Patents by Inventor Allen M. Han

Allen M. Han 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).

  • Patent number: 6590564
    Abstract: A computer input device that comfortably supports the hand of the user while the thumb and fingers are associated with buttons, a trackball, and a scrolling wheel carried on the device. The overall configuration of the device and the arrangement of these actuators permits the user to easily and effectively operate all of the actuators while the hand and arm of the user are in a comfortable position. The device includes a housing having thumb-side and finger-side surfaces. The trackball extends from the thumb-side surface. The finger-side surface includes four input buttons and the scrolling wheel. The thumb-side surface is fairly steep and almost at right angles to the finger-side surface. This helps enable the motion of the thumb to fall along its natural axis of flexion/extension. The thumb-side surface extends above the top of the ball to provide a stop when the thumb is moved inwardly off the ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Hugh E. McLoone, Allen M. Han, Melissa S. Jacobson
  • Patent number: D437321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Han, Gregory G. Jones, Hugh E. McLoone
  • Patent number: D437598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Han, Gregory G. Jones, Hugh E. McLoone, Melissa S. Jacobson
  • Patent number: D437854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Han, Gregory G. Jones, Hugh E. McLoone, Melissa S. Jacobson
  • Patent number: D446211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Han, Melissa S. Jacobson, Thomas W. Brooks, Kevin D. Van Flandern
  • Patent number: D446521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Han, Melissa S. Jacobson, Thomas W. Brooks, Kevin D. Van Flandern
  • Patent number: D446522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Han, Melissa S. Jacobson, Kevin D. Van Flandern
  • Patent number: D453758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Han, Chungming Ying, Thomas W. Brooks
  • Patent number: D453932
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Han, Chungming Ying, Thomas W. Brooks
  • Patent number: D391943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Allen M. Han
  • Patent number: D391944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Allen M. Han
  • Patent number: D422996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher G. Alviar, Allen M. Han, Thomas W. Brooks, Melissa S. Jacobson
  • Patent number: D429724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Han, Carl J. Ledbetter