Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Christopher Rueppell
  • “Mini-stick” module—new mobiles joystick input device
    Patent number: 6809721
    Abstract: A joystick designed to be used primarily in a mobile computing environment. The joystick is designed to attach to the side of a notebook computer in such a way that the support of the notebook computer becomes the support of the joystick. The interface the joystick uses to communicate with the computer is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection. A pass-through port has also been included to allow the joystick to participate in the daisy chain capabilities of USB technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Gateway, Inc.
    Inventor: John Stephen Love