The Directv Group, Inc.

The Coleman Company, Inc.

Fellow Industries, Inc.

Hewlett-packard Company

Avid Technology Limited

Smart Kids, Inc.

Joshua T Morenstein

Naoya Edahiro

David J Kuether

Lauren D Worley

Pichaya Puttorngul

Terry A Mears

Douglas R Casto

Rick Rosner

Steven M Schein

Daniel L Glidden

Christopher Hibmacronan

Christian Scott Ross

Jacob Miller

Andrew Hudak

Yves Behar

Nicholas Terzulli

Patrick Donaghy

Matthew Flowers

Peter K Lee

Matthew M Cho

Andrew D Cosgarea

Christopher Nicholas Hibma Cronan

Brian Fitzpatrick Cutter

David W Anthony

Robin Parnaby

John Robert Stagaman

Benjamin Edward Hoffman

Coffee brewer

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Coffee grinder

Various aspects of a portable satellite earth station to facilitate reception of satellite signals and to display audio and video corresponding to the satellite signals are described. According to one example, a portable satellite earth station includes a housing including a base hingably connected to an antenna containing portion, wherein the base includes a compartment; and a receiver/display configured to fit into the compartment in the housing, the receiver/display including a video display portion hingably connected to a receiver portion and movable between a folded position and an unfolded position, wherein the receiver/display may be moved to the unfolded position when the receiver/display is located in the compartment in the housing and the antenna containing portion can be closed into contact with the base over the receiver/display when the receiver/display is in the folded position.

Portable satellite earth station and methods of using the same

Portable satellite station screen unit

Portable satellite station receiver unit

Portable satellite station combination

Remote control

Bottle

A rotary encoder of a control surface has a display. The display includes a ring of light emitting elements, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), in the control surface around the shaft and knob of the rotary encoder. The rotary encoder has a shaft that rotates about an axis under control of an operator. The rotary encode has an output providing a signal indicative of the rotational movement of the shaft. A knob engages the shaft and is used by the operator to rotate the shaft. The knob, in general, has a narrow stem that engages the shaft of the rotary encoder and extends away from the control surface, and a top portion which the operator manipulates to turn the knob. The stem has a substantially circular cross-section, in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the shaft of the rotary encoder, with a narrow diameter. Similarly, the top portion has a substantially circular cross-section, in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the shaft of the rotary encoder, with a diameter larger than the diameter of the shaft cross-section. The narrow stem may have a cylindrical shape. The top portion may have a spherical shape and may be substantially rotationally symmetrical in a plane perpendicular to its axis, i.e., when viewed from the top. The knob and the shaft may be metalized to provide touch sensitivity. The top portion may include a rubber insert that protrudes around its circumference. The narrow diameter of the stem minimizes the obstruction of the view of the ring of light emitting elements. The size and texture of the top portion of the knob provides a good grip, feel and tactile response for the operator.

Knob design for a rotary encoder

Personal computer

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Joshua T Morenstein