Patents by Inventor Nicholas U. Webb

Nicholas U. Webb 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 feedback device
    Patent number: 9710061
    Abstract: A haptic feedback device configured to provide tactile or haptic feedback for an electronic device. The haptic device includes a platform operably secured to the electronic device to allow rotation about a center axis. An activating member is operably associated with the platform and configured to selectively cause the platform to rotate in a first direction. Also, the haptic feedback device includes a restoring member operably associated with the platform and configured to selectively return the platform to a first position after it has rotated for at least one of a select period of time or a select distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Aleksandar Pance, Nicholas U. Webb, Sean A. Mayo
  • HAPTIC FEEDBACK DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120319827
    Abstract: A haptic feedback device configured to provide tactile or haptic feedback for an electronic device. The haptic device includes a platform operably secured to the electronic device to allow rotation about a center axis. An activating member is operably associated with the platform and configured to selectively cause the platform to rotate in a first direction. Also, the haptic feedback device includes a restoring member operably associated with the platform and configured to selectively return the platform to a first position after it has rotated for at least one of a select period of time or a select distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aleksandar Pance, Nicholas U. Webb, Sean A. Mayo