Patents by Inventor Carl J. Ledbetter

Carl J. Ledbetter 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).

  • Device behavior based on surrounding devices
    Patent number: 7394457
    Abstract: A method for modifying the operation of a device responsive to the detection of a remote device is provided. In the method, the remote device is detected, and communications with the remote device are established responsive to the detection of the remote device. A determination is made as to whether a feature of the device is affected by the establishment of communications with the remote device, and an action with respect to the feature of the device is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aditha M. Adams, Adrian Mark Chandley, Carl J. Ledbetter, Dale Clark Croiser, Justin Michael Maguire, Pasquale DeMaio, Taryn K. Beck
  • Media player
    Patent number: D566725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven T. Kaneko, John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, Jared Randall
  • Portion of a media player
    Patent number: D566727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven T. Kaneko, John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, Jared Randall
  • Portion of a media player
    Patent number: D566728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven T. Kaneko, John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, Jared Randall
  • Holder for an electronic device
    Patent number: D568605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Reed Harris, Matthew Aaron Jubelirer, Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Roger Jackson, Brandon Albert Lynne
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D568827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, John Dan Mabry, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Holder for an electronic device
    Patent number: D570101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Reed Harris, Matthew Aaron Jubelirer, Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Roger Jackson, Brandon Albert Lynne
  • Holder for an electronic device
    Patent number: D570102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Reed Harris, Matthew Aaron Jubelirer, Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Roger Jackson, Brandon Albert Lynne
  • Holder for an electronic device
    Patent number: D570103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Reed Harris, Matthew Aaron Jubelirer, Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Roger Jackson, Brandon Albert Lynne
  • Transmitter device
    Patent number: D570327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, Steven T. Kaneko, John Dan Mabry
  • Keyboard
    Patent number: D570356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, Jared Randall, Michael Baseflug, Eric Wahl
  • Key for input device
    Patent number: D570357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Pasquale DeMaio, Isabelo V. de los Reyes, Steven T. Kaneko, Carl J. Ledbetter, Gregory G. Jones, Tucker Fort, Tim Kennedy, Courtney Smith
  • Media player
    Patent number: D570870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Catherine Kim, Steven T. Kaneko, Anton Andrews, Donald R. Coyner
  • Media player
    Patent number: D571376
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven T. Kaneko, John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, Jared Randall
  • Portion of a media player having an illuminated window
    Patent number: D571377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Catherine Kim
  • Media player
    Patent number: D571823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Catherine Kim, Steven T. Kaneko, Anton Andrews, Donald R. Coyner
  • Media player
    Patent number: D571824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Catherine Kim, Steven T. Kaneko, Anton Andrews, Donald R. Coyner
  • Media player
    Patent number: D571825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Catherine Kim, Steven T. Kaneko, Anton Andrews, Donald R. Coyner
  • Ear phones
    Patent number: D572703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, John Dan Mabry
  • Media player
    Patent number: D572729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Catherine Kim, Steven T. Kaneko, Anton Andrews, Donald R. Coyner