Patents by Inventor Michael A. Willner

Michael A. Willner 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: 11229236
    Abstract: A wearable vaporization system (100) is provided that includes a vaporization device (110) having a mouthpiece outlet portion (172) from which a vaporized composition mixed with air is withdrawn. The wearable vaporization system (100) further includes a vaporizer holder (130) that is releasably securable to a wrist of a user. The vaporizable holder (130) has a longitudinally extended cradle (132) and a receiving space (138) disposed thereon. One of the vaporization device (110) or the vaporizer holder includes a detent arrangement (121, 121a, 121b, 121c, 145) and the other of the vaporizer holder (130) or the vaporization device (110) includes at least one corresponding detent receiving recess (140a, 140b, or 142, 144 or 126, 128) for releasably retaining the vaporization device against lateral sliding displacement relative to the vaporizer holder (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventors: Scott M. Arnel, Eric Schmiesing, Michael A. Willner
  • Patent number: 6760013
    Abstract: A hand held gaming and data entry system (100, 100′, 100″) has an ergonomic housing (102) including thumb operated controls (104) which generate a first set of electrical signals, and finger operated controls (106, 106′) which generate a second set of electrical signals when operated independently. The first set of electrical signals and second set of electrical signals define all of the lower case alphabetic characters of an alphabet, such being generated without the user having to remove a finger or thumb from a HOME switch operator or switch grouping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Alphagrip, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Willner, Scott M. Arnel
  • Patent number: 6512511
    Abstract: A hand grippable combined keyboard and game controller system (100, 100′) includes a pair of housings (102 and 104). One housing (102) is provided with a first surface portion which carries a group of first control switches (114) and a hand grip portion (110) which carries a group of third control switches (118). The other housing (104) includes a first surface portion (108) which carries a group of second control switches (116) and a hand grippable portion (112) which carries a group of fourth control switches (120). The signals from the groups of first control switches (114), second control switches (116), third control switches (118), and fourth control switches (120) define all of the lowercase alphabetic characters of an alphabet, which signals are generated without the use of chording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Alphagrip, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Willner, Scott M. Arnel
  • Publication number: 20010045938
    Abstract: A hand grippable combined keyboard and game controller system (100, 100′) includes a pair of housings (102 and 104). One housing (102) is provided with a first surface portion which carries a group of first control switches (114) and a hand grip portion (110) which carries a group of third control switches (118). The other housing (104) includes a first surface portion (108) which carries a group of second control switches (116) and a hand grippable portion (112) which carries a group of fourth control switches (120). The signals from the groups of first control switches (114), second control switches (116), third control switches (118), and fourth control switches (120) define all of the lowercase alphabetic characters of an alphabet, which signals are generated without the use of chording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Michael A. Willner, Scott M. Arnel
  • Patent number: 6288709
    Abstract: A hand held data entry system (100, 100′) has an ergonomic housing (102) including upper surface controls (104) which generate a first set of electrical signals, and lower surface controls (106) which generate a second set of electrical signals when operated independently. The first set of electrical signals and second set of electrical signals define all of the lower case alphabetic characters of an alphabet, such being generated without the user having to remove a finger or thumb from a HOME switch operator or grouping. Each side of the housing (102) is provided with a recess (120) for contiguous contact with a first dorsal interosseous portion of the user's hands, providing support for housing (102) while the user's fingers and thumbs operate the switch operators which make up the upper surface controls (104) and the lower surface controls (106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Alphagrip, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Willner, Scott M. Arnel
  • Publication number: 20010003713
    Abstract: A hand held gaming and data entry system (100, 100′, 100″) has an ergonomic housing (102) including thumb operated controls (104) which generate a first set of electrical signals, and finger operated controls (106, 106′) which generate a second set of electrical signals when operated independently. The first set of electrical signals and second set of electrical signals define all of the lower case alphabetic characters of an alphabet, such being generated without the user having to remove a finger or thumb from a HOME switch operator or switch grouping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2001
    Publication date: June 14, 2001
    Inventors: Michael A. Willner, Scott M. Arnel
  • Patent number: 5984548
    Abstract: A data entry system (100, 100') has an ergonomic base (102, 102') including upper surface controls (104, 104') which generate a first set of electrical signals, and side surface controls (106, 106') which generate a second set of electrical signals when operated independently. A third set of electrical signals are generated when the side surface controls (106, 106') are operated in combination with the upper surface controls (104, 104'). Data entry system (100, 100') further includes mode selection controls (108) for establishing the first, second and third sets of electrical signals as device control signals responsive to a first mode being selected and respective sets of alphanumeric and keyboard control signals responsive to a second mode being selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Wilnel, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Willner, Scott M. Arnel
  • Patent number: 5874906
    Abstract: A data entry system (100, 100') has an ergonomic base (102, 102') including upper surface controls (104, 104') which generate a first set of electrical signals, and side surface controls (106, 106') which generate a second set of electrical signals when operated independently. A third set of electrical signals are generated when the side surface controls (106, 106') are operated in combination with the upper surface controls (104, 104'). Data entry system (100, 100') further includes mode selection controls (108) for establishing the first, second and third sets of electrical signals as device control signals responsive to a first mode being selected and respective sets of alphanumeric and keyboard control signals responsive to a second mode being selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Wilnel, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Willner, Scott M. Arnel
  • Patent number: 5790103
    Abstract: An ergonomic keyboard entry system (100) is provided. The system (100) includes a base (200) on which is provided a set of first control keys (120) for assigning an output function selected by simultaneously operating one of a plurality of multifunction character keys. In particular, alphabetic character output functions are selected utilizing one of a set of first character keys (220), the particular assignment of alphabetic characters to the particular character keys (222, 224, 226, 228 and 230) being made to provide QWERTY compatibility. Each of the sets of keys (120, 220) are irregularly arranged on the base (200) to be located under the fingertips of a user's bent hands. Further, each of the sets of keys (120, 220) are configured about respective axes (276, 286 and 278, 288), the two axes being disposed at different angles with respect to a horizontal reference, permitting a miniaturized keyboard to be implemented with full size keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Inventor: Michael A. Willner
  • Patent number: D411992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Wilnel, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Willner, Scott M. Arnel, Scott A. Henderson