Patents by Inventor John Richard Arbak

John Richard Arbak 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).

  • Ergonomic input device
    Patent number: 6429852
    Abstract: The device comfortably supports the hand of the user while the thumb and fingers are associated with keys, a trackball, and a scrolling wheel carried on the device. The overall configuration of the device and the arrangement of these actuators permits the user to operate all of the functions provided by the actuators while the forearm is in a neutral posture zone between pronation and supination of the forearm, and the wrist and fingers are minimally extended and comfortably flexed, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aditha M. Adams, Steven T. Kaneko, Carl J. Ledbetter, Hugh Edward McLoone, Jr., Stanley Hiroshi Wada, John Richard Arbak, Edward V. Cruz
  • Ergonomic input device
    Patent number: 6031518
    Abstract: The device comfortably supports the hand of the user while the thumb and fingers are associated with keys, a trackball, and a scrolling wheel carried on the device. The overall configuration of the device and the arrangement of these actuators permits the user to operate all of the functions provided by the actuators while the forearm is in a neutral posture zone between pronation and supination of the forearm, and the wrist and fingers are minimally extended and comfortably flexed, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aditha M. Adams, Steven T. Kaneko, Carl J. Ledbetter, Hugh Edward McLoone, Jr., Stanley Hiroshi Wada, John Richard Arbak, Edward V. Cruz
  • Paper towel dispenser
    Patent number: D385445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: John Richard Arbak, Allan Cameron
  • Soap dispenser
    Patent number: D386027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Cameron, John Richard Arbak
  • Toilet seat cover dispenser
    Patent number: D387229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Cameron, John Richard Arbak
  • Toilet paper dispenser
    Patent number: D387590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Cameron, John Richard Arbak
  • Sanitary napkin disposal
    Patent number: D388578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: John Richard Arbak, Allan Cameron
  • Soap dispenser
    Patent number: D401093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: John Richard Arbak, Allan Cameron
  • Waste receptacle
    Patent number: D401708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: John Richard Arbak, Allan Cameron
  • Sanitary napkin disposal
    Patent number: D413419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: John Richard Arbak, Allan Cameron