Patents by Inventor Chun K Lee

Chun K Lee 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).

  • Patent number: 11983370
    Abstract: A two dimensional touch sensor panel can be thermoformed or curved by another process to a three-dimensional touch sensor panel, and the three-dimensional touch sensor panel can be laminated to a three-dimension surface having a highly curved or spherical shape. In some examples, thermoforming a two-dimensional touch sensor panel into a three-dimensional touch sensor panel can result in strain of the touch electrodes, and can result in non-uniform three-dimensional touch electrodes (distortion of the two-dimensional touch electrode pattern). The strain can be a function of the curved touch-sensitive surface and/or process related mechanical strain from thermoforming. In some examples, a three-dimensional touch sensor panel can be formed with uniform area touch electrodes using a two-dimensional touch sensor panel pattern with non-uniform area touch electrodes in accordance with the strain pattern expected for a given curved surface and thermoforming technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Supratik Datta, Karan Jain, Zhiyuan Sun, Ho Hyung Lee, Da Yu, Wei Lin, Nathan K. Gupta, Chun-Chih Chang
  • Patent number: D473420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Inventors: Yi M Lo, Chun K Lee