Patents by Inventor Qing Y. Meng

Qing Y. Meng 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).

  • Programmatic, pluggable keyboard
    Patent number: 10620715
    Abstract: A physical computer keyboard which includes: a circuit board having touchpoints; physical programmable, pluggable keys such that each of the keys is programmable to provide the function of each of the keys, each of the keys having interlocking elements to join with an adjoining key, each key having connectors on a bottom surface of each key to make electrical contact with the touchpoints; and display panels with one display panel on a top surface of each key, the function of each key being displayed on the display panel of each key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qing Y. Meng, Tian J. Yang, Yi Yao, Jian Zhang, Xue Y. Zhang, Yu Zhao
  • PROGRAMMATIC, PLUGGABLE KEYBOARD
    Publication number: 20180267622
    Abstract: A physical computer keyboard which includes: a circuit board having touchpoints; physical programmable, pluggable keys such that each of the keys is programmable to provide the function of each of the keys, each of the keys having interlocking elements to join with an adjoining key, each key having connectors on a bottom surface of each key to make electrical contact with the touchpoints; and display panels with one display panel on a top surface of each key, the function of each key being displayed on the display panel of each key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Qing Y. Meng, Tian J. Yang, Yi Yao, Jian Zhang, Xue Y. Zhang, Yu Zhao