Patents by Inventor Rachael Elizabeth Roberts

Rachael Elizabeth Roberts 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).

  • Variable torque hinge with pass-through cable
    Patent number: 9292049
    Abstract: A portable computer includes a base, at least one bracket anchored to the base, a display assembly, and a display bracket anchored to the display assembly. The portable computer also includes a hinge including a set of hinge components, a cam, and a shaft, the cam being connected to the at least one bracket, the shaft being connected to the display bracket, and the cam and the hinge components being connected to the shaft. A cable passes around the shaft. The cable is coupled to a point in the display assembly and to an area of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Charles B. Woodhull, James Tanner, Rachael Elizabeth Roberts
  • KEYBOARD FOR USE WITH A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160062528
    Abstract: A keyboard for use with a computing device includes multiple rows of keys with each of the rows of keys including multiple keys. A horizontal pitch of the keys is between 18 mm and 19 mm and a length of the rows of the keys is between 230 mm and 235 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Bowers, Kevin Tom, Rachael Elizabeth Roberts, James Tanner, Caitlin Johnson, Tom Buckley
  • Handheld device having retractable keypad assembly
    Patent number: 8970477
    Abstract: A exemplary key assembly for a handheld device includes one or more L-shaped key structures each having a first member configured to receive an input keystroke and a second member substantially orthogonal to the first member; and a frame configured to receive the one or more L-shaped key structures, the frame having a wall aligned with the second member of the key structure, with the wall further comprising a switch for each of the one or more L-shaped key structures associated with an inner surface of the wall, wherein each switch is associated with an actuator associated with the second member of the corresponding key structure such that depression of a given key structure causes the actuator of the second member of the key structure to engage the switch of the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Norman Miner Ladouceur, Jason Tyler Griffin, Martin Riddiford, Daniel Jordan Kayser, Tracy Christina Sharp, Rachael Elizabeth Roberts
  • HANDHELD DEVICE HAVING RETRACTABLE KEYPAD ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130033432
    Abstract: A exemplary key assembly for a handheld device includes one or more L-shaped key structures each having a first member configured to receive an input keystroke and a second member substantially orthogonal to the first member; and a frame configured to receive the one or more L-shaped key structures, the frame having a wall aligned with the second member of the key structure, with the wall further comprising a switch for each of the one or more L-shaped key structures associated with an inner surface of the wall, wherein each switch is associated with an actuator associated with the second member of the corresponding key structure such that depression of a given key structure causes the actuator of the second member of the key structure to engage the switch of the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Norman Miner Ladouceur, Jason Tyler Griffin, Martin Riddiford, Daniel Jordan Kayser, Tracy Christina Sharp, Rachael Elizabeth Roberts
  • Line marker apparatus
    Patent number: D565603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Viner, Rachael Elizabeth Roberts, Neil Kettlewell, Justin Kerslake, Jacey Moore
  • Keyboard assembly
    Patent number: D757024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Bowers, Kevin Tom, Rachael Elizabeth Roberts, James Tanner, Caitlin Johnson, Tom Buckley