Hand Held Or Remote Type Patents (Class D13/168)
  • Intuitive based control elements, and interfaces and devices using said intuitive based control elements
    Patent number: 7782244
    Abstract: The present invention relates to intuitive based control elements and interfaces and devices using said intuitive based control elements. In certain embodiments, machine interfaces such as remote control devices for operation of various devices are provided. More specifically, machine interfaces according to embodiments of the invention herein include one or more control elements in the form of shapes and/or positioned indicia to facilitate operation by users. Control elements provided herein having intuitive shapes and/or positions described above as associated with the man-machine interfaces may also be provided integral with various devices. For example, personal electronic devices, personal care devices, personal healthcare devices, communications devices and personal comfort devices may benefit from control elements having intuitive shapes and/or positions associated with the function as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: About Face Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Kimberly A. McRae
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D610555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Hannspree, Inc.
    Inventor: Yi-Chung Chiu
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D611431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Snyder, Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D611432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: SIMU
    Inventor: Jean Ducret
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D611433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chiang-Kuo Tang, Jun Yang
  • Control box
    Patent number: D611914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hiwin Mikrosystem Corp.
    Inventors: Chiung-Yi Chiang, Tzu-Fen Chang
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D611915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D612337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Desmond T. Curran, Andrew Murphy, Alan W. Lee, Daniel P. C. Tyce, James J. May, Michael C. Bainton, Stuart J. King
  • Electrical instrument
    Patent number: D612338
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Actuant Corporation
    Inventors: Natalie M. Wieberdink, Derek D. Erickson, David J. Prince, Joseph M. Hillary, Christopher L. Peterson
  • Human interface module
    Patent number: D612339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott D. Braun, Wanda J. Miller, Calvin C. Steinweg, Rachel M. Bugaris, David M. Wisniewski
  • Controller for handpiece
    Patent number: D612814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Urawa Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirotoshi Nishikawa
  • Handheld audience response device
    Patent number: D612850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Qwizdom, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan Cabatic
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D613256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Inventor: Justin Moore
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D614145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: GI.BI.DI. S.R.L.
    Inventor: Oliviero Arosio
  • Tabletop remote load control device
    Patent number: D614146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., David William Petrillo, Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo
  • Tabletop remote load control device
    Patent number: D614147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Snyder, Edward M. Felegy, Jr., David William Petrillo, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo
  • Remote control for drug infusion pump
    Patent number: D614587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Medingo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ofer Yodfat, Avraham Neta, Daphine Haim-Langford
  • Buttons for a load control device
    Patent number: D614589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Tabletop remote load control device
    Patent number: D615046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., David William Petrillo, Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D616835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Tabletop remote load control device
    Patent number: D616836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., David William Petrillo, Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Hand controller
    Patent number: D617744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Linak A/S
    Inventors: John Landerholm, Peter Boldsen Lund
  • Remote control unit
    Patent number: D617745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: VUDU, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Kindle, Bob Riccomini, Dan Harden, Afshin Mehin
  • Remote controller for bidet
    Patent number: D617746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Woongjin Coway Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hun Jung Choi
  • Remote control for air conditioner
    Patent number: D617747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Till Kobes, Wolfgang Wagner
  • Remote control for air conditioner
    Patent number: D618628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Giugiaro
  • Tabletop remote load control device
    Patent number: D619105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., David William Petrillo, Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D619106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo
  • Remote control for air conditioner
    Patent number: D619107
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Giugiaro
  • Remote controller for air-conditioner
    Patent number: D619543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: So Nakai
  • Tabletop remote load control device
    Patent number: D619544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: David William Petrillo, Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D619545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Hannspree, Inc.
    Inventor: Yi-Chung Chiu
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D619546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Hannspree, Inc.
    Inventor: Yi-Chung Chiu
  • Tabletop remote load control device
    Patent number: D619971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., David William Petrillo, Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Tabletop remote load control device
    Patent number: D619972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., David William Petrillo, Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D620456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer
  • Remote control for air conditioner
    Patent number: D621370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Chouji, Till Kobes, Wolfgang Wagner
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D621371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Heinz Dominik Langhammer, Maarten Dinger, Peter Michaelian, Angelo Luis Leme Santiago, Jonathan Kaplan, John Furlan, Simon Fleming-Wood
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D621372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Hee Won, Kyoung Hoon Kim
  • Key fob
    Patent number: D622674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Hans-Joachim Maier
  • Electrical instrument
    Patent number: D623148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Actuant Corporation
    Inventors: Natalie M. Wieberdink, Derek D. Erickson, David J. Prince, Joseph M. Hillary, Christopher L. Peterson
  • Enclosure and frame for a remote control
    Patent number: D623605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Maureen E. Flowers, Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Stephen Sibley, Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo
  • Remote controller for air-conditioner
    Patent number: D623606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: So Nakai, Azumi Suzuki
  • Manual control device
    Patent number: D624028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Robert L. Stamate, Norval P. Thomson
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D624880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo
  • Remote control keypad
    Patent number: D625273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Joel S. Spira
  • Tabletop remote control keypad
    Patent number: D625274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Gregory M. Snyder, David William Petrillo, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Joel S. Spira
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D625275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Ken Yano
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D625276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Hee Won, Jun Ho Yang
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D625693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: SOMFY SAS
    Inventor: Olivier Charleux