Patents by Inventor Thomas Ohanian

Thomas Ohanian 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).

  • Mechanical user interface
    Patent number: 5583496
    Abstract: A mechanical user interface includes a supporting plate and a slider adapted to slide on the supporting plate. A position encoder is attached to the supporting plate to monitor movement of the slider. The position encoder provides an electrical output indicative of the position of the slider on the supporting plate. A sensor may also be provided to detect when the slider is at a zero position, thereby allowing absolute rather than relative, position data to be obtained. In a computerized film editing system, when the absolute position is less than a given threshold, the mechanical user interface may be used to advance film by a single frame. Otherwise the position may be translated to a frame per second rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Sharpe, III, Ralph Beckman, Jim McKain, Joseph Rice, Thomas Ohanian, Jan Adkins, Len Curado, Gary Perkins
  • Combined slider and key pad input device for a computer
    Patent number: D352278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Sharpe, III, Ralph Beckman, Jim McKain, Thomas Ohanian