Patents by Inventor Chris Jason Ullrich

Chris Jason Ullrich 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).

  • Sanitizing a touch panel surface
    Patent number: 7626579
    Abstract: A touch panel system that sanitizes a touch panel surface includes a substrate coupled to the touch panel surface. The system further includes an impedance interface coupled to the touch panel surface and a vibration source coupled to the impedance interface. The vibration source vibrates the substrate to generate pressure waves which destroy contaminants on the touch panel surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Immersion Corporation
    Inventors: Richard David Hague, Mark Bolt, Chris Jason Ullrich, Munibe M. Bakircioglu