Patents by Inventor Wayne A. Pietluck

Wayne A. Pietluck 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).

  • Patent number: 6935605
    Abstract: A keyboard-holding device detachably holds a keyboard to a stationary support. The keyboard is of the type having keys and a shell surrounding the keys. The shell has a front surface, a back surface, and a bottom surface. The keyboard-holding device has a first elongate member, a pivot, and a locking mechanism. The first elongate member has a first end, a second end, and a pivot located between the first and second ends. The locking mechanism is attached with respect to the second end for unlockably locking the first elongate member to a holder, said holder fixedly attachable to the support. A fulcrum is rotatably attached with respect to the pivot and fixedly attached with respect to the shell. A spring mechanism provides a restoring force tending to maintain the locking mechanism in locked engagement with the holder, but is manipulable to unlock the shell from the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: TG3 Electronics Incorporated
    Inventors: John T. Giles, Wayne A. Pietluck, Anthony J. Ceschin, Brian K. Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20040149872
    Abstract: A keyboard-holding device is provided for detachably holding a keyboard to a stationary support. The keyboard is of the type having keys and having a shell surrounding the keys. The shell has a front surface, a back surface, and a bottom surface. The keyboard-holding device has a first elongate member, a pivot, and a locking mechanism. The first elongate member has a first end and a second end. The pivot is located between the first end and the second ends of the first elongate member. The locking mechanism is attached with respect to the second end for unlockably locking the first elongate member to a holder, said holder fixedly attachable to the support. A fulcrum is rotatably attached with respect to the pivot and fixedly attached with respect to the shell. A spring mechanism provides a restoring force tending to maintain the locking mechanism in locked engagement with the holder, but is manipulable to unlock the shell from the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: John T. Giles, Wayne A. Pietluck, Anthony J. Ceschin, Brian K. Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20030006128
    Abstract: A backlit-compatible switch cap comprising a face portion formed by a first-shot mold of a synthetic resin and a skirt portion formed by a second-shot mold of synthetic resin and having a continuous top surface on which to apply a negative-image indicia through sublimation printing process and method for producing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: John T. Giles, Wayne A. Pietluck, Anthony J. Ceschin, Brian K. Carpenter