Patents by Inventor Philip Ming-Chuan Kao

Philip Ming-Chuan Kao 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).

  • Wear-Resistant Touchpads
    Publication number: 20110109580
    Abstract: A touchpad for use with a computing device. The touchpad includes a touch-sensitive element, a cover layer that overlies the touch-sensitive element, and a durable protective coating that has been directly applied to an outer surface of the top layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Charles Sellers, Kevin F. Clancy, Philip Ming-Chuan Kao
  • Pen/stylus apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7508383
    Abstract: Embodiments of a pen/stylus apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, among others, a pen/stylus apparatus comprises a chamber configured to receive a pen, a holding element having a shaft, the holding element configured to retain the pen in a partially-ejected position, a button having a retainer, the retainer configured to retain the shaft when the pen is completely-inserted in the chamber, and a biasing element adjacent to the holding element, the biasing element configured to eject the holding element to a position corresponding to the partially-ejected position of the pen when the retainer is released from the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Lev, Pablo J. Salazar, Philip Ming-Chuan Kao