Patents by Inventor Hugues Vuilléme

Hugues Vuilléme 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).

  • Identification device of a manual action on a surface, in particular for a timeplace
    Patent number: 6184871
    Abstract: Device arranged to identify a manual action on a surface performed by a finger (32), comprising a set of sensors (41) each actuable by the finger so as to create a variation of an electrical quantity, these sensors being respectively arranged within a corresponding set of determined zones of the surface. The device further comprises first detection means (42) for detecting, amongst a subset of said sensors (41) which are activated simultaneously, that actuated sensor representing the greatest variation of the electrical quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Asulab S.A.
    Inventors: Yvan Terés, Hugues Vuilléme, Joachim Grupp