Patents by Inventor Bernard Geaghan

Bernard Geaghan 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: 6667739
    Abstract: An eraser for use on an electronic whiteboard with a protrusion area on the erasing surface forming a convex area on the erasing surface for establishing a positive point of contact with the whiteboard; an electronic whiteboard system including such an eraser, a controller for storing data relating to information written on and erased from the whiteboard data, and a filter for preventing the storage of digital data relating to contacts with the whiteboard not attributable to normal writing or erasing actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: PolyVision Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Atwood, Bernard Geaghan
  • Publication number: 20020157880
    Abstract: An eraser for use on an electronic whiteboard with a protrusion area on the erasing surface forming a convex area on the erasing surface for establishing a positive point of contact with the whiteboard; an electronic whiteboard system including such an eraser, a controller for storing data relating to information written on and erased from the whiteboard data, and a filter for preventing the storage of digital data relating to contacts with the whiteboard not attributable to normal writing or erasing actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen Atwood, Bernard Geaghan
  • Publication number: 20020149572
    Abstract: A flexible, capacitive touch sensor, and a method of manufacturing a plurality of such touch sensors, are provided. The capacitive touch sensor comprises a thin, flexible, transparent, insulating substrate. A thin, flexible, transparent layer of resistive material is applied to one side of the substrate, and a thin, flexible, transparent, pressure-sensitive layer of adhesive material is applied to the substrate's other side. A releasable sheet may cover this adhesive layer. A plurality of thin, flexible electrodes, electrical leads and conductive areas are applied to the resistive layer. A thin, flexible, transparent layer of protective material protects the touch sensor's active touch area. Compounds may be added to this protective layer to enhance its conductivity and lubricity. A reel-to-reel process for manufacturing a plurality of such capacitive touch sensors also is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen C. Schulz, Anthony F. Chernefsky, Bernard Geaghan
  • Patent number: 6445384
    Abstract: An eraser for use on an electronic whiteboard with a protrusion area on the erasing surface forming a convex area on the erasing surface for establishing a positive point of contact with the whiteboard; an electronic whiteboard system including such an eraser, a controller for storing data relating to information written on and erased from the whiteboard data, and a filter for preventing the storage of digital data relating to contacts with the whiteboard not attributable to normal writing or erasing actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Greensteel, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Atwood, Bernard Geaghan
  • Patent number: 6353193
    Abstract: An eraser for use on an electronic whiteboard with a protrusion area on the erasing surface forming a convex area on the erasing surface for establishing a positive point of contact with the whiteboard; an electronic whiteboard system including such an eraser, a controller for storing data relating to information written on and erased from the whiteboard data, and a filter for preventing the storage of digital data relating to contacts with the whiteboard not attributable to normal writing or erasing actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Greensteel, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Atwood, Bernard Geaghan