Patents by Inventor Larry E Reitz

Larry E Reitz 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).

  • Heated computer keyboard
    Patent number: 6646226
    Abstract: A keyboard includes a plurality of keys mechanically and electrically coupled to a printed circuit board, the plurality of keys are arranged in a keyboard defining air gaps around the plurality of keys. The keyboard also includes a keyboard housing for containing the printed circuit board, the keyboard housing further including an opening on at least a portion of a top surface thereof for usably exposing the plurality of keys therethrough. The keyboard also includes a heating element located within the keyboard housing, the heating element and the printed circuit board deriving power from a keyboard port of a computer when the keyboard is coupled to the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Larry E Reitz