Patents by Inventor Ray Trent

Ray Trent 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).

  • Publication number: 20160235191
    Abstract: A toothbrush having a first end and a second end with a plurality of picks in removeable communication with the second end, and a floss cutter configured to cut dental floss. The toothbrush has a body with a first side and a second side, the body comprising a hollow interior, wherein at least at least one plastic stud is configured to engage at least one sleeve, wherein dental floss is wrapped around the at least one sleeve. The dental floss extends from the at least one sleeve through the floss cutter, wherein the body and wherein the first end and the second end are in communication with the first side of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Charles Ray Trent
  • Publication number: 20160192770
    Abstract: A toothbrush with a brush end, a floss end with a locking device, and a handle with a hollow interior. Within the hollow interior is at least one sleeve, at least one rod configured to matingly engage the at least one bearing sleeve, wherein floss is wrapped around the at least one bearing sleeve, and a floss channel configured to guide the floss from the at least one bearing sleeve to the floss end, wherein the locking device is configured to hold the dental floss across the floss end, and wherein the brush end and the floss end are in communication with the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Charles Ray Trent
  • Publication number: 20100275163
    Abstract: The present invention is a graphical user interface in a computing device having a processor running an operating system and a display. The graphical user interface comprises a touch screen and a driver coupling the touch screen to the operating system. The driver can display a plurality of icons on the touch screen, or a plurality of screen images having at least one icon, with each of the icons associated with operations on the display and/or the touch screen. Other embodiments include the touch screen having unactivated and activated states, as well as the presence of an application programming interface that enables an application to display at least one image on the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: David W. Gillespie, Ray Trent, Andrew C. Hsu, Leslie R. Grate
  • Publication number: 20100275033
    Abstract: The present invention is a graphical user interface in a computing device having a processor running an operating system and a display. The graphical user interface comprises a touch screen and a driver coupling the touch screen to the operating system. The driver can display a plurality of icons on the touch screen, or a plurality of screen images having at least one icon, with each of the icons associated with operations on the display and/or the touch screen. Other embodiments include the touch screen having unactivated and activated states, as well as the presence of an application programming interface that enables an application to display at least one image on the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: David W. Gillespie, Ray Trent, Andrew C. Hsu, Leslie R. Grate
  • Publication number: 20100214250
    Abstract: The present invention is a graphical user interface in a computing device having a processor running an operating system and a display. The graphical user interface comprises a touch screen and a driver coupling the touch screen to the operating system. The driver can display a plurality of icons on the touch screen, or a plurality of screen images having at least one icon, with each of the icons associated with operations on the display and/or the touch screen. Other embodiments include the touch screen having unactivated and activated states, as well as the presence of an application programming interface that enables an application to display at least one image on the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: David W. Gillespie, Ray Trent, Andrew C. Hsu, Leslie R. Grate
  • Patent number: 7730401
    Abstract: The present invention is a graphical user interface in a computing device having a processor running an operating system and a display. The graphical user interface comprises a touch screen and a driver coupling the touch screen to the operating system. The driver can display a plurality of icons on the touch screen, or a plurality of screen images having at least one icon, with each of the icons associated with operations on the display and/or the touch screen. Other embodiments include the touch screen having unactivated and activated states, as well as the presence of an application programming interface that enables an application to display at least one image on the touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: David W. Gillespie, Ray Trent, Andrew C. Hsu, Leslie R. Grate
  • Publication number: 20050024341
    Abstract: The present invention is a graphical user interface in a computing device having a processor running an operating system and a display. The graphical user interface comprises a touch screen and a driver coupling the touch screen to the operating system. The driver can display a plurality of icons on the touch screen, or a plurality of screen images having at least one icon, with each of the icons associated with operations on the display and/or the touch screen. Other embodiments include the touch screen having unactivated and activated states, as well as the presence of an application programming interface that enables an application to display at least one image on the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: David Gillespie, Ray Trent, Andrew Hsu, Leslie Grate
  • Publication number: 20020191029
    Abstract: The present invention is a graphical user interface in a computing device having a processor running an operating system and a display. The graphical user interface comprises a touch screen and a driver coupling the touch screen to the operating system. The driver can display a plurality of icons on the touch screen, or a plurality of screen images having at least one icon, with each of the icons associated with operations on the display and/or the touch screen. Other embodiments include the touch screen having unactivated and activated states, as well as the presence of an application programming interface that enables an application to display at least one image on the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Synaptics, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Gillespie, Ray Trent, Andrew C. Hsu, Leslie R. Grate
  • Patent number: 5231775
    Abstract: A unit for mounting a tree-climbing spike to the lower leg and foot of the user comprises a comfortable, padded shell which wraps around the lower leg, ankle and foot of the user, with the lower portion of the unit being open at the front and heel, with only a stirrup to support the arch of the foot so that the user may use the unit while wearing boots, tennis shoes, or whatever else he happens to be wearing. The semi-flexible portion of the shell wraps around the lower leg and is secured by quick-release friction buckles, and on the inside wall of the shell is a spike mount which releasably mounts one of a set of spikes of different spur lengths to accommodate different tree types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Inventor: Ray Trent, Jr.