Patents by Inventor Maier Maier

Maier Maier 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).

  • Interface For Controlling A Graphical Image
    Publication number: 20110032187
    Abstract: An interface device for interfacing a user with a computer, the computer miming an application program and generating a graphical image and a graphical object, comprises a user manipulatable object in communication with the computer, a sensor to detect a manipulation of the object, the sensor providing a signal to the computer to control the graphical image, and an actuator adapted to provide a haptic sensation to the palm of the user in relation to an interaction between the graphical image and the graphical object, the actuator comprising a member that is deformable to provide the haptic sensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Immersion Corporation
    Inventors: James F. Kramer, Maier Maier, Lawrence Kuo