Patents by Inventor Bruce S. Cloutier

Bruce S. Cloutier 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).

  • Cards and assemblies with user interfaces
    Patent number: 8066191
    Abstract: Laminated cards with user interfaces are provided. The user interfaces can have enhanced tactile feel. In one embodiment, a card may be constructed to have a dual-layer user interface. In another embodiment, a card may be constructed to include a support structure. In yet another embodiment, a card may include a relatively soft material that covers at least a portion of the user interface. In yet another embodiment, a card may include a user interface that is fluidically coupled to a bladder. In a further embodiment, a card can include any combination of a user interface, which may be a dual-layer user interface, a support structure, a soft material that at least partially covers a user interface, and a bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Dynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce S. Cloutier, James H. Workley, William T. Shepherd
  • Interactive electronic card with display
    Patent number: D643063
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Dynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Philip W. Yen, Bruce S. Cloutier
  • Interactive electronic card with display
    Patent number: D651237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Dynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Philip W. Yen, Bruce S. Cloutier
  • Interactive electronic card with display
    Patent number: D651238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Dynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Philip W. Yen, Bruce S. Cloutier
  • Interactive electronic card with display
    Patent number: D651644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Dynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Philip W. Yen, Bruce S. Cloutier
  • Multiple button interactive electronic card
    Patent number: D652075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Dynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Philip W. Yen, Bruce S. Cloutier
  • Multiple button interactive electronic card with display
    Patent number: D652076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Dynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Philip W. Yen, Bruce S. Cloutier
  • Multiple button interactive electronic card
    Patent number: D652448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Dynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Philip W. Yen, Bruce S. Cloutier
  • Multiple button interactive electronic card
    Patent number: D652449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Dynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Mullen, Philip W. Yen, Bruce S. Cloutier