Patents by Inventor Gregg C. Vanderhelden

Gregg C. Vanderhelden 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).

  • Publication number: 20140240270
    Abstract: A method is defined for providing an individual increased accessibility to a touch screen displaying first and second elements. The individual initially engages the touch screen with a contact point at a first location. The contact point is dragged across the touch screen into engagement with the first element and the first element is highlighted in response thereto. Thereafter, the individual may drag the contact point across the touch screen from the first element into engagement with the second element whereby the second element is highlighted on the touch screen and the highlight is removed from the first element. Audible announcements may accompany the contacting of the first or second elements with the contact point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: J. Bern Jordan, Gregg C. Vanderhelden, David P. Kelson