Patents by Inventor Orin Michael Ozias

Orin Michael Ozias 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).

  • Virtual periphery display buttons
    Patent number: 9122356
    Abstract: An input device for use with an information handling system is disclosed. The input device may include a display device having a viewing area defined by a perimeter, a graphic user interface configured to display a virtual button within the viewing area adjacent the perimeter, a frame adjacent the perimeter of the viewing area, and a proximity sensing element associated with the frame and located outside the viewing area of the display device. The proximity sensing element may be configured to sense a user selecting the virtual button displayed by the graphic user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Orin Michael Ozias, Kevin Warren Mundt, Juan Rafael Vega
  • Keyboard with integrated electroluminescent illumination
    Patent number: 8089015
    Abstract: An electroluminescent switch membrane for use in a keyboard associated with an information handling system is disclosed. The electroluminescent switch membrane may include a first and a second sheet of film configured as opposing electrodes of a capacitor. The switch membrane may include an electroluminescent material disposed between the two sheets of film. The switch membrane may include a plurality of conductive traces printed on the first sheet of film. The switch membrane may include a plurality of switches disposed on the first sheet of film, each switch configured to complete a respective circuit with the conductive traces when the switch is depressed. In addition, the electroluminescent switch membrane may be configured to illuminate the keyboard when an electric current is passed through the electroluminescent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Orin Michael Ozias, Kevin Warren Mundt
  • Virtual Periphery Display Buttons
    Publication number: 20100110019
    Abstract: An input device for use with an information handling system is disclosed. The input device may include a display device having a viewing area defined by a perimeter, a graphic user interface configured to display a virtual button within the viewing area adjacent the perimeter, a frame adjacent the perimeter of the viewing area, and a proximity sensing element associated with the frame and located outside the viewing area of the display device. The proximity sensing element may be configured to sense a user selecting the virtual button displayed by the graphic user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Orin Michael Ozias, Kevin Warren Mundt
  • Keyboard With Integrated Electroluminescent Illumination
    Publication number: 20090272638
    Abstract: An electroluminescent switch membrane for use in a keyboard associated with an information handling system is disclosed. The electroluminescent switch membrane may include a first and a second sheet of film configured as opposing electrodes of a capacitor. The switch membrane may include an electroluminescent material disposed between the two sheets of film. The switch membrane may include a plurality of conductive traces printed on the first sheet of film. The switch membrane may include a plurality of switches disposed on the first sheet of film, each switch configured to complete a respective circuit with the conductive traces when the switch is depressed. In addition, the electroluminescent switch membrane may be configured to illuminate the keyboard when an electric current is passed through the electroluminescent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Orin Michael Ozias, Kevin Warren Mundt