Patents by Inventor John Buckmaster

John Buckmaster 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).

  • Multifunction input device with an embedded capacitive sensing layer
    Patent number: 10353485
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multifunction input device, such as, a keyboard. The multifunction input device has a capacitive sensing layer that enables a user to use the multifunction input device as standard keyboard and also as a touch sensitive surface such as, for example, a trackpad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chang Zhang, Dayu Qu, Golnaz Abdollahian, Paul X. Wang, Ray L. Chang, John Buckmaster