Patents by Inventor Liam P. Corballis

Liam P. Corballis 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).

  • Hand held control device
    Patent number: 5512892
    Abstract: A hand held control device formed as a rigid body adapted to be gripped and carried by a single hand of a user and comprising a plurality of control elements operable by the thumb or a finger of the user's hand gripping and carrying the body, a pointing stick and a chirality detector for sensing whether a right or left hand is gripping and carrying the body for controlling the flow of information to or from a computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Liam P. Corballis, Joseph D. Rutledge, Edwin J. Selker