Patents

I'm listed as an inventor on a number of US patents granted for my work at Nest and Lyft. Most of these were group efforts, as indicated by the number of co-inventors listed for each.

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Number
Title
Assignee
Co-inventors
Automatic illuminating user interface device
Google
1
Systems and methods of providing allowances for a security system
Google
2
Mobile user interfaces for smart-home hazard detection devices
Google
3
Systems and methods of providing status information in a smart home security detection system
Google
3
Learned and dynamic entry allowances
Google
3
Operating a security system
Google
4
Automatic security system mode selection
Google
4
Security system re-arming
Google
6
Video camera assembly having an IR reflector
Google
6
Smart-home hazard detector providing non-alarm status signals at opportune moments
Google
6
Smart-home device facilitating convenient setup of plural instances thereof in the smart home
Google
7
Smart home device providing intuitive illumination-based status signaling
Google
8
Home security system with automatic context-sensitive transition to different modes
Google
9
Systems and methods of presenting appropriate actions for responding to a visitor to a smart home environment
Google
11
Systems and methods of detecting and responding to a visitor to a smart home environment
Google
11
Lighted vehicle beaconing systems and methods
Lyft
1
Micromobility transit vehicle battery charging systems and methods
Lyft
2
Micro-mobility fleet vehicle cockpit assembly systems and methods
Lyft
5
Retroreflective surface layers
Lyft
5
Vehicle docking structure with a passive latching system
Lyft
11
Micromobility transit vehicle lock-to mechanism systems and methods
Lyft
14
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