Patents by Inventor Larry E. Knepper

Larry E. Knepper 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).

  • Systems and methods for implementing a multi-function mode for pressure sensitive sensors and keyboards
    Patent number: 8700829
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for implementing one or more individual pressure sensitive keys that each support multiple native scan codes, with each scan code corresponding to a unique pressure level output. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in one exemplary embodiment to allow users to leverage the capability of a variable pressure keyboard by providing an information handling system having individual variable pressure keys that are each capable of outputting a different macro or multi-key sequence per key pressure level sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Carlos Ross, Danae Sierra, Karun Reddy, Larry E. Knepper
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING A MULTI-FUNCTION MODE FOR PRESSURE SENSITIVE SENSORS AND KEYBOARDS
    Publication number: 20130067126
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for implementing one or more individual pressure sensitive keys that each support multiple native scan codes, with each scan code corresponding to a unique pressure level output. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in one exemplary embodiment to allow users to leverage the capability of a variable pressure keyboard by providing an information handling system having individual variable pressure keys that are each capable of outputting a different macro or multi-key sequence per key pressure level sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Carlos Ross, Danae Sierra, Karun Reddy, Larry E. Knepper