Patents by Inventor Jakobus Daniel VAN WYK

Jakobus Daniel VAN WYK 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).

  • Inductive sensing user interface devices
    Patent number: 11624633
    Abstract: An inductive sensing-based user interface device which includes a conductive barrier with at least one aperture, a magnetic flux modifier attached to a rotary member on one side of the barrier and an inductive structure on an opposed side of the barrier aligned with the aperture, magnetically coupled to the flux modifier, wherein a change in sensed inductance is used to determine rotational input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: AZOTEQ HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Frederick Johannes Bruwer, Douw Gerbrandt Van Der Merwe, Daniel Barend Rademeyer, Regardt Busch, Jakobus Daniel Van Wyk
  • INDUCTIVE SENSING USER INTERFACE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200166376
    Abstract: An inductive sensing-based user interface device which includes a conductive barrier with at least one aperture, a magnetic flux modifier attached to a rotary member on one side of the barrier and an inductive structure on an opposed side of the barrier aligned with the aperture, magnetically coupled to the flux modifier, wherein a change in sensed inductance is used to determine rotational input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Frederick Johannes BRUWER, Douw Gerbrandt VAN DER MERWE, Daniel Barend RADEMEYER, Regardt BUSCH, Jakobus Daniel VAN WYK