Patents by Inventor Christopher L. Whittall

Christopher L. Whittall 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).

  • Contextual Touch Panel
    Publication number: 20080218486
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch panel for an electronic device includes: an electronic display; a frame bordering the display, the frame including a plurality of icons each representing a device control and wherein any icon representing a control that is available for a device function appearing on the display is highlighted and any icon representing a control that is not available for a device function appearing on the display is not highlighted; and a touch sensitive material for selectively activating device controls appearing on the display and for selectively activating highlighted icons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Todd Haseyama, Christopher L. Whittall
  • Printer
    Patent number: D536731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP.
    Inventors: Maria Del Carmen Tate, Christopher L. Whittall, James S. Owen
  • Printer
    Patent number: D537111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Whittall, Angela N. Martin, James S. Owen, Jeremy A. Saxton, Maria Del Carmen Tate, Stephen R. Brown
  • Printer
    Patent number: D539840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Whittall, Dario Giovanni Miticocchio, Maria del Carmen Tate, Paul O'Connor, Stephen R. Brown, Dominic M. D'Andrea, Chris A. Valentine
  • Printer
    Patent number: D542339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Whittall, Angela N. Martin, James S. Owen, Jeremy A. Saxton, Maria Del Carmen Tate, Stephen R. Brown
  • Printer
    Patent number: D545354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Whittall, Angela N. Martin, James S. Owen, Jeremy A. Saxton, Maria Del Carmen Tate, Stephen R. Brown
  • Printer
    Patent number: D554699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Maria Del Carmen Tate, Christopher L. Whittall, Angela Martin, Benjamin T. Richardson
  • Printer
    Patent number: D581456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Whittall, Todd Haseyama, Catherine Moana Huneke Harriss, Chuong C. Ta, Allen Zadeh, Gina L Reimann, Dario Giovanni Miticocchio, Anthony A. Di Bitonto
  • Cartridge guide chute
    Patent number: D596664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kian-Kiat-Alan Chua, Prabhakar R. Doppalapudi, Marcus L. Scholz, Christopher L. Whittall, Jia Yi Juang
  • Computer bezel
    Patent number: D425879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Milton C. Lee, Christopher L. Whittall
  • Computer cabinet
    Patent number: D426198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Milton C. Lee, Christopher L. Whittall
  • Flat panel monitor
    Patent number: D431564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuni Masuda, Paul S. Montgomery, Christopher L. Whittall