Patents by Inventor Michael Minuto

Michael Minuto 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).

  • Publication number: 20090239665
    Abstract: A brandable thumbstick cover for video game controllers includes a thumbstick cap and an adapter ring meant to cover the thumbstick on the game controller. The thumbstick cap is the primary location for branding or inclusion of video game related images and text, which may appear on any surface of the thumbstick cap. The adapter ring is used to provide removable attachment between the thumbstick cap and the thumbstick itself and allows for a single sized thumbstick cap to be used across differently sized thumbsticks. The bottom cavity portion of the adapter ring is sized appropriately so as to receive the upper portion of the thumbstick and snap into place or be held by friction and/or pressure. The upper portion of the adapter ring provides a mechanism for attachment of the thumbstick cap. Alternative embodiments include the elimination of the adapter ring and the direct attachment of the thumbstick cap to the thumbstick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Minuto, Tammy Visco
  • Publication number: 20040193601
    Abstract: A method and contact list server is provided for modifying an entry name in a contact list of a subscriber unit located at and managed by a remote server. The method includes receiving a request from a subscriber unit to modify an entry name in a contact list, which is used to identify and select a contact list entry. The request includes an old entry name and a new entry name. The method further includes verifying the uniqueness of the requested new entry name, relative to the contact list, disassociating the contact information from the old entry name, and associating the contact information with the new entry name. Where in at least one embodiment, disassociating the contact information from the old entry name and associating the contact information with the new entry name includes modifying a data field, which has the contact name used to identify and select the contact list entry corresponding to the contact information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Bin Hu, Thomas J. Ballantyne, Dmitri R. Latypov, Michael Minuto, Hao A. Nguyen