Patents by Inventor Steven Andrew Welch

Steven Andrew Welch 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).

  • Input testing tool
    Patent number: 9317147
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide an input test tool that promotes precision testing, flexibility and repeatability over a wide variety of functionality tests that are utilized in both touch and near-touch input scenarios. The input test tool enables a variety of degrees of motion, including both linear and rotational motion, so that a device under test can be tested utilizing a number of different linear and/or rotational input scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Welch, Takahiro Shigemitsu, Timothy Allen Wright, Mark D. Vance, Steven E. Wittenberg
  • Input Testing Tool
    Publication number: 20140111484
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide an input test tool that promotes precision testing, flexibility and repeatability over a wide variety of functionality tests that are utilized in both touch and near-touch input scenarios. The input test tool enables a variety of degrees of motion, including both linear and rotational motion, so that a device under test can be tested utilizing a number of different linear and/or rotational input scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Welch, Takahiro Shigemitsu, Timothy Allen Wright, Mark D. Vance, Steven E. Wittenberg
  • Input Testing Tool
    Publication number: 20140111485
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide an input test tool that promotes precision testing, flexibility and repeatability over a wide variety of functionality tests that are utilized in both touch and near-touch input scenarios. The input test tool enables a variety of degrees of motion, including both linear and rotational motion, so that a device under test can be tested utilizing a number of different linear and/or rotational input scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Welch, Takahiro Shigemitsu, Timothy Allen Wright, Mark D. Vance, Steven E. Wittenberg