Patents by Inventor Bernard Steenis

Bernard Steenis 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).

  • Cursor pointing device utilizing a photodetector array with target ball having randomly distributed speckles
    Patent number: 5288993
    Abstract: A cursor control device for personal computers and workstations includes a randomly speckled ball illuminated with diffuse lighting. An image of at least a portion of the illuminated area of the speckled ball is focused by an optical element such as a diffractive optical element onto a photosensitive array. Logic associated with the photosensitive array determines movement of the ball across the array, and translates that movement into conventional cursor control signals supplied to a host system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Logitech, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Bidiville, Javier Arreguit, Floris A. Van Shaik, Bernard Steenis, Fabien Droz-Dit-Busset, Harthmuth Buczek, Aldo Bussien