Patents by Inventor Michael Joseph Beranek

Michael Joseph Beranek 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).

  • Method and apparatus for navigating a windowed operating environment
    Patent number: 6952809
    Abstract: A person having one or more implanted or surface attached electrodes navigates a window environment. Signals from the electrodes are attached to input circuits in a control circuit which includes a sequential digital control circuit. The control circuit is coupled to a processor running window environment software and having a display. While observing the display, the person is able to activate signals by activating or relaxing a muscle or by mental processes such as thought, to thereby navigate the software environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Beranek, Richard Darren Popik
  • Method and apparatus for navigating a windowed operating environment
    Publication number: 20020171680
    Abstract: A person having one or more implanted or surface attached electrodes navigates a window environment. Signals from the electrodes are attached to input circuits in a control circuit which includes a sequential digital control circuit. The control circuit is coupled to a processor running window environment software and having a display. While observing the display, the person is able to activate signals by activating or relaxing a muscle or by mental processes such as thought, to thereby navigate the software environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Beranek, Richard Darren Popik