Patents by Inventor Gary Strowe

Gary Strowe 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).

  • Magnetic force in a directional input device
    Patent number: 9946293
    Abstract: Embodiments for a user input device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user input device comprises a body, an elongate directional control element having a first end projecting towards the body and a second end projecting away from the body and configured to be movable by a user, a magnet to hold the directional control element in one or more predetermined positions, and a sensor coupled to the body to detect a change in position of the directional control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Vasco Rubio, Eph John Evans, Bill Lawrence, Anthony John Grant, Gary Strowe
  • Force feedback triggers
    Patent number: 9050529
    Abstract: A force feedback trigger includes an input device comprising a communication subsystem configured to provide bidirectional communication with a computing device. The input device further comprises a force feedback trigger assembly including a user-actuatable trigger configured to pivot about a trigger axis responsive to an applied external force. The input device further comprises a trigger vibrator directly coupled to the force feedback trigger assembly and communicatively coupled to the communication subsystem, the trigger vibrator configured to vibrate the user-actuatable trigger responsive to a vibration signal received from the computing device via the communication subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony John Grant, Gary Strowe, Eph John Evans, Glen E. Tennison, Vasco Rubio, Loren Reas, Jeffrey Vah
  • Multi-stage variable resistance trigger
    Patent number: 8894491
    Abstract: A multi-stage variable resistance triggers includes an input device comprising a communicative output configured to send control information to a computing device for controlling the computing device. The input device further comprises a multi-stage variable resistance trigger assembly configured to provide a first trigger resistance sub-profile throughout a first stage of a trigger pull and a second trigger resistance sub-profile throughout a second stage of the trigger pull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony John Grant, Gary Strowe, Vasco Rubio, Glen E. Tennison, Eph John Evans
  • FORCE FEEDBACK TRIGGERS
    Publication number: 20130194085
    Abstract: A force feedback trigger includes an input device comprising a communication subsystem configured to provide bidirectional communication with a computing device. The input device further comprises a force feedback trigger assembly including a user-actuatable trigger configured to pivot about a trigger axis responsive to an applied external force. The input device further comprises a trigger vibrator directly coupled to the force feedback trigger assembly and communicatively coupled to the communication subsystem, the trigger vibrator configured to vibrate the user-actuatable trigger responsive to a vibration signal received from the computing device via the communication subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony John Grant, Gary Strowe, Eph John Evans, Glen E. Tennison, Vasco Rubio, Loren Reas, Jeffrey Vah
  • MAGNETIC FORCE IN A DIRECTIONAL INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130147642
    Abstract: Embodiments for a user input device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user input device comprises a body, an elongate directional control element having a first end projecting towards the body and a second end projecting away from the body and configured to be movable by a user, a magnet to hold the directional control element in one or more predetermined positions, and a sensor coupled to the body to detect a change in position of the directional control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vasco Rubio, Eph John Evans, Bill Lawrence, Anthony John Grant, Gary Strowe
  • MULTI-STAGE VARIABLE RESISTANCE TRIGGER
    Publication number: 20130147610
    Abstract: A multi-stage variable resistance triggers includes an input device comprising a communicative output configured to send control information to a computing device for controlling the computing device The input device further comprises a multi-stage variable resistance trigger assembly configured to provide a first trigger resistance sub-profile throughout a first stage of a trigger pull and a second trigger resistance sub-profile throughout a second stage of the trigger pull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony John Grant, Gary Strowe, Vasco Rubio, Glen E. Tennison, Eph John Evans