Patents by Inventor William D. Chura

William D. Chura 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: 10401979
    Abstract: An adjustable mouse includes a base and a thumb adjustment assembly coupled to the base. The thumb adjustment assembly is configured to move a thumb rest portion between a retracted position and an extended position. The adjustable mouse further may include a palm rest portion hingedly attached to the base by a hinge adjacent an outer edge of the base. The palm rest portion may have several fingers configured to expand in vertical and lateral directions. Embodiments of the adjustable mouse are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: CONTOUR DESIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Wang, Hanning Lu, ZhiJian Huang, James H. Bleck, William D. Chura, Thomas Eagan, James Saunders, Scott H. Wakefield, Jonathan N. Towle, Changjun Zhao, Andrew David Morgan
  • Publication number: 20170192536
    Abstract: An adjustable mouse includes a base and a thumb adjustment assembly coupled to the base. The thumb adjustment assembly is configured to move a thumb rest portion between a retracted position and an extended position. The adjustable mouse further may include a palm rest portion hingedly attached to the base by a hinge adjacent an outer edge of the base. The palm rest portion may have several fingers configured to expand in vertical and lateral directions. Embodiments of the adjustable mouse are further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Steven Wang, Hanning Lu, ZhiJian Huang, Changjun Zhao, James H. Bleck, William D. Chura, Thomas Eagan, James Saunders, Scott H. Wakefield, Jonathan N. Towle
  • Patent number: 9684387
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for an adjustable pointing device. The adjustable pointing device includes a base and an adjustable arm connecting a portion of the base with an input control portion. The input control portion includes at least one input control. A first end of the adjustable arm, which is distal from the base, allows for and independently maintains changes to various orientations of the input control portion. In other words, after the user adjusts the input control portion to be set at a new orientation, the first end of the adjustable arm maintains the input control portion at the new orientation as the user interacts with the adjustable pointing device. In addition, a second end of the adjustable arm, proximal to the base, also allows for and independently maintains changes in a distance between the input control portion and the base itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: CONTOUR DESIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Wang, Scott H. Wakefield, William D. Chura, James H. Bleck, Chad C. Terry, Thomas Eagan, John M. Aho, Jonathan N. Towle, Les Scenna
  • Publication number: 20150286296
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for an adjustable pointing device. The adjustable pointing device includes a base and an adjustable arm connecting a portion of the base with an input control portion. The input control portion includes at least one input control. A first end of the adjustable arm, which is distal from the base, allows for and independently maintains changes to various orientations of the input control portion. In other words, after the user adjusts the input control portion to be set at a new orientation, the first end of the adjustable arm maintains the input control portion at the new orientation as the user interacts with the adjustable pointing device. In addition, a second end of the adjustable arm, proximal to the base, also allows for and independently maintains changes in a distance between the input control portion and the base itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Wang, Scott H. Wakefield, William D. Chura, James H. Bleck, Chad C. Terry, Thomas Eagan, John M. Aho, Jonathan N. Towle, Les Scenna
  • Patent number: 9092073
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for an adjustable pointing device. The adjustable pointing device includes a base and an adjustable arm connecting a portion of the base with an input control portion. The input control portion includes at least one input control. A first end of the adjustable arm, which is distal from the base, allows for and independently maintains changes to various orientations of the input control portion. In other words, after the user adjusts the input control portion to be set at a new orientation, the first end of the adjustable arm maintains the input control portion at the new orientation as the user interacts with the adjustable pointing device. In addition, a second end of the adjustable arm, proximal to the base, also allows for and independently maintains changes in a distance between the input control portion and the base itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: CONTOUR DESIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Wang, Scott H. Wakefield, William D. Chura, James H. Bleck, Chad C. Terry, Thomas Eagan, John M. Aho, Jonathan N. Towle, Les Scenna
  • Patent number: 5595345
    Abstract: A double barrel sprayer for applying a diluted product such as a diluted cleaning solution to a surface for cleaning thereof and rinsing the diluted product from the surface by spraying a water-only rinse onto the surface. The sprayer can include a force-fitted orifice plate with a plurality of holes for adjusting the water/product mixing ratio. To provide different spray patterns for the water-rinse or diluted product, the sprayer can include a shroud having suitably shaped exit holes. The sprayer includes separate flow paths for the water-only rinse and the diluted product. The flow path for the diluted product includes a mixing chamber in which concentrated product is siphoned from a container and mixed with water supplied by a garden hose. Prior to mixing with the water, the concentrated product passes through an orifice plate having a plurality of holes to provide a substantially constant water/product ratio over a wide range of water pressures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Armor All Products Corporation
    Inventors: William D. Chura, Edward Kozlowski, Lance Liljeqvist, Stephen Jones, Mark Thompson, Charles Hawes
  • Patent number: D444126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Curtis Computer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Chura, Dale Erling, Bryan R. Hotaling
  • Patent number: D457614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: The Holmes Group, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Chura, Jon R. Rossman
  • Patent number: D459463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: The Holmes Group, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Chura, Bryan Hotaling, James Varney
  • Patent number: D459464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: The Holmes Group, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Chura, Bryan Hotaling, James Varney
  • Patent number: D461236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: The Holmes Group, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Chura, Bryan Hotaling, James Varney
  • Patent number: D462428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: The Holmes Group, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Chura, Jonathan R. Rossman
  • Patent number: D692831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Belpower Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Donald T. Beldock, Gwen Beldock, William D. Chura, Scott H. Wakefield
  • Patent number: D693307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Belpower Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Donald T. Beldock, Gwen Beldock, William D. Chura, Scott H. Wakefield
  • Patent number: D693308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: BelPower Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Donald T. Beldock, Gwen Beldock, William D. Chura, Scott H. Wakefield
  • Patent number: D694890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: LensAR, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Bott, Rudolph W. Frey, Gerrit N. Porter, Scott Howard Wakefield, William D. Chura
  • Patent number: D695408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: LensAR, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Bott, Rudolph W. Frey, Gerrit N. Porter, Scott Howard Wakefield, William D. Chura
  • Patent number: D712838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: BelPower Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Donald T. Beldock, Gwen Beldock, William D. Chura, Scott H. Wakefield