Patents by Inventor Brad Lee Telin

Brad Lee Telin 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).

  • Touchsurface assembly having key guides formed in a sheet metal component
    Patent number: 9384919
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a touchsurface assembly such as a key assembly are described. The touchsurface assembly includes a sheet metal component having ramps formed therein and a keycap having ramp contacting features and a touchsurface for receiving a press force that moves the keycap toward a pressed position. The ramp contacting features contact at least one of the ramps in the sheet metal component while the keycap moves toward the pressed position, the ramps guiding the keycap to move in a second direction orthogonal to the press direction as the keycap moves from the unpressed position toward the pressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Todd Weber, Brad Lee Telin
  • TOUCHSURFACE ASSEMBLY HAVING KEY GUIDES FORMED IN A SHEET METAL COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20140262716
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a touchsurface assembly such as a key assembly are described. The touchsurface assembly includes a sheet metal component having ramps formed therein and a keycap having ramp contacting features and a touchsurface for receiving a press force that moves the keycap toward a pressed position. The ramp contacting features contact at least one of the ramps in the sheet metal component while the keycap moves toward the pressed position, the ramps guiding the keycap to move in a second direction orthogonal to the press direction as the keycap moves from the unpressed position toward the pressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher Todd Weber, Brad Lee Telin