Patents by Inventor David H. Wykes

David H. Wykes 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).

  • Tracking input in a screen-reflective interface environment
    Patent number: 8274484
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method is adapted to tracking input with a device. The method includes an act of monitoring and acts of activating and displaying if a touch input is detected. The device has a first side and a second side, with the second side opposite the first side. The device has a display screen disposed on the first side, and a screen-reflective interface disposed on the second side. Respective positions on the screen-reflective interface correspond to respective locations of the display screen. The screen-reflective interface of the device is monitored. If a touch input is detected on the screen-reflective interface, the device performs acts of activating and displaying. Specifically, a tracking state is activated for the screen-reflective interface responsive to the detected touch input on the screen-reflective interface. The interface icon is displayed on the display screen to indicate that the tracking state has been activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick M. Baudisch, Georg F. Petschnigg, David H. Wykes, Albert Yiu-So Shum, Avi Geiger, Kenneth P. Hinckley, Michael J. Sinclair, Joel B. Jacobs, Jonathan D. Friedman, Rosanna H. Ho
  • TRACKING INPUT IN A SCREEN-REFLECTIVE INTERFACE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20100013777
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method is adapted to tracking input with a device. The method includes an act of monitoring and acts of activating and displaying if a touch input is detected. The device has a first side and a second side, with the second side opposite the first side. The device has a display screen disposed on the first side, and a screen-reflective interface disposed on the second side. Respective positions on the screen-reflective interface correspond to respective locations of the display screen. The screen-reflective interface of the device is monitored. If a touch input is detected on the screen-reflective interface, the device performs acts of activating and displaying. Specifically, a tracking state is activated for the screen-reflective interface responsive to the detected touch input on the screen-reflective interface. The interface icon is displayed on the display screen to indicate that the tracking state has been activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick M. Baudisch, Georg F. Petschnigg, David H. Wykes, Albert Yiu-So Shum, Avi Geiger, Kenneth P. Hinckley, Michael J. Sinclair, Joel B. Jacobs, Jonathan D. Friedman, Rosanna H. Ho
  • Hygiene products stand
    Patent number: D686839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry P. Markwick, Ronnie L. Phillips, Joanna L. Klee, Christopher M. Sinotte, Sarah S. Happel, Basma A. Osman, John D. Mabry, Andrew J. Shapiro, David H. Wykes
  • Beverage brewing apparatus
    Patent number: D990957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: David H. Wykes, Ryan M. Gorham, Kay H. Kim, Joseph E. Gormley