Patents by Inventor SAM TOKTAENG

SAM TOKTAENG 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).

  • Virtual touch knob assembly
    Patent number: 10678352
    Abstract: A virtual touch knob assembly is provided that translates sensed movement of a user's fingers around a knob into control signals for operation of an appliance. A knob is provided on a user control panel of an appliance. The knob is fixed, i.e., does not turn or rotate. A system is provided that can sense the user's fingers moving around the fixed knob and translate the sensed input to control signals for setting the operation of the appliance or device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Diehl AKO Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Anthony Dmytriw, Robert Alvord, Sam Toktaeng, Ralph Stohr, Joachim Lyszus, Bruno Fuhge
  • VIRTUAL TOUCH KNOB ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150193073
    Abstract: A virtual touch knob assembly is provided that translates sensed movement of a user's fingers around a knob into control signals for operation of an appliance. A knob is provided on a user control panel of an appliance. The knob is fixed, i.e., does not turn or rotate. A system is provided that can sense the user's fingers moving around the fixed knob and translate the sensed input to control signals for setting the operation of the appliance or device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: ANTHONY DMYTRIW, ROBERT ALVORD, SAM TOKTAENG, RALPH STOHR, JOACHIM LYSZUS, BRUNO FUHGE