Patents Assigned to Bourns, Iec.
  • Non-contact hall-effect joystick
    Patent number: 11474553
    Abstract: A joystick can include a shaft having an axis, a manipulating portion, and a sensing end with a magnet mounted thereto. The joystick can further include a movement mechanism configured to allow the manipulating portion of the shaft to be moved in three dimensions with respect to the axis of the shaft. The movement of the manipulating portion results in corresponding movement of the magnet that can be sensed in a non-contacting manner by a magnetic sensor positioned relative to the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Bourns, Iec.
    Inventors: Perry Wehlmann, Eugen Bogos, Brandon Council