29, 2018·51 cites·20 claims
- 0297US12063059B2UWB accessory for a wireless deviceMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 13, 2024·7 cites·20 claims
- 0396US12152902B2Environment mapping based on UWB tagsMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 26, 2024·5 cites·20 claims
- 0496US12004046B2Object tracking based on UWB tagsMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 4, 2024·6 cites·20 claims
- 0595US11990012B2Object contextual control based on UWB radiosMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 21, 2024·6 cites·20 claims
- 0695US11514872B2Mitigating display interference with captured image by controlling display brightnessMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 29, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 0794US12260021B1Providing user feedback via a rollable screen deviceMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 25, 2025·3 cites·20 claims
- 0894US12200572B2Environment dead zone determination based on UWB rangingMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 14, 2025·3 cites·20 claims
- 0994US11615517B2Mitigating display interference with captured image using calibration imagesMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 28, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 1093US8542186B2Mobile device with user interaction capability and method of operating sameALAMEH RACHID·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 24, 2013·28 cites·10 claims
- 1193US7805171B2Earmounted electronic device and methodMOTOROLA MOBILITY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 28, 2010·31 cites·18 claims
- 1292US12287676B2Rollable screen device with piezoelectric sensingMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 29, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 1392US12069120B2Digital media playback based on UWB radiosMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 20, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 1492US10812908B1User-based privacy activation for audio play modeMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 20, 2020·8 cites·18 claims
- 1592US8294105B2Electronic device with sensing assembly and method for interpreting offset gesturesALAMEH RACHID·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 23, 2012·31 cites·19 claims
- 1690US10984086B1Methods and systems for fingerprint sensor triggered voice interaction in an electronic deviceMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·6 cites·20 claims
- 1790US9063591B2Active styluses for interacting with a mobile deviceALAMEH RACHID M·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 23, 2015·15 cites·15 claims
- 1890US8344325B2Electronic device with sensing assembly and method for detecting basic gesturesMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 1, 2013·21 cites·25 claims
- 1989US10616343B1Center console unit and corresponding systems and methodsMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 7, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 2088US8788676B2Method and system for controlling data transmission to or from a mobile deviceALAMEH RACHID·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 22, 2014·18 cites·21 claims
- 2187US12197549B2Electronic devices with proximity authentication and gaze actuation of companion electronic devices and corresponding methodsMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 14, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 2287US11100204B2Methods and devices for granting increasing operational access with increasing authentication factorsMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 24, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 2387US10757323B2Electronic device with image capture command source identification and corresponding methodsMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 25, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 2487US9230150B1Finger print sensor and auxiliary processor integration in an electronic deviceGoogle Technology Holdings LLP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 5, 2016·20 cites·20 claims
- 2585US9836637B2Finger print state integration with non-application processor functions for power savings in an electronic deviceGoogle Technology Holdings LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 5, 2017·8 cites·13 claims
- 2683US10845921B2Methods and systems for augmenting images in an electronic deviceMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 24, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 2782US11153147B2Dynamic event notification routing and delivery device and corresponding systems and methodsMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 19, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2881US11113375B2Electronic devices with proximity authentication and gaze actuation of companion electronic devices and corresponding methodsMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 7, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2981US10657237B2Methods and systems for electronic device concealed monitoringMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted May 19, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3081US8619029B2Electronic device with sensing assembly and method for interpreting consecutive gesturesALAMEH RACHID·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 31, 2013·13 cites·20 claims
- 3180US11145315B2Electronic device with trigger phrase bypass and corresponding systems and methodsMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 12, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 3279US10977351B2Electronic device and corresponding methods for selecting initiation of a user authentication processMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 13, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 3379US9939958B2Touch sensitive surface with recessed surface feature for an electronic deviceGoogle Technology Holdings LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 10, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 3479US9888333B2Three-dimensional audio rendering techniquesGoogle Technology Holdings LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 6, 2018·5 cites·42 claims
- 3578US8963885B2Mobile device for interacting with an active stylusALAMEH RACHID M·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 24, 2015·5 cites·19 claims
- 3677US10755695B2Methods in electronic devices with voice-synthesis and acoustic watermark capabilitiesMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 25, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3777US10630866B2Electronic devices and methods for blurring and revealing persons appearing in imagesMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 21, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3877US10402621B2Finger print state integration with non-application processor functions for power savings in an electronic deviceGoogle Technology Holdings LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 3, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 3977US9235299B2Touch sensitive surface for an electronic device with false touch protectionMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 12, 2016·4 cites·8 claims
- 4075US9451072B1Phone call management based on presence of nearby peopleMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 20, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 4174US11030994B2Selective activation of smaller resource footprint automatic speech recognition engines by predicting a domain topic based on a time since a previous communicationMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 8, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 4274US10990260B2Electronic device control in response to finger rotation upon fingerprint sensor and corresponding methodsMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 27, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 4374US9400525B2Touch sensitive surface with recessed surface feature for an electronic deviceGoogle Technology Holdings LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 26, 2016·3 cites·21 claims
- 4472US11281758B2Systems for fingerprint sensor triggered voice interaction in an electronic deviceMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 22, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4572US11250117B2Methods and systems for fingerprint sensor triggered voice interaction in an electronic deviceMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 15, 2022·0 cites·9 claims
- 4672US11232186B2Systems for fingerprint sensor triggered voice interaction in an electronic deviceMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 25, 2022·0 cites·5 claims
- 4772US10831308B2Touch gesture detection and resolutionMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 10, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 4872US8878788B2Touch screen device with surface switchZUREK ROBERT A·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 4, 2014·3 cites·18 claims
- 4970US12326761B1Methods and systems for controlling a translating flexible display of an electronic device in accordance with a learning curveMOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC·Filed 2024·Granted Jun 10, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 5070US7351065B1Method and electronic device connector with band and angle encodingMOTOROLA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 1, 2008·12 cites·20 claims
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