Patents by Inventor Joel A. East

Joel A. East 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: 7294799
    Abstract: A smooth keyboard with low-key height for association with a keyboard control circuit includes a top enclosure having a generally impenetrable surface, the surface comprising a plurality of keys and a seal edge. A pliable webbing surrounded the keys such that there are no gaps between the keys or between the keys and the top enclosure, the pliable webbing creating a generally impenetrable seal between the keys and between the keys and the top enclosure, the seal edge having a rib. A bottom enclosure formed as a single unit that forms a generally impenetrable surface having a seal edge, the seal edge having a trough, the trough for receiving the rib to form a generally impenetrable seal surrounding the keyboard control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: iKey, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven H. Meyer, Joel A. East, Kenneth A. Fuselier
  • Patent number: D574826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: iKey, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven H. Meyer, Joel A. East
  • Patent number: D580936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: iKey, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven H. Meyer, Joel A. East
  • Patent number: D599349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: iKey, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven H. Meyer, Joel A. East