Patents by Inventor Ben Calub
Ben Calub 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).
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Publication number: 20170199573Abstract: One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes a tactile layer defining a peripheral region and a deformable region adjacent the peripheral region; a substrate coupled to the peripheral region, a fluid conduit adjacent the deformable region, a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit, and a via fluidly coupled to the fluid channel and passing through the back surface; a bladder fluidly coupled to the via and the substrate; a structure adjacent a first side of the bladder; and a platen adjacent a second side of the bladder opposite the first side and compressing the bladder against the structure substantially perpendicular the longitudinal axis of the bladder and substantially parallel the substrate to displace fluid from the bladder and into the fluid channel to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: Tactus Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ben Calub, Carl Del Rosario, Mario Garcia, Michael Hammersley, Roman Rak, Curtis A. Ray, Micah Yairi, Nathan Knapp, Robert Adrian Ray, Brandon Miller, Kyle K. Gregory, Maxwell Harshorn Shimshak, Craig M. Ciesla
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Publication number: 20170199572Abstract: One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes: a substrate including a first transparent material and defining an attachment surface, an open channel opposite the attachment surface, and a fluid conduit intersecting the open channel and passing through the attachment surface; a tactile layer including a second transparent material and defining a tactile surface, a peripheral region bonded to the attachment surface opposite the tactile surface, and a deformable region adjacent the fluid conduit and disconnected from the attachment surface; a closing panel bonded to the substrate opposite the attachment surface and enclosing the open channel to define a fluid channel; a working fluid; and a displacement device configured to displace the working fluid into the fluid channel and through the fluid conduit to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: Tactus Technology, Inc.Inventors: Micah Yairi, Craig M. Ciesla, Nathaniel Saal, Curtis A. Ray, Michael Hammersley, Brandon Miller, Ben Calub, Carl Del Rosario, Mario S. Garcia, Ron Menigoz, David Henry Krevor, Jonathon Jenkins
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Publication number: 20160357326Abstract: A dynamic tactile interface includes: a substrate including a first transparent material and defining an attachment surface, an open channel opposite the attachment surface, and a fluid conduit intersecting the open channel and passing through the attachment surface; a tactile layer including a second transparent material and defining a tactile surface, a peripheral region bonded to the attachment surface opposite the tactile surface, and a deformable region adjacent the fluid conduit and disconnected from the attachment surface; a closing panel bonded to the substrate opposite the attachment surface and enclosing the open channel to define a fluid channel; a working fluid; and a displacement device configured to displace the working fluid into the fluid channel and through the fluid conduit to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Micah Yairi, Craig Ciesla, Nathaniel Mark Saal, Curtis Ray, Michael Hammersley, Brandon Miller, Ben Calub, Carl Del Rosario, Mario Garcia, Ron Menigoz, David Krevor, Jonathan Jenkins
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Patent number: 9405417Abstract: One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes: a substrate including a first transparent material and defining an attachment surface, an open channel opposite the attachment surface, and a fluid conduit intersecting the open channel and passing through the attachment surface; a tactile layer including a second transparent material and defining a tactile surface, a peripheral region bonded to the attachment surface opposite the tactile surface, and a deformable region adjacent the fluid conduit and disconnected from the attachment surface; a closing panel bonded to the substrate opposite the attachment surface and enclosing the open channel to define a fluid channel; a working fluid; and a displacement device configured to displace the working fluid into the fluid channel and through the fluid conduit to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Tactus Technology, Inc.Inventors: Micah B Yairi, Craig Ciesla, Nathaniel Mark Saal, Curtis Ray, Michael Hammersley, Brandon Miller, Ben Calub, Carl Del Rosario, Mario Garcia, Ron Menigoz, David Krevor, Jonathan Jenkins
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Publication number: 20160139698Abstract: A dynamic tactile interface includes: a substrate including a first transparent material and defining an attachment surface, an open channel opposite the attachment surface, and a fluid conduit intersecting the open channel and passing through the attachment surface; a tactile layer including a second transparent material and defining a tactile surface, a peripheral region bonded to the attachment surface opposite the tactile surface, and a deformable region adjacent the fluid conduit and disconnected from the attachment surface; a closing panel bonded to the substrate opposite the attachment surface and enclosing the open channel to define a fluid channel; a working fluid; and a displacement device configured to displace the working fluid into the fluid channel and through the fluid conduit to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Micah Yairi, Craig Ciesla, Nathaniel Mark Saal, Curtis Ray, Michael Hammersley, Brandon Miller, Ben Calub, Carl Del Rosario, Mario Garcia, Ron Menigoz, David Krevor, Jonathan Jenkins
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Patent number: 9280224Abstract: A dynamic tactile interface includes: a substrate including a first transparent material and defining an attachment surface, an open channel opposite the attachment surface, and a fluid conduit intersecting the open channel and passing through the attachment surface; a tactile layer including a second transparent material and defining a tactile surface, a peripheral region bonded to the attachment surface opposite the tactile surface, and a deformable region adjacent the fluid conduit and disconnected from the attachment surface; a closing panel bonded to the substrate opposite the attachment surface and enclosing the open channel to define a fluid channel; a working fluid; and a displacement device configured to displace the working fluid into the fluid channel and through the fluid conduit to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Tactus Technology, Inc.Inventors: Micah B Yairi, Craig Ciesla, Nathaniel Mark Saal, Curtis Ray, Michael Hammersley, Brandon Miller, Ben Calub, Carl Del Rosario, Mario Garcia, Ron Menigoz, David Krevor, Jonathan Jenkins
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Publication number: 20150293591Abstract: One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes: a substrate including a first transparent material and defining an attachment surface, an open channel opposite the attachment surface, and a fluid conduit intersecting the open channel and passing through the attachment surface; a tactile layer including a second transparent material and defining a tactile surface, a peripheral region bonded to the attachment surface opposite the tactile surface, and a deformable region adjacent the fluid conduit and disconnected from the attachment surface; a closing panel bonded to the substrate opposite the attachment surface and enclosing the open channel to define a fluid channel; a working fluid; and a displacement device configured to displace the working fluid into the fluid channel and through the fluid conduit to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Micah B Yairi, Craig Ciesla, Nathaniel Mark Saal, Curtis Ray, Michael Hammersley, Brandon Miller, Ben Calub, Carl Del Rosario, Mario Garcia, Ron Menigoz, David Krevor, Jonathan Jenkins
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Publication number: 20140132532Abstract: One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes: a substrate including a first transparent material and defining an attachment surface, an open channel opposite the attachment surface, and a fluid conduit intersecting the open channel and passing through the attachment surface; a tactile layer including a second transparent material and defining a tactile surface, a peripheral region bonded to the attachment surface opposite the tactile surface, and a deformable region adjacent the fluid conduit and disconnected from the attachment surface; a closing panel bonded to the substrate opposite the attachment surface and enclosing the open channel to define a fluid channel; a working fluid; and a displacement device configured to displace the working fluid into the fluid channel and through the fluid conduit to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Tactus Technology, Inc.Inventors: Micah B Yairi, Craig Ciesla, Nathaniel Mark Saal, Curtis Ray, Michael Hammersley, Brandon Miller, Ben Calub, Carl Del Rosario, Mario Garcia, Ron Menigoz, David Krevor, Jonathan Jenkins