Patents by Inventor David Brian SMITH

David Brian SMITH 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).

  • Secondary back surface touch sensor for handheld devices
    Patent number: 11237603
    Abstract: A second touch area provided on the back side of the mobile phone in a location such that an index finger can be used to provide input when while the mobile phone is being held in that one hand. A second hand is not required for the various types of input that are provided using this second touch area. This allows the mobile phone to be used in single-handed operation in many circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Merril Ray Newman, Yiding Luo, David Brian Smith, Michael Richard Dille, Matthew Alan Beardsworth, Alan R. Manlick
  • SECONDARY BACK SURFACE TOUCH SENSOR FOR HANDHELD DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210055766
    Abstract: A second touch area provided on the back side of the mobile phone in a location such that an index finger can be used to provide input when while the mobile phone is being held in that one hand. A second hand is not required for the various types of input that are provided using this second touch area. This allows the mobile phone to be used in single-handed operation in many circumstances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Merril Ray NEWMAN, Yiding LUO, David Brian SMITH, Michael Richard DILLE, Matthew Alan BEARDSWORTH, Alan R. MANLICK
  • Secondary back surface touch sensor for handheld devices
    Patent number: 10775853
    Abstract: A second touch area provided on the back side of the mobile phone in a location such that an index finger can be used to provide input when while the mobile phone is being held in that one hand. A second hand is not required for the various types of input that are provided using this second touch area. This allows the mobile phone to be used in single-handed operation in many circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Merril Ray Newman, Yiding Luo, David Brian Smith, Michael Richard Dille, Matthew Alan Beardsworth, Alan R. Manlick
  • SECONDARY BACK SURFACE TOUCH SENSOR FOR HANDHELD DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200117246
    Abstract: A second touch area provided on the back side of the mobile phone in a location such that an index finger can be used to provide input when while the mobile phone is being held in that one hand. A second hand is not required for the various types of input that are provided using this second touch area. This allows the mobile phone to be used in single-handed operation in many circumstances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Merril Ray NEWMAN, Yiding LUO, David Brian SMITH, Michael Richard DILLE, Matthew Alan BEARDSWORTH, Alan R. MANLICK