Patents Assigned to Immersion Coporation
  • Encoding dynamic haptic effects
    Patent number: 9396630
    Abstract: A system is provided that encodes one or more dynamic haptic effects. The system defines a dynamic haptic effect as including a plurality of key frames, where each key frame includes an interpolant value and a corresponding haptic effect. An interpolant value is a value that specifies where an interpolation occurs. The system generates a haptic effect file, and stores the dynamic haptic effect within the haptic effect file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Immersion Coporation
    Inventors: Henry Da Costa, Feng Tian An, Christopher J. Ullrich
  • Products and processes for providing haptic feedback in resistive interface devices
    Patent number: 8154512
    Abstract: Products and processes for providing haptic feedback in a user interface are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of an apparatus comprises a first element comprising a first surface, a second element comprising a second surface, and an actuator configured vary a force between the first and second surfaces. In one embodiment, the second element may be configured to be displaced relative to first element in a degree of freedom. In another embodiment, at least one of the first surface and the second surface may comprise a thermoplastic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Immersion Coporation
    Inventors: Neil T. Olien, Pedro Gregorio