Patents by Inventor Joe Greene

Joe Greene 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).

  • Pencil sharpening device
    Patent number: 8225516
    Abstract: The present invention is a pencil sharpener having a hollow container having a sidewall, a closed bottom and a lid, a sharpening element being mounted on the lid, the lid having an opening below the sharpening element such that pencil shavings pass through the opening in the lid and into the hollow container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventor: Joe Green
  • Pencil sharpening device
    Patent number: 7743515
    Abstract: A pencil sharpening device having a container with a closed bottom, a sidewall, and an open top, a support member received with the container, a lid with a central aperture releasably secured to the container to close the open top, and a sharpening element mounted to the support member and extending upwardly and through the aperture of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Inventor: Joe Green
  • GAME CONTROL USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTIONS OF CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20080096654
    Abstract: A method for use in an interactive system includes receiving position information for a controller that is being manipulated by a user, analyzing the received position information to determine whether a predetermined movement of the controller has been performed, and changing the user's viewpoint of a scene displayed on a display in response to the predetermined movement of the controller being performed. Another embodiment provides a method for use in an interactive system that includes moving at least a portion of a character in a scene displayed on a display in response to the predetermined movement of the controller being performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
    Inventors: Marc-Edouard Mondesir, Lamont Gilkey, Christian Davis, Josh Hart, Remi Benoist, Joanne Teresa Wright, Steve Johnson, Dennis Tierney, Dana Mackenzie, George Chen, Joe Greene, Andrei Booriakin, Tim Moss, Gary M. Zalewski
  • PENCIL SHARPENING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20070151113
    Abstract: The present invention is a pencil sharpener having a hollow container having a sidewall, a closed bottom and a lid, a sharpening element being mounted on the lid, the lid having an opening below the sharpening element such that pencil shavings pass through the opening in the lid and into the hollow container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventor: Joe Green
  • PENCIL SHARPENING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20050262712
    Abstract: A pencil sharpening device having a container with a closed bottom, a sidewall, and an open top, a support member received with the container, a lid with a central aperture releasably secured to the container to close the open top, and a sharpening element mounted to the support member and extending upwardly and through the aperture of the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventor: Joe GREEN
  • Pencil sharpening device
    Publication number: 20050262711
    Abstract: A pencil sharpening device having a container with a closed bottom, a sidewall, and an open top, a support member received with the container, a lid with a central aperture releasably secured to the container to close the open top, and a sharpening element mounted to the support member and extending upwardly and through the aperture of the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventor: Joe Green