Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080257698 | System and Method for Illuminating a Keyboard or Keypad Input Device - An illuminated keyboard has at least one key carried by a support structure and operable to close an electrical contact on being depressed from above, the at least one key having a translucent top surface, a hollow space under the translucent top surface, and an opening into the hollow space other than through the top surface, and an electroluminescent illuminator comprising a region of electroluminescent material enabled to be inserted into the hollow space through the opening. | 10-23-2008 |
20080298578 | Wireless Headset Apparatus and Mehtods - A wireless headphone device has a first elongate portion having first and second opposite ends with an attachment interface at the first end, the first portion comprising an on-board power supply and a transceiver with functional circuitry, and a second elongate portion coupled pivotally to the first portion at the second end, and having an ear bud and a microphone at an end away from the pivotal coupling. The functional circuitry enables receiving and playing of audio from an MP3 player through the ear bud, and use as speaker and microphone for a wirelessly coupled telephone. | 12-04-2008 |
20080304225 | Thumb Drive with Retractable USB Connector - A thumb drive has an elongated housing enclosing an assembly of a coupled memory and male USB connector constrained on a translation mechanism in the direction of the long dimension of the housing, with an opening at a first end of the housing through which the male USB connector may extend and retract, a top cover engaged in tracks and translatable in the long direction of the housing, and gears rotating on a shaft across the housing and engaging a gear rack along edges of the top cover and along upper edges of the memory and connector assembly. Translating the top cover forward retracts the connector into the housing, and translating the top cover rearward extends the connector from the housing. | 12-11-2008 |
20080305662 | Thumb Drive with Retractable USB Connector - A thumb drive has an elongated housing enclosing a coupled memory and male USB connector constrained on a translation mechanism in the direction of the long dimension of the housing, with an opening at a first end of the housing through which the male USB connector may extend and retract, a cover hinged at a second end opposite the first end of the housing, the cover shaped to fold over the housing when closed and having an extension that covers the opening for the connector at the first end of the housing, and a mechanism coupling the cover and the USB connector such that the cover being rotated from the closed position extends the USB connector from the opening, the connector fully extended with the hinged cover fully rotated open. | 12-11-2008 |
20090146954 | Wireless Mouse with Companion Wireless Mouse Pad - A mouse pointer device has an outer shell having a shape to accommodate a user's hand, an inner body enclosing electronic components for the mouse, and having a scrolling wheel implemented at a forward portion of the inner body, and a linear translation interface implemented between the inner body and the outer shell enabling the inner body to be positioned at any point along the translation interface within the outer shell, such that the position of the scrolling wheel is changed relative to the position of the user's hand holding the outer shell. In one embodiment a mouse pad is also provided having a substantially flat surface for engaging a portion of a mouse pointer device and a charging station comprising a pair of upward-extending electrodes for engaging electrodes of a mouse pointer device for charging a power supply in the mouse device. | 06-11-2009 |
20090154740 | Personal Speaker System with Detachable Control Module - A personal speaker system has one or more speakers, a wireless transceiver, and a detachable user control interface, the user control interface including a digital music player, a graphics display, and a digital medium executing software code for enabling configuration and control of system functions by a user. | 06-18-2009 |
20090156134 | System for Conducting Secure Digital Signing of and Verification of Electronic Documents - A computerized appliance, typically configured as a pocket-portable device, has a central processing unit (CPU), a non-volatile data repository, a wireless transceiver, and a first code set resident and executable by the CPU in response to commands and data received at the appliance via the wireless transceiver. A first function of the first code set is to configure the appliance to execute, in response to an input signal via the wireless transceiver, a second code set resident and executable by the CPU, the second code set managing communication with one or more external wireless devices via the wireless transceiver. | 06-18-2009 |
20090191920 | Multi-Function Electronic Ear Piece - An electronic device includes a transceiver, a solid state memory, a charge port, at least one speaker, and a software music player. The device is adapted by toggle interface to function as a telephone hands free earpiece, a wireless flash drive, or a wireless music player. | 07-30-2009 |
20090273660 | Electronic Frame for a Flat-Screen Television - A television frame for a flat-screen television has a length dimension, a width dimension and a frame depth such that the frame fitted onto the flat-screen television frames the screen of the television in a symmetric fashion, and a control module with a wireless transceiver affixed to the frame for enabling wireless communication with a personal computer including the transmission of media from the personal computer to the television, the control module including input ports and output ports for functionally integrating the television and the frame. | 11-05-2009 |
