Patents by Inventor Donald Glenn Thompson

Donald Glenn Thompson 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).

  • Patent number: 9307656
    Abstract: A case configured to protect at least a portion of an electronic device. The case can comprise a first portion and a second portion that connect to one another via a hinge. The first portion can be configured to cover a first portion of a back side of the electronic device when fully installed on the electronic device. The second portion can be configured to cover a remaining portion of the back side of the electronic device when also fully installed on the electronic device. The second portion and the first portion can pivot with respect to one another via the hinge. Accordingly, by one approach, the second portion can be pivoted away from the electronic device while the first portion remains installed on the electronic device. In such a case, and by one approach, the second portion can serve as a stand for the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Mircea Oprea, Felipe Oliveira Simoes, Donald Glenn Thompson, Anders Fahrendorff
  • Publication number: 20140202899
    Abstract: A case configured to protect at least a portion of an electronic device. The case can comprise a first portion and a second portion that connect to one another via a hinge. The first portion can be configured to cover a first portion of a back side of the electronic device when fully installed on the electronic device. The second portion can be configured to cover a remaining portion of the back side of the electronic device when also fully installed on the electronic device. The second portion and the first portion can pivot with respect to one another via the hinge. Accordingly, by one approach, the second portion can be pivoted away from the electronic device while the first portion remains installed on the electronic device. In such a case, and by one approach, the second portion can serve as a stand for the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian James MURCHISON, Mircea OPREA, Felipe Oliveira SIMOES, Donald Glenn THOMPSON, Anders FAHRENDORFF
  • Patent number: 7870595
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes apparatus, methods, and system for secure access control of an intelligent electronic device (“IED”) by multiple personnel. Within the IED a set of basic permissions is defined. A software program allows a security administrator create specific roles from the basic permissions. The software program can then be used to assign to a user a specific role for one or more specific IEDs. This action creates a set of unique security keys for the user and a unique security file for each IED. When a user accesses an IED the system identifies the user from the security key and determines his/her permissions using the security file. The security key may take the form of a password inputted into the IED, an access device incorporated within the IED, and/or a remote access device positioned proximate the IED or removably positioned in the IED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dale Finney, Jeffrey Mazereeuw, Claudio Cargnelli, Donald Glenn Thompson
  • Publication number: 20100018783
    Abstract: A portable digital scale is disclosed, having retractable and stowable handles and weighing hook, as well as a weight display that may be viewed from directly above the scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventor: Donald Glenn Thompson
  • Patent number: 7645949
    Abstract: A portable digital scale is disclosed, having retractable and stowable handles and weighing hook, as well as a weight display that may be viewed from directly above the scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Inventor: Donald Glenn Thompson
  • Publication number: 20080162930
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes apparatus, methods, and system for secure access control of an intelligent electronic device (“IED”) by multiple personnel. Within the IED a set of basic permissions is defined. A software program allows a security administrator create specific roles from the basic permissions. The software program can then be used to assign to a user a specific role for one or more specific IEDs. This action creates a set of unique security keys for the user and a unique security file for each IED. When a user accesses an IED the system identifies the user from the security key and determines his/her permissions using the security file. The security key may take the form of a password inputted into the IED, an access device incorporated within the IED, and/or a remote access device positioned proximate the IED or removably positioned in the IED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Dale Finney, Jeffrey Mazereeuw, Claudio Cargnelli, Donald Glenn Thompson
  • Patent number: D874941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: GREEN MENU INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Wittek, John David Sherman, Donald Glenn Thompson, Frederick Will Sherman, Jr., Tara Anne Zimmerman