Patents by Inventor Jeffrey M. Wells

Jeffrey M. Wells 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: 11960707
    Abstract: An electronic device provides, to a display, data to present a user interface that includes a plurality of user interface objects, and a current focus on a first user interface object. While the display is presenting the user interface, the electronic device receives an input that corresponds to a movement of a contact across on a touch-sensitive surface. The electronic device, in response to receiving the input and in accordance with a determination that a first axis is a dominant axis, moves the current focus along the first axis by a first amount and along the second axis by a second amount. The amount of movement of the current focus along the second axis is reduced to a first non-zero amount by a scaling factor that is based on one or more inputs received prior to receiving the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Marcos Alonso Ruiz, Nicole M. Wells, Justin T. Voss, Blake R. Seely, Matthew D. Ricketson, Henrique D. Penha, Grace H. Hwang, Graham R. Clarke, Jeffrey L. Robbin, William M. Bachman, Benjamin W. Keighran, Jennifer L. C. Folse, Jonathan Lochhead, Joe R. Howard, Joshua K. McGlinn
  • Patent number: 5845907
    Abstract: A poker variation game involving multiple wagers. Cards are dealt by the dealer, three cards face down to each player and three common cards dealt face down. Players inspect their cards and determine whether to fold, or upon which two of their three cards they wish to make a second bet. Players additionally have the option, under certain conditions, to ignore the discard rules completely and to immediately declare their hand a winner. All bets are ultimately resolved according to a preselected payout schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Jeffrey M. Wells