Patents by Inventor Minli Tee

Minli Tee 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).

  • SCROLL WHEEL WITH DETENT
    Publication number: 20140333536
    Abstract: An input device for use with a computing device includes a ball, a spring configured to encircle at least a portion of the ball, and a scroll wheel having an outer circumferential surface configured to be contacted by a digit of a user and having an inner circumferential surface having formed thereon a plurality of protrusions spaced substantially evenly from one another. The spring is configured to exert an upward force on the ball against at least one of the plurality of protrusions to provide a detent to the scroll wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: MinLi Tee, Yujian Peng, Zhigao Guo
  • Communication device
    Patent number: D575758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan M. Nilsen, Nicolas E. Guyot, Ban Hin Ooi, Minli Tee, Monika R. Wolf