Patents by Inventor Kevin Forde

Kevin Forde 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: 8111242
    Abstract: An electronic pointing device for a computer comprising a housing and an electronic module to detect the relative displacement over an external surface and transmit it to the computer wherein the housing comprises means to adjust the total weight of the device. According to the invention, the user can freely (within certain limits) adjust the weight depending on his wishes. In one embodiment, the pointing device is a mouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Erik Charlton, Fergal Corcoran, Kevin Forde
  • Patent number: 8054292
    Abstract: A mouse having an adjustable body size includes a mouse body having a first side and a second side; and a palm rest coupled to the mouse body, wherein the palm rest has a first size and the palm rest is configured to be removed from the mouse body to fit another palm rest to the mouse body having a second size that is different from the first size. The palm rest includes a first arm, a second arm, and a body portion that couples the first arm and the second arm. The first arm and the second arm are respectively coupled to the first side and second side of the mouse body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Kevin Forde, Fergal Corcoran
  • Patent number: 7939774
    Abstract: A control device for use on a working surface includes a bottom housing configured to be placed on the working surface; a top housing coupled with the bottom housing, the top housing including at least one key; an actuator disposed between the bottom housing and the top housing and coupled with the key; a switch disposed between the bottom housing and the top housing, wherein the switch is activated via application of an actuation force to the key; and an adjustment means configured to enable a user to adjust the actuation force required to activate the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Fergal Corcoran, Martin Gleeson, Christian Blandin, Denis O'Keeffe, Neil O'Connell, Kevin Forde
  • Patent number: 7688309
    Abstract: An optical displacement system for an input device of a host device includes a substrate; an aperture; a light source and a sensor chip attached to the substrate, an illumination optics to direct the light emitted by the light source to a surface of an object. The sensor chip is configured to receive at least part of the light emitted by the light source after the light has been scattered/reflected on the surface of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Olivier Theytaz, Olivier Mathis, Baptiste Merminod, Niall White, Kevin Forde, Denis O'Keeffe
  • Publication number: 20070251810
    Abstract: A control device for use on a working surface includes a bottom housing configured to be placed on the working surface; a top housing coupled with the bottom housing, the top housing including at least one key; an actuator disposed between the bottom housing and the top housing and coupled with the key; a switch disposed between the bottom housing and the top housing, wherein the switch is activated via application of an actuation force to the key; and an adjustment means configured to enable a user to adjust the actuation force required to activate the key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Logitech, Inc.
    Inventors: Fergal Corcoran, Martin Gleeson, Christian Blandin, Denis O'Keeffe, Neil O'Connell, Kevin Forde
  • Publication number: 20060007148
    Abstract: An optical displacement system for an input device of a host device includes a substrate; an aperture; a light source and a sensor chip attached to the substrate, an illumination optics to direct the light emitted by the light source to a surface of an object. The sensor chip is configured to receive at least part of the light emitted by the light source after the light has been scattered/reflected on the surface of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Olivier Theytaz, Olivier Mathis, Baptiste Merminod, Niall White, Kevin Forde, Denis O'Keeffe
  • Patent number: D552095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Peter Sheehan, Norman Stevenson, Kim Mackenzie, Fergal Corcoran, Kevin Forde, Erik Charlton
  • Patent number: D571816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Fergal Corcoran, Norman Stevenson, Niall White, Peter Sheehan, Michelle Fishberg, Ken Delaney, Erik Charlton, Kevin Forde