Patents by Inventor Chin Y. Ng

Chin Y. Ng 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).

  • Sealed force-based touch sensor
    Patent number: 8488308
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display seal for a force-based sensor assembly that includes a flexible membrane having inner and outer surfaces, and first and second sides. The first side of the membrane is capable of being mounted to a housing of the assembly, such as a frame or bezel, and the second side of the membrane is capable of being mounted to a touch surface of a touch sensitive structure of the assembly. The seal, when mounted to the housing and the screen, is capable of creating a seal around the screen without passing extraneous forces to the transducers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Chin Y. Ng, Paul J. Cobian, Sherman L. Bartz, Hung T. Tran, Lewis H. LeVasseur
  • Sealed force-based touch sensor
    Publication number: 20040156168
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display seal for a force-based sensor assembly that includes a flexible membrane having inner and outer surfaces, and first and second sides. The first side of the membrane is capable of being mounted to a housing of the assembly, such as a frame or bezel, and the second side of the membrane is capable of being mounted to a touch surface of a touch sensitive structure of the assembly. The seal, when mounted to the housing and the screen, is capable of creating a seal around the screen without passing extraneous forces to the transducers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Lewis H. LeVasseur, Chin Y. Ng, Paul J. Cobian, Sherman L. Bartz, Hung T. Tran