Patents by Inventor Olaf Prein

Olaf Prein 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).

  • Touch-sensitive front panel for a touch screen
    Patent number: 8198990
    Abstract: The invention relates to a touch-sensitive front panel for a touch screen with a touch-insensitive front-panel area (107) and a touch-sensitive front-panel area (103) that can be distinguished haptically from the touch-insensitive front-panel area (107) or from an additional touch-sensitive front-panel area (105).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Olaf Prein
  • Touch-sensitive front panel for a touch screen
    Publication number: 20100026473
    Abstract: The invention relates to a touch-sensitive front panel for a touch screen with a touch-insensitive front-panel area (107) and a touch-sensitive front-panel area (103) that can be distinguished haptically from the touch-insensitive front-panel area (107) or from an additional touch-sensitive front-panel area (105).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Olaf Prein