Patents by Inventor A. Fleming Seay

A. Fleming Seay 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).

  • Architecture for variable pressure mouse
    Patent number: 9665191
    Abstract: User input devices with variable pressure buttons are configured. A user may specify a range of pressure to be associated with a pressure level. In some embodiments, a user may also associate a command or other instruction to an application with an identity of a variable pressure button and a pressure level of the button. In some embodiments, the associations may be represented in a configuration profile. In further embodiments, a microcontroller for a mouse may translate signals from variable pressure buttons into pressure levels based upon the configuration file. In many embodiments, a user may associate a reporting rate with a variable pressure button. A legacy application may receive reports of the state of the variable pressure button at the associated reporting rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Carlos L. Ross, Danae Sierra, Frank C. Azor, A. Fleming Seay
  • Architecture for Variable Pressure Mouse
    Publication number: 20160299573
    Abstract: User input devices with variable pressure buttons are configured. A user may specify a range of pressure to be associated with a pressure level. In some embodiments, a user may also associate a command or other instruction to an application with an identity of a variable pressure button and a pressure level of the button. In some embodiments, the associations may be represented in a configuration profile. In further embodiments, a microcontroller for a mouse may translate signals from variable pressure buttons into pressure levels based upon the configuration file. In many embodiments, a user may associate a reporting rate with a variable pressure button. A legacy application may receive reports of the state of the variable pressure button at the associated reporting rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Carlos L. Ross, Danae Sierra, Frank C. Azor, A. Fleming Seay
  • Architecture for variable pressure mouse
    Patent number: 9389711
    Abstract: User input devices with variable pressure buttons are configured. A user may specify a range of pressure to be associated with a pressure level. In some embodiments, a user may also associate a command or other instruction to an application with an identity of a variable pressure button and a pressure level of the button. In some embodiments, the associations may be represented in a configuration profile. In further embodiments, a microcontroller for a mouse may translate signals from variable pressure buttons into pressure levels based upon the configuration file. In many embodiments, a user may associate a reporting rate with a variable pressure button. A legacy application may receive reports of the state of the variable pressure button at the associated reporting rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Carlos L. Ross, Danae Sierra, Frank C. Azor, A. Fleming Seay
  • Architecture for Variable Pressure Mouse
    Publication number: 20140176441
    Abstract: User input devices with variable pressure buttons are configured. A user may specify a range of pressure to be associated with a pressure level. In some embodiments, a user may also associate a command or other instruction to an application with an identity of a variable pressure button and a pressure level of the button. In some embodiments, the associations may be represented in a configuration profile. In further embodiments, a microcontroller for a mouse may translate signals from variable pressure buttons into pressure levels based upon the configuration file. In many embodiments, a user may associate a reporting rate with a variable pressure button. A legacy application may receive reports of the state of the variable pressure button at the associated reporting rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Carlos L. Ross, Danae Sierra, Frank C. Azor, A. Fleming Seay