Patents by Inventor Douglas M. Krumpelman

Douglas M. Krumpelman 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).

  • Publication number: 20090231277
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, vector-specific movement can be imparted to a user interface device (UID) to provide vector-specific haptic feedback. In at least some embodiments, this vectored movement can be based on input received by the UID. The input can include information associated with the user's interaction with an associated device integrated with or communicatively linked with the UID, and or with an application implemented on the associated device. In at least some embodiments, the UID can be configured with a controller, a microprocessor(s), and a vector-specific actuator that includes an electrically-deformable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Cody George Peterson, Andrew Parris Huska, James William Schlosser, Douglas M. Krumpelman