Patents by Inventor Richard F. Minogue

Richard F. Minogue 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).

  • Non-planar ergonomic keyboard
    Patent number: 5397189
    Abstract: A novel ergonomic keyboard provides improved user comfort while maintaining a configuration sufficiently close to conventional keyboards to minimize the need for retraining of experienced keyboard users. The novel keyboard is arcuate, with central keys situated closer to the user, and sloped in two directions, with keys sloping up toward the center and sloping up away from the user's position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1995
    Inventor: Richard F. Minogue