Patents by Inventor Brandon Burroughs

Brandon Burroughs 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).

  • Publication number: 20050052419
    Abstract: A method of using a keyboard for a handheld electronic device includes providing a thumb keyboard for a handheld electronic device having a left set of one or more rows of input keys and a right set of one or more rows of input keys separated by a centerline, the left set of one or more rows are opposite the right set of one or more rows, and lines drawn through the left-most input key and the right most input key of opposite rows intersect the centerline to form a generally upwards v shape; using only the left thumb to input information into the handheld electronic device using the left set of one or more rows of input keys; and using only the right thumb to input information into the handheld electronic device using the right set of one or more rows of input keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventor: Brandon Burroughs
  • Patent number: D512053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Kyoćera Wireless Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Smith, Gary Koerper, Kyle Halkola, Brandon Burroughs, Edward Hames, Raymond Rocha, Scott Plunkett, James Beckwith, James McKenrick, Aleksandr Manulis, Marc Steer, Steve Trudgen, Mark Sloan, David Stowers, James Graham