Patents by Inventor Johannes Van Engelen

Johannes Van Engelen 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).

  • Automatic antenna orientation for USB pass-through port
    Patent number: 6975274
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are generally related to an antenna device that includes a pass-through interface such as for a USB device. The antenna device is enclosed in a housing. The pass-through interface includes two ports. The housing is coupled to the pass-through interface body such that one of the ports is blocked by a blocking member when the housing is in a first position. The blocking member prevents impact damage to the blocked port, while also preventing dirt and dust from collecting. The blocking member is cleared from the opening of the blocked port when the housing is biased into a second position by inserting a connector. The blocking member automatically returns to the first position when the connector is removed from the port. Antenna performance is improved by automatically aligning the antenna away from the connector, which may otherwise degrade performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Irvin Sanchez, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Robert J. Furlow
  • Automatic antenna orientation for USB pass-through port
    Publication number: 20040263417
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are generally related to an antenna device that includes a pass-through interface such as for a USB device. The antenna device is enclosed in a housing. The pass-through interface includes two ports. The housing is coupled to the pass-through interface body such that one of the ports is blocked by a blocking member when the housing is in a first position. The blocking member prevents impact damage to the blocked port, while also preventing dirt and dust from collecting. The blocking member is cleared from the opening of the blocked port when the housing is biased into a second position by inserting a connector. The blocking member automatically returns to the first position when the connector is removed from the port. Antenna performance is improved by automatically aligning the antenna away from the connector, which may otherwise degrade performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Irvin Sanchez, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Robert J. Furlow
  • Mouse receiver with integrated fingerprint scanning device
    Patent number: D508247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven W. Fisher, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen
  • Key configuration for an input device
    Patent number: D537830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Oliver Felix Grabes, Daniel G. O'Neil, Steven W. Fisher, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen
  • Keyboard
    Patent number: D538283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven W. Fisher, Daniel G. O'Neil, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Oliver Felix Grabes, Philipp Steiner
  • Optical transceiver
    Patent number: D468757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Terabeam Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Cooper Stapleton, Harold Alexander Brown, Richard B. Riday, James Stocker Webb, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Oliver Felix Grabes, Brady Austin Olason
  • Optical transceiver
    Patent number: D472255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Terabeam Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Cooper Stapleton, Harold Alexander Brown, Richard B. Riday, James Stocker Webb, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Oliver Felix Grabes, Brady Austin Olason
  • Portion of a keyboard
    Patent number: D546832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven W. Fisher, Oliver F. Grabes, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Kam Young, Robert B. Hubler, Adam M. O'Hern, Tim Hulford, Vincent Ball
  • Portion of a keyboard
    Patent number: D546833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven W. Fisher, Oliver F. Grabes, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Kam Young, Robert B. Hubler, Adam M. O'Hern, Tim Hulford
  • Key configuration for an input device
    Patent number: D550225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Daniel G. O'Neil, Steven W. Fisher, Oliver Felix Grabes
  • Keyboard
    Patent number: D554121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven W. Fisher, Oliver F. Grabes, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Kam Young, Robert B. Hubler, Adam M. O'Hern, Tim Hulford
  • Portion of an electronic camera
    Patent number: D557310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven W. Fisher, Oliver F. Grabes, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Robert B. Hubler, Adam M. O'Hern, Tim Hulford
  • Portion of an electronic camera
    Patent number: D557320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven W. Fisher, Oliver F. Grabes, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Robert B. Hubler, Adam M. O'Hern, Tim Hulford
  • Portion of an electronic camera
    Patent number: D557321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven W. Fisher, Oliver F. Grabes, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Robert B. Hubler, Adam M. O'Hern, Tim Hulford
  • Electronic camera
    Patent number: D573622
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven W. Fisher, Oliver F. Grabes, Ferdinand Johannes van Engelen, Robert B. Hubler, Adam M. O'Hern, Tim Hulford