Patents by Inventor Brian Berkeley

Brian Berkeley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Keyboard having a lighting system
    Patent number: 6987466
    Abstract: A keyboard and methods of making the same. The keyboard comprises of a bottom conducting base plate, an illumination layer, a transparent top conducting layer, a light transmissive keyboard membrane, and a plurality of input keys. The illumination layer is deposited on the bottom conducting base plate. The transparent top conducting layer is deposited on the illumination layer. The light transmissive keyboard membrane is disposed on the transparent top conducting layer. And, the plurality of input keys is disposed on the light transmissive keyboard membrane wherein each of the plurality of input keys has a keyswitch mechanism and a keycap including an upper strike surface attached to the keyswitch mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold Welch, Wing Kong Low, Benjamin Lyon, Duncan Kerr, Thai La, Brian Berkeley