Patents by Inventor Walter James Rankins

Walter James Rankins 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).

  • Storing a structure within a electronic device
    Patent number: 7675745
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a bay for receiving a storage container that stores removable objects. The bay has an interface therein. A mouse is adapted to reside in the bay when the storage container is removed and to connect to the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Walter James Rankins, Earl Moore, Steven S. Homer
  • Storing a structure within an electronic device
    Patent number: 7280351
    Abstract: An exemplary rechargeable mouse is adapted to be insertable into and removable from a bay of an electronic device. An electrical connection of the mouse electrically couples only to a power connection of an electrical interface in the device bay that also has a data connection such that the mouse is charged when inserted in the device bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Walter James Rankins, Earl Moore, Steven S. Homer