Patents by Inventor Lawrence J. Baskett

Lawrence J. Baskett 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).

  • Force sensor for use in an input device and methods for constructing and using the sensor
    Patent number: 10309849
    Abstract: The disclosure addresses a force sensor that is scalable in size and adaptable to a variety of form factors, including those suitable for use in an input device for a computer or other processing system, and in some cases including those of the configuration normally referred to as a computer mouse. The force sensor will include at least two structural members that are cooperatively attached one another as to be displaced from one another in response to a force acting upon one of the structural members. In some examples, the engagement between the two structural members will be specifically configured to allow such displacement in response to forces acting laterally on the force sensor. The force sensor will also include one or more sensing mechanisms to provide a measurement of the sensed deflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Baskett, David T. Amm
  • Force Sensor for Use in an Input Device and Methods for Constructing and Using the Sensor
    Publication number: 20150377727
    Abstract: The disclosure addresses a force sensor that is scalable in size and adaptable to a variety of form factors, including those suitable for use in an input device for a computer or other processing system, and in some cases including those of the configuration normally referred to as a computer mouse. The force sensor will include at least two structural members that are cooperatively attached one another as to be displaced from one another in response to a force acting upon one of the structural members. In some examples, the engagement between the two structural members will be specifically configured to allow such displacement in response to forces acting laterally on the force sensor. The force sensor will also include one or more sensing mechanisms to provide a measurement of the sensed deflection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Baskett, David T. Amm
  • Force sensor for use in an input device and methods for constructing and using the sensor
    Patent number: 9128540
    Abstract: The disclosure addresses a force sensor that is scalable in size and adaptable to a variety of form factors, including those suitable for use in an input device for a computer or other processing system, and in some cases including those of the configuration normally referred to as a computer mouse. The force sensor will include at least two structural members that are cooperatively attached one another as to be displaced from one another in response to a force acting upon one of the structural members. In some examples, the engagement between the two structural members will be specifically configured to allow such displacement in response to forces acting laterally on the force sensor. The force sensor will also include one or more sensing mechanisms to provide a measurement of the sensed deflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Baskett, David T. Amm
  • Force Sensor for Use in an Input Device and Methods for Constructing and Using the Sensor
    Publication number: 20130249799
    Abstract: The disclosure addresses a force sensor that is scalable in size and adaptable to a variety of form factors, including those suitable for use in an input device for a computer or other processing system, and in some cases including those of the configuration normally referred to as a computer mouse. The force sensor will include at least two structural members that are cooperatively attached one another as to be displaced from one another in response to a force acting upon one of the structural members. In some examples, the engagement between the two structural members will be specifically configured to allow such displacement in response to forces acting laterally on the force sensor. The force sensor will also include one or more sensing mechanisms to provide a measurement of the sensed deflection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Baskett, David T. Amm