Patents by Inventor Harold R. McWilliams

Harold R. McWilliams 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).

  • Sip and puff mouse
    Patent number: 7412891
    Abstract: An electronic data input apparatus comprises a receptacle, a tube, a housing for electronic components, and a harness. The receptacle is operable for use in a user's mouth. The tube connects the receptacle to the housing, which is attached to the harness. A user wears the harness on the upper part of the torso, such that the receptacle is accessible to the mouth. A cable connects the electronic component housing to a computing element and establishes serial communication from the input apparatus to the computing element. The apparatus may provide the same function as a conventional mouse pointing device by allowing the user to control the motion of a pointer on an electronic display by breathing in to and out of the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Pivot International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Farnet, Harold R. McWilliams, John J. Stutz
  • SIP AND PUFF MOUSE
    Publication number: 20070180917
    Abstract: An electronic data input apparatus comprises a receptacle, a tube, a housing for electronic components, and a harness. The receptacle is operable for use in a user's mouth. The tube connects the receptacle to the housing, which is attached to the harness. A user wears the harness on the upper part of the torso, such that the receptacle is accessible to the mouth. A cable connects the electronic component housing to a computing element and establishes serial communication from the input apparatus to the computing element. The apparatus may provide the same function as a conventional mouse pointing device by allowing the user to control the motion of a pointer on an electronic display by breathing in to and out of the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: PIVOT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Michael G. Farnet, Harold R. McWilliams, John J. Stutz