Patents by Inventor Mark P. Vaughn

Mark P. Vaughn 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).

  • DVD assembly, and associated apparatus, for a convergent device
    Patent number: 6012112
    Abstract: A DVD assembly, and an associated method, for a convergent device, such as a television converged into a computer. The DVD assembly is integrated into the convergent device to facilitate ease of user control over operation of the DVD assembly. Common control interfaces which include the "look and feel" of the control interfaces otherwise used by the convergent device simplify operational control over operation of the DVD assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Brase, Derrill L. Sturgeon, Donald K. Zickefoose, Christopher A. Howard, William H. Ellis, Mark P. Vaughn, Drew S. Johnson