20090289110 | Wireless Biometric Computer Mouse with Integrated Credit Card Reader - Accordingly, in an embodiment of the invention, a computer mouse is provided and includes a digital medium for storing executable software and user data, a wireless transceiver, a credit card reader, and a biometric scanner. A user operating the mouse connected to a computing appliance may validate stored credit card information as belonging to the user by performing a biometric match of biometrics of the user taken by the biometric scanner against biometrics and profile data stored in a network-based data server, and whereupon a successful match of biometrics invokes a graphics user interface stored on the digital medium to display on a display device accessible to the computing appliance, the interface containing the credit card information belonging to the authenticated user for the one or more cards authenticated. | 11-26-2009 |
20100066677 | Computer Peripheral Device Used for Communication and as a Pointing Device - A computer peripheral device used for communication and computing input is provided comprising a digital medium for storing data and software, a processor for controlling computing functions, a power source, a motion detection sensor, communication software residing on and executable from the digital medium, computing input device software residing on and executable from the digital medium, a user interface for enabling user control and task performance, and a wireless transceiver for enabling wireless communication. | 03-18-2010 |
20100174390 | Solid-State Music Player And Host Docking System - A solid-state music player has a writable and erasable memory for storing music and a digital music player application, a speaker system for providing audio, a rechargeable battery for powering on the music player, and an interactive touch screen interface for controlling the functions and features of the music player. The solid-state music player may be removably docked into a docking bay provided in a communications device and then ejected for play in standalone mode. | 07-08-2010 |
20100260388 | Hand-held Electronics Device for Aggregation of and Management of Personal Electronic Data - A hand-held electronics device for aggregation of and management of personal electronic data useable for identification and, or transacting business includes a digital medium for storing data and software, a card reading/writing interface, a display screen, a biometric scanner, a user interface application stored on and executable from the digital medium and a docking bay for docking a readable and rewriteable internal card blank. | 10-14-2010 |
20110158423 | Wireless Headset Apparatus and Mehtods - A wireless headphone device has a first elongate portion having first and second opposite ends with an attachment interface at the first end, the first portion comprising an on-board power supply and a transceiver with functional circuitry, and a second elongate portion coupled pivotally to the first portion at the second end, and having an ear bud and a microphone at an end away from the pivotal coupling. The functional circuitry enables receiving and playing of audio from an MP3 player through the ear bud, and use as speaker and microphone for a wirelessly coupled telephone. | 06-30-2011 |
20110159930 | Compact Mobile Phone Power Supplement Device - A power supplement device for a mobile telephone has a casing having a width, a height, a length, a first end and a second end each defined by the width and height, a top side and a backside each defined by the width and length, and a left edge and a right edge each defined by the length and height, the width and length being substantially the same as a mobile telephone to which the supplemental power device is intended to couple, a male connector implemented in the area of the first end, extending in the length direction, and compatible with a female connector of the mobile telephone to which power charging devices are typically connected to the mobile telephone, a USB male connector implemented in an area of the second end or an area of one of the two edges, a back-up battery enclosed in the casing and coupled to the male connector implemented in the area of the first end, providing supplemental power to the mobile telephone, the backup battery also connected to charging circuitry enabling charging of the battery from an external AC power source, and a flip-out AC outlet plug implemented on either the front or the back and coupled to the charging circuitry, enabling the power supplement device to be coupled to AC power to charge the backup battery and the mobile telephone. | 06-30-2011 |
20130273008 | Platelet Rich Plasma/Stem Cell Dispensing System and Methods Thereof - A method and apparatus is provided to separate Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) utilizing standard whole blood harvesting techniques and separating the solution via centrifugation preparation. A pump is provided to pump PRP/Stem Cell solution from a centrifugation reservoir in to a nebulizer to aerosolize the PRP/Stem Cell solution in the nebulizer with oxygen. A patient will then inhale the aerosolized or vaporized PRP/Stem Cell solution into their respiratory system. Removal of any waste PRP/Stem Cell solution is provided by trapping the PRP/Stem Cells and any other biological matter other in a HEPA filter and allowing exhaled gasses to safely exit the from the Semi-Rebreathing Chamber. | 10-17-2013 |