Patents by Inventor John Helmes

John Helmes 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: 10942615
    Abstract: A set of reconfigurable clip-on modules for mobile computing devices includes two or more modules and at least one of the modules has an input button or other control and at least one of the modules can communicate with the computing device without needing to be connected to it via a wire. The input button is mapped to a user input in a program, such as a game, which is running or displayed on the computing device to which the modules are clipped. In an embodiment, user inputs via the buttons or other controls on the clip-on modules are mapped to user inputs in a game running on the device, which may be a touch-screen device, and the mapping between user inputs via the buttons and user inputs in the game may change dependent upon the game being played, user preference, or other criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John Helmes, Stuart Taylor, Stephen E. Hodges, Nicolas Villar, James W. Scott
  • Patent number: D1019649
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1019666
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1025065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1025066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1025067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1025068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1025069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1025070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1025987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1028981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1028986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1034605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1036436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1036444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1037252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1085099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
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    Patent number: D1083914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1096735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun
  • Patent number: D1129438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Helmes, Aditha May Adams, Simon Cameron Dearsley, Go Osaki, Hongshan Sun