Patents by Inventor Randy Chen

Randy Chen 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).

  • Motion detecting note holder
    Publication number: 20050229455
    Abstract: A motion-detecting note holder is disclosed. Such a note holder may include a message writing surface, a switch, a motion sensor, a note-waiting indicator, and a controller in communication with the switch, the motion sensor, and the note-waiting indicator. When the switch is actuated, the controller, upon receiving a motion-detection signal from the motion sensor, may cause the note-waiting indicator to provide a human-perceptible indication that a note is waiting on the message writing surface. The message writing surface may include an easy erasure message writing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: Parallel Products, LLC
    Inventors: David Helmlinger, Stephen Weiss, Randy Chen
  • Motion-detecting note holder
    Publication number: 20050183306
    Abstract: A motion-detecting note holder is disclosed. Such a note holder includes a note retention member, a motion sensor, a note-waiting indicator, and a controller in communication with the motion sensor and the note-waiting indicator. The controller, upon receiving a motion-detection signal from the motion sensor, causes the note-waiting indicator to provide a human-perceptible indication that a note is in the note retention member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: David Helmlinger, Stephen Weiss, Randy Chen