Patents by Inventor Mark Eckerberg

Mark Eckerberg 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: 6018334
    Abstract: A computer pointing device including a supporting member which supports or forms a part of a conventionally-known QWERTY keyboard. The supporting member is movable relative to a supporting surface and includes a sensor for sensing directional movements or directional pressures of the supporting member relative to the supporting surface. Alternatively, a palm rest can be movably coupled relative to the supporting member and include a sensor for sensing directional movements or pressures applied to palm rest. The sensor can be coupled to a computer to control a pointer on the computer display. By these structures, a user can operate the computer pointing device without moving the hands from the QWERTY keyboard by moving the QWERTY keyboard and/or the adjacent palm rest relative to a supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Inventors: Mark Eckerberg, Gary Culliss