Patents by Inventor Anna C. Widder

Anna C. Widder 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).

  • Trackpad actuator configurations for input device
    Patent number: 12585353
    Abstract: Input devices for electronic devices including trackpads, such as keyboard, and systems that include input devices in communication with electronic devices are disclosed. In an example, an input device includes a trackpad including a touch surface, and an actuator configured to supply haptic feedback to the trackpad. The actuator is disposed outside of a periphery of the touch surface in a view perpendicular to the touch surface. The actuator is disposed to a side of the touch surface in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the touch surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Joonas I. Ponkala, Ryan P. Brooks, Scott J. McEuen, Austin Appel, Henry N. Tsao, James E. Wright, Christopher I. Owen-Elia, Sanju Bose, Anna C. Widder
  • INPUT DEVICE INCLUDING TRACKPAD
    Publication number: 20250341911
    Abstract: Input devices for electronic devices including trackpads, such as keyboard, and systems that include input devices in communication with electronic devices are disclosed. In an example, an input device includes a trackpad including a touch surface, and an actuator configured to supply haptic feedback to the trackpad. The actuator is disposed outside of a periphery of the touch surface in a view perpendicular to the touch surface. The actuator is disposed to a side of the touch surface in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the touch surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Inventors: Joonas I. Ponkala, Ryan P. Brooks, Scott J. McEuen, Austin Appel, Henry N. Tsao, James E. Wright, Christopher I. Owen-Elia, Sanju Bose, Anna C. Widder
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE INTERACTION & PASS THROUGH ACCESSORY
    Publication number: 20240385661
    Abstract: A modular electronic device system can include: a portable computing device comprising a rear surface and a sidewall surface; and an electronic case sized and shaped to engage at least the rear surface of the portable computing device. The electronic case is configured to augment a signal into or out of the portable computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Santhana K. Balaji, Anna C. Widder, Kevin W. Stanley, Nicholas A. Treadwell, Fernando F. Cunha