Patents by Inventor Kenneth Mikael MAJANDER

Kenneth Mikael MAJANDER 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).

  • Haptic interaction via magnetic force
    Patent number: 11036326
    Abstract: A touch-screen device, a touch-screen stylus, and a method to provide haptic feedback to a user of a touch-screen device. The method comprises steps of recognizing the relative position of the tip of a touch-screen stylus relative to a sensory surface of the touch-screen device; asserting a haptic-force signal that varies in response to the relative position; and passing a controlled, variable electric current through an electromagnetic circuit to exert a magnetic force between the touch-screen device and the touch-screen stylus, wherein the electric current is varied in dependence on the haptic-force signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Henri A. Autio, Kenneth Mikael Majander
  • HAPTIC INTERACTION VIA MAGNETIC FORCE
    Publication number: 20210004113
    Abstract: A touch-screen device, a touch-screen stylus, and a method to provide haptic feedback to a user of a touch-screen device. The method comprises steps of recognizing the relative position of the tip of a touch-screen stylus relative to a sensory surface of the touch-screen device; asserting a haptic-force signal that varies in response to the relative position; and passing a controlled, variable electric current through an electromagnetic circuit to exert a magnetic force between the touch-screen device and the touch-screen stylus, wherein the electric current is varied in dependence on the haptic-force signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Henri A. AUTIO, Kenneth Mikael MAJANDER