Patents by Inventor William F. Hayhurst

William F. Hayhurst 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).

  • Levitation of Objects Using Magnetic Force
    Publication number: 20100134226
    Abstract: The invention disclosed is a method of levitating one or both ends of an object permanently or temporarily, or altering the distance between two objects or the momentum of an object by manipulating the direction of the magnetic field of a permanent or electromagnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: ELLIHAY CORP.
    Inventors: Todd S. Elliott, William F. Hayhurst
  • Levitation of objects using magnetic force
    Patent number: 7671712
    Abstract: The invention disclosed is a method of levitating one or both ends of an object permanently or temporarily, or altering the distance between two objects or the momentum of an object by manipulating the direction of the magnetic field of a permanent or electromagnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Ellihay Corp
    Inventors: Todd S. Elliott, William F. Hayhurst
  • Items With Stretchable Members And/Or Magnetic Action
    Publication number: 20080182479
    Abstract: A display device having a plurality of segments connected with one or more stretchable members is described. The device is may be configured with nesting segments and to have mechanically generated movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: ELLIHAY CORP.
    Inventors: Todd S. Elliott, William F. Hayhurst, Zack Maffie, Shawna Elliott, Randy Wright
  • Computer input device having multiple multi-dimensional detection devices
    Patent number: 6184869
    Abstract: A computer input device having multiple multi-directional detection devices that can be simultaneously operated by a user to provide multi-dimensional input to a computer is disclosed. The multi-directional detection devices are arranged on an input device housing to facilitate simultaneous operation by one hand of an operator. One multi-directional detection device may include a spherical ball located within the housing and protruding from a bottom surface of the housing so that when the housing is located on a horizontal surface and moved about, that ball rotates within the housing. Encoders detect the rotation of the ball and provide an indicative signal to circuitry located within the housing. Another multi-directional detection device may include a spherical ball located within the housing and protruding from a top surface of the housing. Encoders detect rotation of this ball and provide indicative signals to the circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Matter and Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Muir Lee Harding, William F. Hayhurst