Patents by Inventor Bjorn Hovden

Bjorn Hovden 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).

  • Electronic device keyboard spacebar with visual feedback associated with location sensing
    Patent number: 9939921
    Abstract: An input device includes a plurality of keys, where at least one key of the plurality of keys may include a first surface configured to contact a plurality of input objects, a sensing region of the first surface configured to sense the plurality of input objects, a capacitive sensor configured to determine positional information of the plurality of input objects on the first surface of the key, and a lighting element configured to provide visual feedback to a user interacting with the at least one key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Hsu, Raja Bose, Bjorn Hovden, Mark Huie, Justin Mockler, Mohamed Sheik-Nainar, Kipling Inscore
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE KEYBOARD SPACEBAR WITH VISUAL FEEDBACK ASSOCIATED WITH LOCATION SENSING
    Publication number: 20170192527
    Abstract: An input device includes a plurality of keys, where at least one key of the plurality of keys may include a first surface configured to contact a plurality of input objects, a sensing region of the first surface configured to sense the plurality of input objects, a capacitive sensor configured to determine positional information of the plurality of input objects on the first surface of the key, and a lighting element configured to provide visual feedback to a user interacting with the at least one key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Hsu, Raja Bose, Bjorn Hovden, Mark Huie, Justin Mockler, Mohamed Sheik-Nainar, Kipling Inscore