Patents by Inventor Stephen V. R. Montellese

Stephen V. R. Montellese 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).

  • Apparatus and method for inputing data
    Patent number: 6281878
    Abstract: An input device for detecting input with respect to a reference plane. The input device includes a light sensor positioned to sense light at an acute angle with respect to the reference plane and for generating a signal indicative of sensed light, and a circuit responsive to said light sensor for determining a position of an object with respect to the reference plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Inventor: Stephen V. R. Montellese