Patents by Inventor Andre Chin

Andre Chin 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).

  • Pointing device with prevention of unintended input
    Patent number: 9189089
    Abstract: A pointing device such as a scrolling device or trackball, including a ball formed at least partially from an electrically conductive material, and a PCB including a capacitive proximity sensor, wherein movement data representative of ball movement is communicated by a controller to an interface such as a monitor screen, and wherein an electrical switch is actuable in response to the proximity of the sensed object to the ball, such that when a user is not in contact with or in close proximity to the ball, movement data will not be communicated by the controller to the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Cursor Controls Limited
    Inventors: Tony Sutton, Andre Chin, Nathan Selby
  • Trackball
    Publication number: 20100033432
    Abstract: A pointing device such as a scrolling device or trackball, including a ball formed at least partially from an electrically conductive material, and a PCB including a capacitive proximity sensor, wherein movement data representative of ball movement is communicated by a controller to an interface such as a monitor screen, and wherein an electrical switch is actuable in response to the proximity of the sensed object to the ball, such that when a user is not in contact with or in close proximity to the ball, movement data will not be communicated by the controller to the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Tony Sutton, Andre Chin, Nathan Selby