Patents by Inventor Barry RICKS

Barry RICKS 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).

  • Surface mount haptic actuator
    Patent number: 12614960
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include a surface mountable haptic actuator that includes a housing defining an interior chamber and a movable magnetic weight structure suspended within the interior chamber by a flexible member. The surface mountable haptic actuator further includes a stationary conductive coil positioned within the interior chamber proximate the movable magnetic weight structure and a plurality of conductive terminals extending through the housing and in electrical contact with the conductive coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: PUI AUDIO, INC.
    Inventor: Barry Ricks
  • SURFACE MOUNT HAPTIC ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20240022155
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include a surface mountable haptic actuator that includes a housing defining an interior chamber and a movable magnetic weight structure suspended within the interior chamber by a flexible member. The surface mountable haptic actuator further includes a stationary conductive coil positioned within the interior chamber proximate the movable magnetic weigh structure and a plurality of conductive terminals extending through the housing and in electrical contact with the conductive coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Barry RICKS