Patents Examined by Karin Kyabu
  • Electronic device including mechanical keyboard having touch sensors for detecting touches and actuation of mechanical keys
    Patent number: 9465446
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a keyboard. The keyboard includes a plurality of mechanical keys including a first key, and capacitive touch sensors including a first capacitive touch sensor and a second capacitive touch sensor. The keyboard is configured to detect a touch on the first key utilizing the first capacitive touch sensor and the second capacitive touch sensor, and to detect actuation of the first key when the first capacitive touch sensor is electrically coupled to the second capacitive touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Devin Jay Kaiser, John Edward Dolson, Amit Pal Singh