Patents by Inventor Robert E. Helmbrecht

Robert E. Helmbrecht 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).

  • Computer input device
    Patent number: 6591308
    Abstract: A portable computer input device includes a housing capable of accommodating a plurality of types of pointing devices. A pointing device partially housed in the housing produces a cursor control signal that controls the movement of a cursor on a display device coupled to a computer, and the pointing device is one of the plurality of types of pointing devices. A memory housed in the housing stores user preferences such as pointing device preferences and display device preferences. A data port attached to the housing communicatively couples the computer input device to the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Cummings, Robert E. Helmbrecht