Patents by Inventor Philip C. Lorenzo

Philip C. Lorenzo 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).

  • Stroke-based input of characters from an arbitrary character set
    Patent number: 6837633
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for assigning a relatively large character set to a small keyboard. The apparatus includes a keyboard having a plurality of keys in a rectangular array. Each key is assigned to a stroke similar to handwriting strokes. A virtual keyboard is described with two alternate configurations. Combinations of keystrokes are used to resolve the characters with the order of keystrokes determined by analogy to scanning the character under the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Ventris, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip C. Lorenzo
  • Stroke-based input of characters from an arbitrary characters set
    Publication number: 20030202832
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for assigning a relatively large character set to a small keyboard. The apparatus includes a keyboard having a plurality of keys in a rectangular array. Each key is assigned to a stroke similar to handwriting strokes. A virtual keyboard is described with two alternate configurations. Combinations of keystrokes are used to resolve the characters with the order of keystrokes determined by analogy to scanning the character under the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: Ventris, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip C. Lorenzo
  • Finger cot for handling paper
    Patent number: D588643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Inventor: Philip C. Lorenzo