Patents by Inventor Michael David Ferrell

Michael David Ferrell 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).

  • Pointing device having coupling structure
    Patent number: 9542015
    Abstract: A pointing device includes a shaft having an elongated shape suitable for gripping by a user, a pointing tip coupled to a first end of the shaft for interacting with an input surface of a tablet computing device, and a hook coupled to a second end of the shaft, the hook having a first portion extending away from the shaft, and a second portion coupled to the first portion distal from the shaft and extending from the first portion generally toward the first end of the shaft such that the hook is adapted to fit a depth of the tablet computing device and retentively and removably couple the pointing device to the tablet computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael David Ferrell
  • POINTING DEVICE HAVING COUPLING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20160011681
    Abstract: A pointing device includes a shaft having an elongated shape suitable for gripping by a user, a pointing tip coupled to a first end of the shaft for interacting with an input surface of a tablet computing device, and a hook coupled to a second end of the shaft, the hook having a first portion extending away from the shaft, and a second portion coupled to the first portion distal from the shaft and extending from the first portion generally toward the first end of the shaft such that the hook is adapted to fit a depth of the tablet computing device and retentively and removably couple the pointing device to the tablet computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Michael David Ferrell