Patents by Inventor Kim Kivela

Kim Kivela 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).

  • Input arrangement
    Patent number: 8319670
    Abstract: The invention provides an input device of an electric apparatus and a method of manufacturing an input device, wherein the input device comprises: a key member for receiving an input from a user, the key member comprising a plurality of circumferentially arranged touch-sensitive sensor segments and having at least one degree of freedom with respect to the body of the electric apparatus; and a feedback unit coupled to the key member and configured to generate feedback to the key member in the direction of the at least one degree of freedom as a response to the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Elektrobit Wireless Communications Oy
    Inventors: Kim Kivelä, Jarkko Vatjus-Anttila
  • Input Arrangement
    Publication number: 20100328107
    Abstract: The invention provides an input device of an electric apparatus and a method of manufacturing an input device, wherein the input device comprises: a key member for receiving an input from a user, the key member comprising a plurality of circumferentially arranged touch-sensitive sensor segments and having at least one degree of freedom with respect to the body of the electric apparatus; and a feedback unit coupled to the key member and configured to generate feedback to the key member in the direction of the at least one degree of freedom as a response to the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Elektrobit Wireless Communications Oy
    Inventors: Kim Kivela, Jarkko Vatjus-Anttila
  • Input Arrangement
    Publication number: 20100164759
    Abstract: The invention provides an input device of an electric apparatus and a method of manufacturing an input device, wherein the input device comprises: a key member (110) for receiving an input from a user, the key member (110) comprising a plurality of circumferentially arranged touch-sensitive sensor segments (2A to 2H) and having at least one degree of freedom with respect to the body of the electric apparatus; and a feedback unit (204) coupled to the key member (110) and configured to generate feedback to the key member (100) in the direction of the at least one degree of freedom as a response to the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: ELEKTROBIT WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS OY
    Inventors: Kim Kivela, Jarkko Vatjus-Anttila