Patents by Inventor Quintin R. Morris

Quintin R. Morris 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).

  • Moveable housing of a mobile communications device
    Patent number: 9979804
    Abstract: Mobile communications devices having moveable housings are described. In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a first housing and a second housing. At least one of the first or second housings are moveable between a first configuration in which the first housing substantially covers the second housing so that an outer surface of the second housing is covered and an outer surface of the first housing is viewable, and a second configuration in which said outer surface of the second housing is exposed and positioned such that said outer surface of the second housing is positioned in a substantially similar plane to that of said outer surface of the first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Kabir Siddiqui, Quintin R. Morris
  • Moveable Housing of a Mobile Communications Device
    Publication number: 20170078459
    Abstract: Mobile communications devices having moveable housings are described. In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a first housing and a second housing. At least one of the first or second housings are moveable between a first configuration in which the first housing substantially covers the second housing so that an outer surface of the second housing is covered and an outer surface of the first housing is viewable, and a second configuration in which said outer surface of the second housing is exposed and positioned such that said outer surface of the second housing is positioned in a substantially similar plane to that of said outer surface of the first housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kabir Siddiqui, Quintin R. Morris
  • Moveable Housing of a Mobile Communications Device
    Publication number: 20150350394
    Abstract: Mobile communications devices having movable housings are described. In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a first housing and a second housing. At least one of the first or second housings are movable between a first configuration in which the first housing substantially covers the second housing so that an outer surface of the second housing is covered and an outer surface of the first housing is viewable, and a second configuration in which said outer surface of the second housing is exposed and positioned such that said outer surface of the second housing is positioned in a substantially similar plane to that of said outer surface of the first housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Kabir Siddiqui, Quintin R. Morris
  • Moveable housing of a mobile communications device
    Patent number: 9154592
    Abstract: Mobile communications devices having moveable housings are described. In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a first housing that includes a display device; and a second housing that includes a keyboard. At least one of the first or second housings are moveable between a first configuration in which the first housing substantially covers the second housing so the keyboard is covered and the display device is viewable and a second configuration in which the keyboard is exposed and positioned such that an outer plane of the keyboard is positioned in a substantially similar plane to that of an outer surface of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kabir Siddiqui, Quintin R. Morris
  • Moveable Housing of a Mobile Communications Device
    Publication number: 20110195752
    Abstract: Mobile communications devices having moveable housings are described. In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a first housing that includes a display device; and a second housing that includes a keyboard. At least one of the first or second housings are moveable between a first configuration in which the first housing substantially covers the second housing so the keyboard is covered and the display device is viewable and a second configuration in which the keyboard is exposed and positioned such that an outer plane of the keyboard is positioned in a substantially similar plane to that of an outer surface of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kabir Siddiqui, Quintin R. Morris
  • Headset
    Patent number: D655694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Richard T. Hanks, Quintin R. Morris, Sung Ho Son
  • Headset
    Patent number: D655695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Richard T. Hanks, Quintin R. Morris, Sung Ho Son
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D664945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Quintin R. Morris, Carl L. Ledbetter, Joel B. Jacobs
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D664946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Quintin R. Morris, Carl L. Ledbetter, Joel B. Jacobs
  • Battery housing
    Patent number: D700136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Quintin R. Morris, Richard J. Wattles
  • Controller
    Patent number: D705741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Austin Porter, Audrey C. Louchart, Quintin R. Morris
  • Controller
    Patent number: D705743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Austin Porter, Audrey C. Louchart, Quintin R. Morris
  • Controller
    Patent number: D705744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Austin Porter, Audrey C. Louchart, Quintin R. Morris
  • Game controller
    Patent number: D709498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Quintin R. Morris, Carl J. Ledbetter, Jeremy Slocum, Joel B. Jacobs, Bryon Ashley
  • Game controller
    Patent number: D709499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Quintin R. Morris, Carl J. Ledbetter, Jeremy Slocum, Joel B. Jacobs, Bryon Ashley
  • Controller module
    Patent number: D709839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan A. Sparks, Monika Wolf, Eric Joseph Wahl, Aditha May Adams, Quintin R. Morris
  • Game controller
    Patent number: D709882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Quintin R. Morris, Carl J. Ledbetter, Jeremy Slocum, Joel B. Jacobs, Bryon Ashley
  • Game controller
    Patent number: D715865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Quintin R. Morris, Carl J. Ledbetter, Jeremy Slocum, Joel B. Jacobs, Bryon Ashley, Jr.
  • Connector
    Patent number: D723469
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Quintin R. Morris, Richard J. Wattles, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Game controller input button
    Patent number: D795347
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Quintin R. Morris