Patents by Inventor Colin J. Karpfinger

Colin J. Karpfinger 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).

  • Tactile touch-sensing interface system
    Patent number: 8994666
    Abstract: A user-configurable, tactile interface system that includes mechanical buttons with several mounting options, and several methods to interface with touch-sensing devices. A user can activate a touch on a touch sensing device by pressing a physical pad, which may be textured, or raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Inventor: Colin J. Karpfinger
  • Dynamically Changeable Decorative-Protective Accessory for a Mobile Computing Device
    Publication number: 20140092108
    Abstract: A decorative-protective accessory includes a display that can be controlled by a mobile computing device to which the accessory is attached. A mount attaches the accessory to the device. A display is positioned on the mount such that the display is visible to the user when the accessory is attached to the device. An inter-device interface of the accessory receives display data from the device and display control circuitry in the accessory causes the display to shows an image defined by the received display data. The inter-device interface can implement a wireless data transport protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Gregory D. Moon, Yashar Behzadi, Colin J. Karpfinger