Patents by Inventor Lyle A. Nelson

Lyle A. Nelson 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).

  • ACCESSIBLE USER INTERFACE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100288828
    Abstract: A method for performing an action at an electronic device. The method includes extracting data from a token. The data includes at least one command instruction or command attribute. The method includes interpreting the data and executing an action corresponding to the command instruction or the command attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Aisaku Pradhan, Bryn Mikel McPheeters, David Lyle Nelson, Leslie Michele Velez, Thomas Brian Michon
  • Deployable shield
    Patent number: 4314682
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for deploying a shield from a space vehicle or the like. Such a shield may be employed for minimizing radar echo, for protecting the vehicle from solar radiation, or for providing a bumper for minimizing damage from micrometeoroids. A spring loaded mechanism is provided so that the shield can be folded into a compact package for launch of the space vehicle. The spring loaded mechanism further provides for rapid development of the shield when restraints are released. Arrangements are provided for deploying semi-cylindrical shields and quarter spherical shields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1969
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1982
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: Burton Barnett, Martin R. Kinsler, Lyle A. Nelson