Patents by Inventor Peter Bristol

Peter Bristol 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: 8243019
    Abstract: A computer mouse for use with a computing device is provided. The computer mouse may include a mouse body with an ulnar side digit support structure having a front concave region and a rear convex region formed proximate and behind the front concave region. The front concave region may include an overhang portion on a top side and an outwardly flared region on a bottom side. The front concave region may be sized to receive a distal end of a digit of a user, and the rear convex region may be sized to support a proximate end of a digit of a user. The mouse body may additionally include a radial side digit support structure that has a concave region with an outwardly flared region on a bottom side of the concavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Monique Chatterjee, Peter Bristol, Dan Odell, Steven Fisher, Hugh McLoone
  • Publication number: 20120050232
    Abstract: A control device includes an input mechanism having an actuation surface that is configurable by a user between at least two different surface topologies. In a first configuration, the surface topology may provide a first shape for receiving user input and in a second configuration provide a second shape for receiving user input. The actuation surface in one example includes the upper surface of an input pad having a plurality of input arms and the upper surface of a fill pad having a plurality of fill tabs. At least one of the input pad and the fill pad may be moved in a direction of an axis perpendicular to the face of the control device to change the distance between the upper surfaces. The actuation surface in one example is rotatable to cause translation of at least one of the pads in the direction of the perpendicular axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Edward Owen, Peter Bristol, Ingrid Lin, Michael Vilhauer
  • Publication number: 20110300010
    Abstract: Peristaltic pump assemblies in which the closing and opening of a pivoting or sliding door is coordinated with movement of the occlusion bed toward and away from the rotor assembly to engage and disengage tubing within the occlusion pathway are disclosed. Linkage mechanisms provided by the interaction of cam surfaces with rollers, as well as bar linkage mechanisms, are disclosed. The linkage mechanism, in addition to providing precise displacement of the occlusion bed, may also provide an over-center feature that enhances safety and pump operation when the door is in a closed position. Latching mechanisms and sensors may be incorporated. Control consoles incorporating such peristaltic pump assemblies are described. Adaptive components such as tubing cassettes routing aspiration and/or infusion tubing in a predetermined configuration to mate with occlusion pathways in aspiration and/or infusion pump assemblies provided in various types of medical devices and control consoles are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: PATHWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Patrick JARNAGIN, Gordon W. LAM, Shannon EUBANKS, Keith SCHUBERT, Peter BRISTOL, Patrick VILBRANDT
  • Publication number: 20110221675
    Abstract: A computer mouse for use with a computing device is provided. The computer mouse may include a mouse body with an ulnar side digit support structure having a front concave region and a rear convex region formed proximate and behind the front concave region. The front concave region may include an overhang portion on a top side and an outwardly flared region on a bottom side. The front concave region may be sized to receive a distal end of a digit of a user, and the rear convex region may be sized to support a proximate end of a digit of a user. The mouse body may additionally include a radial side digit support structure that has a concave region with an outwardly flared region on a bottom side of the concavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Monique Chatterjee, Peter Bristol, Dan Odell, Steven Fisher, Hugh McLoone
  • Patent number: 7948474
    Abstract: A computer mouse for use with a computing device is provided. The computer mouse may include a mouse body with an ulnar side digit support structure having a front concave region and a rear convex region formed proximate and behind the front concave region. The front concave region may include an overhang portion on a top side and an outwardly flared region on a bottom side. The front concave region may be sized to receive a distal end of a digit of a user, and the rear convex region may be sized to support a proximate end of a digit of a user. The mouse body may additionally include a radial side digit support structure that has a concave region with an outwardly flared region on a bottom side of the concavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Monique Chatterjee, Peter Bristol, Dan Odell, Steven Fisher, Hugh McLoone
  • Publication number: 20110106004
    Abstract: Interventional catheter assemblies, operating systems and adaptive interface components allow operation of a variety of interventional catheter assemblies, including infusion catheters, aspiration catheters and interventional catheters that provide both infusion and aspiration, using a common control console housing infusion and aspiration systems. Control instructions for operating the interventional catheter assembly and authentication protocols for verifying system matches and operating conditions maybe encoded in hardware, firmware or software, such as a memory or storage device, provided in the interventional catheter assembly or in a discrete adaptive interface component. Adaptive components such as tubing cassettes routing aspiration and/or infusion tubing in a predetermined configuration to mate with aspiration and infusion systems on a control console are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: PATHWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Shannon EUBANKS, Keith SCHUBERT, Peter BRISTOL, Patrick VILBRANDT
  • Patent number: D635570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Kujawski, Peter Bristol
  • Patent number: D635571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Kujawski, Peter Bristol
  • Patent number: D635572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Kujawski, Peter Bristol
  • Patent number: D637153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl L. Ledbetter, Peter Bristol
  • Patent number: D637598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Kujawski, Peter Bristol
  • Patent number: D638427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Kujawski, Joseph P. Sullivan, Peter Bristol
  • Patent number: D646275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl L. Ledbetter, Peter Bristol
  • Patent number: D658178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl L. Ledbetter, Peter Bristol
  • Patent number: D658179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl L. Ledbetter, Peter Bristol
  • Patent number: D658180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Young Soo Kim, Peter Bristol, Curtis Aumiller
  • Patent number: D658181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Young Soo Kim, Peter Bristol, Curtis Aumiller
  • Patent number: D658182
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Young Soo Kim, Peter Bristol, Curtis Aumiller
  • Patent number: D659140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl L. Ledbetter, Peter Bristol
  • Patent number: D663300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Young Soo Kim, Peter Bristol, Curtis Aumiller