Patents by Inventor Flem B. Otey, III

Flem B. Otey, III 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).

  • Keyboard arrangement
    Patent number: 4180337
    Abstract: An arrangement of keys on a keyboard in which each letter of the alphabet is represented by an individual key, with the keys being arranged in five primary rows. Each primary row begins with a vowel-representing key, which keys are arranged in alphabetical order along one edge or side of the keyboard. Each vowel-representing key is followed by certain consonant-representing keys in alphabetical order. The center row of the arrangement begins with the vowel i and is followed by j, k, l, m and n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1979
    Inventors: Flem B. Otey, III, Yoshiko S. Otey