Patents by Inventor William Arnholt, Jr.

William Arnholt, Jr. 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).

  • Method and apparatus for an automatic recovery keyboard for slate tablet computers
    Patent number: 7937512
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reimaging of a computing device are provided. The apparatus may include a recovery device which connects to a computing device via a communication network or a connector. The recovery device may have the capability to retrieve data from and to transfer data to the computing device to simulate inputs of an input device. Sometimes the simulated inputs are in response to a prompt from the computing device for an input response. The recovery device may reimage software applications, operating systems, and data to replace and/or fix corrupted or damaged portions of information stored on a memory of the computing device without the need for other input devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: William Arnholt, Jr., Charles E. Kinkade, Jr.
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN AUTOMATIC RECOVERY KEYBOARD FOR SLATE TABLET COMPUTERS
    Publication number: 20110093630
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reimaging of a computing device are provided. The apparatus may include a recovery device which connects to a computing device via a communication network or a connector. The recovery device may have the capability to retrieve data from and to transfer data to the computing device to simulate inputs of an input device. Sometimes the simulated inputs are in response to a prompt from the computing device for an input response. The recovery device may reimage software applications, operating systems, and data to replace and/or fix corrupted or damaged portions of information stored on a memory of the computing device without the need for other input devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: William Arnholt, JR., Charles E. Kinkade, JR.