Patents Assigned to Next Computer, Inc.
  • System and method for managing graphic images
    Patent number: 5146556
    Abstract: A graphic user interface for a computer is provided in which representations of application programs can be placed on the display in a specified area reserved for such a purpose in which area they could not be so readily obscured and forgotten, and which includes a facility for controlling the placement of such representations within the reserved area. The graphic images are guided into specific locations, or "docks" in the reserved area, and their removal from the docks is restricted to prevent accidental withdrawal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: NeXT Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Hullot, Steven P. Jobs, Christopher M. Franklin
  • Connector for a computer cable
    Patent number: D317291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: NeXT Computer, Inc.
    Inventor: Hartmut Esslinger
  • Computer monitor stand
    Patent number: D317760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: NeXT Computer, Inc.
    Inventor: Hartmut Esslinger
  • Connector for a computer cable
    Patent number: D318265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: NeXT Computer, Inc.
    Inventor: Hartmut Esslinger
  • Computer printer
    Patent number: D319461
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: NeXT Computer, Inc.
    Inventor: Hartmut Esslinger