Patents by Inventor Frank Hislop

Frank Hislop 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).

  • Spacebar integrated with trackpad
    Patent number: 10025385
    Abstract: A computing device includes a keyboard without a key for a spacebar and a trackpad, where any portion of the trackpad is configurable to function as the spacebar and any portion of the trackpad is configurable to function as the trackpad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: William Hamburgen, Frank Hislop
  • Battery pack
    Patent number: 9166437
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first cell subpack having a plurality of cells arranged in series and a second cell subpack connected in series to the first cell subpack. The second cell subpack includes a plurality of cells arranged in series and at least one cell arranged in parallel with one of the plurality of cells, arranged in series, of the second cell subpack, where the first cell subpack and the second cell subpack use a first voltage rail to provide at least a first voltage level and a second voltage rail to provide a second voltage level, where the first voltage level is different from the second voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: William Hamburgen, Frank Hislop, Brandon Harris, Aaron Leiba, Srikanth Lakshmikanthan
  • BATTERY PACK
    Publication number: 20150207339
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first cell subpack having a plurality of cells arranged in series and a second cell subpack connected in series to the first cell subpack. The second cell subpack includes a plurality of cells arranged in series and at least one cell arranged in parallel with one of the plurality of cells, arranged in series, of the second cell subpack, where the first cell subpack and the second cell subpack use a first voltage rail to provide at least a first voltage level and a second voltage rail to provide a second voltage level, where the first voltage level is different from the second voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: William Hamburgen, Frank Hislop, Brandon Harris, Aaron Leiba, Srikanth Lakshmikanthan
  • Spacebar integrated with trackpad
    Patent number: 9019207
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a keyboard and a trackpad, where a spacebar for the keyboard is integrated as a part of the trackpad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: William Hamburgen, Frank Hislop