Patents by Inventor Paul Hornikx

Paul Hornikx 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: 8469195
    Abstract: A tray and storage containers combination includes a tray having a bottom, side walls and an open top configured to receive a lid. A plurality of containers are configured to be arranged within the tray, each of which having a top wall and a bottom wall, two side walls and a back wall, each of the plurality of the containers having an openable lid. The containers are positioned in the tray to rest on their respective bottom walls so that the lids of the plurality of the containers face a side wall of the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Inventors: Mary Elizabeth Ward Gosselink, Paul Hornikx
  • Publication number: 20120187020
    Abstract: A tray and storage containers combination includes a tray having a bottom, side walls and an open top configured to receive a lid. A plurality of containers are configured to be arranged within the tray, each of which having a top wall and a bottom wall, two side walls and a back wall, each of the plurality of the containers having an openable lid. The containers are positioned in the tray to rest on their respective bottom walls so that the lids of the plurality of the containers face a side wall of the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Mary Elizabeth Ward Gosselink, Paul Hornikx
  • Patent number: 7796883
    Abstract: An apparatus, with moving parts, having a flexible circuit configured such that its fatigue life is enhanced. The apparatus includes a first component, a second component, and a positioning mechanism between the first component and the second component. The positioning mechanism enables movement of the first component and the second component between at least a proximate position and a spaced-apart position. Also included between the first component and the second component is a flexible circuit that has a first end coupled to the first component and a second end coupled to the second component. The flexible circuit is configured as a compliant spring that can extend and collapse in a predefined shape when the components are spaced-apart and proximate, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Krishna Darbha, Paul Hornikx, Juscelino Okura, Jagtar Singh Saroya
  • Publication number: 20080247747
    Abstract: An apparatus, with moving parts, having a flexible circuit configured such that its fatigue life is enhanced. The apparatus includes a first component, a second component, and a positioning mechanism between the first component and the second component. The positioning mechanism enables movement of the first component and the second component between at least a proximate position and a spaced-apart position. Also included between the first component and the second component is a flexible circuit that has a first end coupled to the first component and a second end coupled to the second component. The flexible circuit is configured as a compliant spring that can extend and collapse in a predefined shape when the components are spaced-apart and proximate, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Krishna Darbha, Paul Hornikx, Juscelino Okura, Jagtar Singh Saroya
  • Patent number: 6614420
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dual axis articulated computer input device. Position sensors are configured to provide position information indicative of a position of two handle members relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Allen Han, Christopher G. Alviar, Aditha M. Adams, Melissa S. Jacobson, Thomas W. Brooks, Daniel Blase, Paul Hornikx, Wolfgang A. Mack, Bin An
  • Patent number: 5964440
    Abstract: Apparatus for clamping a device to a work surface. A cam actuated, adjustable clamp provides a connection between the device and the work surface. The clamp includes a handle and a lever pivotally coupled to a housing member; a hand rotated threaded bolt in the end of the lever is used to adjust the position of a shoe to accommodate work surfaces of different thicknesses. The handle and lever pivot about bearings on two rods. Connectors extend between the two rods and they are coupled to the housing member. Cams on the handle ride on a surface of the lever as the handle is moved, applying a force to the lever that controls its position relative the underside of the work surface. The clamp is engaged/disengaged by a single movement (approximately 90 degrees of rotation) of the handle. A spring or linkage may be provided to bias the lever away from the work surface when the clamp is in the open (disengaged) position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bin An, Paul Hornikx, Dan Blase
  • Patent number: D514105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Seiya Ohta, Paul Hornikx, David Henry Wykes
  • Patent number: D415410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bin An, Paul Hornikx, Dan Blase