Patents by Inventor John Wayne HILL

John Wayne HILL 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).

  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20140184566
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display configured to display an image, a touch sensor configured to sense more than three touch areas on a surface of the display, a distinguisher configured to distinguish a touch pattern with respect to the sensed touch areas based on a number of the sensed touch areas and a total distance between the sensed touch areas, and a controller configured to perform an event that corresponds to the distinguished touch pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Stimulant, Huge Design
    Inventors: Allan VELZY, John Wayne HILL, Ritesh LALA, Chris HARSACKY, Rob SWINTON, Lee GRANAS
  • Display panel of a programmed computer system with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D831057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ancestry.com DNA, LLC
    Inventors: John Wayne Hill, Jory Hemmelgarn