Patents by Inventor Larry L. Greene

Larry L. Greene 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: 4675569
    Abstract: A piezoelectric touch screen assembly can be attached to mounting ears on an ordinary CRT assembly. The touch screen assembly includes a frame, a glass plate which is seated on a gasket at one surface of the frame and a plurality of piezoelectric elements which are bonded to the glass plate and are "trapped" between the CRT face and the glass plate. Studs extend outwardly from the CRT ears through openings in the frame. Coil springs are placed on the studs and are trapped by washer nuts to load the touch screen assembly toward the CRT by a predetermined amount. Grommets with a unique cross sectional configuration are mounted at the openings through the frame. The grommet is designed to provide minimal resistance to movement of the touch screen assembly toward or away from the CRT face but greater resistance to movement of the assembly in other directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles H. Bowman, Jeffrey A. Farringer, Richard L. Garwin, Larry L. Greene, James L. Levine, Anthony W. Miles, Kevin H. Vorhees