Patents by Inventor Todd Andrew Wood

Todd Andrew Wood 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).

  • Key assembly for an electronic device having a multi-character keycap
    Patent number: 8383966
    Abstract: A key assembly for use in an electronic device is provided. The key assembly includes a plurality of dome switches, a plurality of single-piece keycaps and plurality of actuators which activate the dome switches. Each single-piece keycap has a plurality of character-representing portions identifying a number of keyboard characters which are separated by deforming portions. Each character-representing portion is associated with a separate one of the plurality of dome switches. Each actuator has a first side which is engaged by one of the character-representing portions of the single-piece keycap and a second side which engages the dome switch associated with that character-representing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Chao Chen, Steven Andrew Prsa, Joseph Michael Hofer, Michael Welker, Todd Andrew Wood
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
    Publication number: 20130009901
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device that has a touch screen display includes providing a graphical user interface on a touch screen display, detecting a touch event at a first location on the touch screen display, providing a navigation indicator in the graphical user interface in response to detecting the touch event at the first location, and in response to detecting movement of the touch event from the first location to a second location while touch contact is maintained on the touch screen display, changing the position of the navigation indicator in the graphical user interface by a distance that is greater than a distance of movement of the touch event on the touch screen display, a direction of change of position of the navigation indicator is based on a direction of movement of the touch event on the touch screen display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason Tyler GRIFFIN, Todd Andrew WOOD, Mihal LAZARIDIS, Harry Richmond MAJOR, David Paul YACH
  • Touch-sensitive display and method of control
    Patent number: 8347221
    Abstract: A method includes displaying one or more selection options on a touch-sensitive display and detecting a hovering touch associated with a first option of the one or more selection options. Information associated with the first option is previewed in a first format in an information field in response to detecting the hovering touch. A selection of one of the one or more selection options is detected, and a function associated with the selected option is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Todd Andrew Wood, Mihal Lazaridis, Shigeharu Furukawa, Yu Gao, Steven Robert Grenier, Joel Paul Steele
  • Zipper pull
    Patent number: D672282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Alison Phillips, Todd Andrew Wood, Brian Dennis Paschke
  • Keyboard
    Patent number: D672349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Dustin Jonathan Smith, Todd Andrew Wood, Anders Fahrendorff, Jason Tyler Griffin, Roman Peter Rak, Alina Claudia Oprea
  • Charging dock
    Patent number: D675155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Dustin Jonathan Smith, Todd Andrew Wood, Anders Fahrendorff
  • Plug
    Patent number: D675158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Dustin Jonathan Smith, Anders Fahrendorff, Todd Andrew Wood
  • Plug
    Patent number: D675159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Dustin Jonathan Smith, Anders Fahrendorff, Todd Andrew Wood
  • Handheld electronic device
    Patent number: D675182
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Wei He, Todd Andrew Wood, Anders Fahrendorff, Cortez Corley, Lesli Ann Mie Agcaoili
  • Handheld electronic device
    Patent number: D675204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limites
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Hofer, Alina Claudia Oprea, Di Tao, Todd Andrew Wood, Ingve Holmung, Anders Fahrendorff, Brian Dennis Paschke
  • Handheld electronic device
    Patent number: D675205
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Hofer, Alina Claudia Oprea, Di Tao, Todd Andrew Wood, Ingve Holmung, Anders Fahrendorff, Brian Dennis Paschke
  • Handheld electronic device
    Patent number: D676015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Wei He, Todd Andrew Wood, Anders Fahrendorff, Cortez Corley, Lesli Ann Mie Agcaoili
  • Packaging insert
    Patent number: D676323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Roy Sugden, Hitesh Chandraprakash Bagai, Todd Andrew Wood, Ralph Leonard Oesterreich
  • Zipper pull
    Patent number: D676357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Alison Phillips, Todd Andrew Wood, Brian Dennis Paschke
  • Handheld electronic device
    Patent number: D676459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Hofer, Brian Dennis Paschke, Todd Andrew Wood, Anders Fahrendorff, Min Zhu
  • Plug
    Patent number: D676810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limted
    Inventors: Dustin Jonathan Smith, Anders Fahrendorff, Todd Andrew Wood
  • Plug
    Patent number: D676812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Dustin Jonathan Smith, Todd Andrew Wood, Anders Fahrendorff
  • Handheld electronic device shell
    Patent number: D677667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Dustin Jonathan Smith, Todd Andrew Wood, Anders Fahrendorff
  • Convertible device cover
    Patent number: D677668
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Alison Phillips, Todd Andrew Wood, Anders Fahrendorff, Dustin Jonathan Smith, Caitlin Curran-Blaney
  • Handheld electronic device
    Patent number: D678235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Wei He, Todd Andrew Wood, Anders Fahrendorff, Cortez Corley, Lesli Ann Mie Agcaoili