Patents by Inventor Joe D. Howard

Joe D. Howard 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: 4786097
    Abstract: A hand carrier for skis and a pair of ski poles comprising a unitary generally rectangular planar body provided with a transverse aperture forming a handle at one side thereof. The body portion opposite the handle is provided with a laterally open coextensive groove on its opposing sides for nesting an intermediate portion of each ski of a pair of skis. Resilient strap members, extended through the handle forming opening and transversely around the body and skis, overlap and secure the skis to the body. Pairs of outstanding clips, on opposing sides of the body adjacent the handle, resiliently support a pair of ski poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Nancy J. Cornett
    Inventor: Joe D. Howard