Patents by Inventor Maxwell Minoru Nakura-Fan

Maxwell Minoru Nakura-Fan 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).

  • Finger position sensing and display
    Patent number: 9557825
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first sensor associated with a key location on a keyboard. The first sensor provides a finger presence signal when a user's finger is over the key location. A method includes generating a finger presence signal when a user's finger is over a key of a keyboard. The finger presence signal is received after it is generated. The finger presence signal is associated with a key of the keyboard to produce an association of the user's finger and the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Inventor: Maxwell Minoru Nakura-Fan
  • FINGER POSITION SENSING AND DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20150355723
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first sensor associated with a key location on a keyboard. The first sensor provides a finger presence signal when a user's finger is over the key location. A method includes generating a finger presence signal when a user's finger is over a key of a keyboard. The finger presence signal is received after it is generated. The finger presence signal is associated with a key of the keyboard to produce an association of the user's finger and the key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: Maxwell Minoru Nakura-Fan