Patents by Inventor Calvin C. Bench

Calvin C. Bench 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).

  • Haptic feedback in networked components
    Patent number: 11054906
    Abstract: Haptic feedback can be provided by receiving an input character from a first user device, converting the input character to a haptic instruction comprising a plurality of tactile pulses, and outputting the haptic instruction on a second user device to cause the haptic motor of the second user device to vibrate according to the plurality of tactile pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Calvin C. Bench, Gabriella Campagna, Danchen Sun, Michael L. Kenney
  • HAPTIC FEEDBACK IN NETWORKED COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20200142493
    Abstract: Haptic feedback can be provided by receiving an input character from a first user device, converting the input character to a haptic instruction comprising a plurality of tactile pulses, and outputting the haptic instruction on a second user device to cause the haptic motor of the second user device to vibrate according to the plurality of tactile pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Calvin C. Bench, Gabriella Campagna, Danchen Sun, Michael L. Kenney
  • Haptic feedback in networked components
    Patent number: 10599222
    Abstract: Haptic feedback can be provided by receiving an input character from a first user device, converting the input character to a haptic instruction comprising a plurality of tactile pulses, and outputting the haptic instruction on a second user device to cause the haptic motor of the second user device to vibrate according to the plurality of tactile pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Calvin C. Bench, Gabriella Campagna, Danchen Sun, Michael L. Kenney
  • HAPTIC FEEDBACK IN NETWORKED COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20200019244
    Abstract: Haptic feedback can be provided by receiving an input character from a first user device, converting the input character to a haptic instruction comprising a plurality of tactile pulses, and outputting the haptic instruction on a second user device to cause the haptic motor of the second user device to vibrate according to the plurality of tactile pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Calvin C. Bench, Gabriella Campagna, Danchen Sun, Michael L. Kenney