Patents by Inventor Ronald Einar Bjorklund

Ronald Einar Bjorklund 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).

  • Wearable computer
    Patent number: 6336126
    Abstract: A wearable computer communicates with its display device via an optical link. The optical link may utilize different colored LEDs and corresponding photodetectors for transmitting and receiving the video and control signals to and from the computer and the hand-held display package. The wearable computer may communicate with a local area network by a radio communications link. The use of two antennas mounted and associated with the wearable computer eliminates any notch within a propagation pattern emanated from the antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Einar Bjorklund, Robert Thomas Cato
  • Wearable computer
    Patent number: 6047301
    Abstract: A wearable computer communicates with its display device via an optical link. The optical link may utilize different colored LEDs and corresponding photodetectors for transmitting and receiving the video and control signals to and from the computer and the hand-held display package. The wearable computer may communicate with a local area network by a radio communications link. The use of two antennas mounted and associated with the wearable computer eliminates any notch within a propagation pattern emanated from the antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Einar Bjorklund, Robert Thomas Cato