Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Bellinghausen

Jeffrey Bellinghausen 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).

  • Video game controller with unitary back shell for button control and battery access
    Patent number: 10722786
    Abstract: A hand-held video game controller includes a controller body having a front and a back, with at least one front control on the front of the controller body. A removable and resilient unitary back shell is removably attached to the back of the controller body. At least one back control button underlies the unitary back shell, and is depressible by flexing of the unitary back shell into contact with that back control button. At least one battery compartment may underlie the unitary back shell, and may be accessible by removal of the removable unitary back shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Jeffrey Keyzer, Scott Dalton
  • Hand-held controller with a back shell and underlying force sensitive resistors
    Patent number: 10406431
    Abstract: A hand-held controller includes a controller body having a front and a back, with at least one thumb control on the front of the controller body. A back shell on the back of the controller body has left and right portions, each having top and bottom regions. A first force sensitive resistor (FSR) underlies the top region of the left portion of the back shell. A second FSR underlies the bottom region of the left portion of the back shell. A third FSR underlies the top region of the right portion of the back shell. A fourth FSR underlies the bottom region of the right portion of the back shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Ian Campbell, Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Scott Dalton
  • VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER WITH UNITARY BACK SHELL FOR BUTTON CONTROL AND BATTERY ACCESS
    Publication number: 20190118079
    Abstract: A hand-held video game controller includes a controller body having a front and a back, with at least one front control on the front of the controller body. A removable and resilient unitary back shell is removably attached to the back of the controller body. At least one back control button underlies the unitary back shell, and is depressible by flexing of the unitary back shell into contact with that back control button. At least one battery compartment may underlie the unitary back shell, and may be accessible by removal of the removable unitary back shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: VALVE CORPORATION
    Inventors: JEFFREY BELLINGHAUSEN, CLAIRE MICHELLE GOTTSCHALK, ERIC HOPE, JEFFREY KEYZER, SCOTT DALTON
  • HAND-HELD CONTROLLER WITH A BACK SHELL AND UNDERLYING FORCE SENSITIVE RESISTORS
    Publication number: 20190118080
    Abstract: A hand-held controller includes a controller body having a front and a back, with at least one thumb control on the front of the controller body. A back shell on the back of the controller body has left and right portions, each having top and bottom regions. A first force sensitive resistor (FSR) underlies the top region of the left portion of the back shell. A second FSR underlies the bottom region of the left portion of the back shell. A third FSR underlies the top region of the right portion of the back shell. A fourth FSR underlies the bottom region of the right portion of the back shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: VALVE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ian Campbell, Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Scott Dalton
  • Controller
    Patent number: D711877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Jeffrey Keyzer, Amy Narae Kim
  • Controller
    Patent number: D711878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Jeffrey Keyzer, Amy Narae Kim
  • Controller
    Patent number: D711879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Jeffrey Keyzer, Amy Narae Kim
  • Controller
    Patent number: D711880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Jeffrey Keyzer, Amy Narae Kim
  • Controller
    Patent number: D711881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Jeffrey Keyzer, Amy Narae Kim
  • Controller
    Patent number: D712409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Jeffrey Keyzer, Amy Narae Kim
  • Controller
    Patent number: D721078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Jeffrey Keyzer, Amy Narae Kim
  • Controller
    Patent number: D726726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Jeffrey Keyzer, Amy Narae Kim
  • Controller
    Patent number: D754128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Jeffrey Keyzer, Amy Narae Kim
  • Controller
    Patent number: D767682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: VALVE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bellinghausen, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Eric Hope, Jeffrey Keyzer, Amy Narae Kim