Patents by Inventor John Ikeda

John Ikeda 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTING LIGHT AROUND AN OBSTACLE USING AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FOR UNIFORM LIGHTING OF A CYLINDRICAL CAVITY
    Publication number: 20100097820
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for directing light from a light source along a trajectory to avoid particular obstacles and provide uniform illumination of a surface having a particular geometry such as a cylindrical geometry is described. The surface may enclose components such as PCBs that provide particular functionality that operate as obstacles to a light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Edward C. Owen, John Ikeda
  • UNIFORMLY LIGHTING A CYLINDRICAL CAVITY VIA A PRISM
    Publication number: 20100080017
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for substantially uniformly lighting a substantially cylindrical cavity using a minimal amount of light sources. The primary technique disclosed utilizes directing light through a light pipe where is dispersed appropriately. Further, techniques are disclosed for performing the above functions when the substantially cylindrical cavity is partially filled with an opaque obstruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Charles Owen, John Ikeda
  • Synchronized Video Playback Among Multiple Users Across A Network
    Publication number: 20100083324
    Abstract: Synchronized video playback among multiple users across a network provides a fully social experience where people in different locations may be enabled to watch the same video in a “virtual living room.” The users may be represented graphically, as avatars, in front of the video, and may be enabled to use animations, text chat, and voice chat to interact with each other. Thus, a group of people may be enabled to share the experience of watching a video together as if they were in the same room, without being physically present together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Smith, Kendall Ryan Davis, John Ikeda, Shaheen Gandhi, Dan B. Kroymann, Justin Nordin, Dale Murchie, Lee Jason Schuneman, Nicholas Robert Makin, Ian Charles Bolton, Jerry Johnson, Richard Irving, Paul James Lukinich
  • Ergonomic Hand-Held Text Input Device
    Publication number: 20090146958
    Abstract: A hand-held text input device includes a game controller and a keyboard. The device comfortably accommodates the hands of a user while the thumbs and fingers are associated with actuators of the game controller and keys of the keyboard. The overall configuration of the device and the arrangement of the actuators and keys permit the user to operate all of the functions provided by the device while the forearms are in a neutral posture zone between pronation and supination of the forearm, while the wrists are minimally extended, and while the fingers are comfortably flexed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, Michael Baseflug, Eric Wahl, Jared Randall
  • Adapter
    Patent number: D573946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Jonathan Reed Harris, Anthony Reed, Peter Newbury, Michael Baseflug
  • Pair of ear phones
    Patent number: D573977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Saro Nalbandian
  • Pair of ear phones
    Patent number: D573978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Saro Nalbandian
  • Ear phones
    Patent number: D575269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Saro Nalbandian
  • Portion of an input device
    Patent number: D575790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Michael Baseflug, Jonathan Reed Harris, Anthony Reed, Peter Newbury
  • Pair of ear phones
    Patent number: D576154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Saro Nalbandian
  • Remote controller key configuration
    Patent number: D578515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, James Y. Koo
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D582395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, John Dan Mabry
  • Keyboard
    Patent number: D582422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, Jared Randall, Michael Baseflug, Eric Wahl
  • Keyboard
    Patent number: D582423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, Jared Randall, Michael Baseflug, Eric Wahl
  • Keyboard
    Patent number: D585071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, Jared Randall
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D585428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, John Dan Mabry
  • Cable clip
    Patent number: D586755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Roland Alexander Bird
  • Docking station
    Patent number: D592187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Michael Baseflug, Jonathan Reed Harris, David Henry Wykes, Anthony Reed, Robert Alfred Jurgens
  • Portion of a charger
    Patent number: D600206
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Michael Baseflug, Jonathan Reed Harris, Anthony Reed, Peter Newbury
  • Motion sensor
    Patent number: D615888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Stephen Christopher, Scott Harold Wilson