Patents by Inventor Oliver Martin Madlener

Oliver Martin Madlener 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).

  • Patent number: 11630526
    Abstract: An input system according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises an electronic pen having a pen tip; and an electronic device configured to detect a pointed position of the electronic pen based on a detection signal received pursuant to an approach by the pen tip toward the electronic device. The electronic device includes: a planar sensor configured to acquire the detection signal; a flexible cover provided above the planar sensor and exposed to the outside; an actuator configured to displace the cover at each of multiple positions in an area defined by the planar sensor in at least a direction normal to the planar sensor; and a drive controller configured to perform drive control of the actuator so as to form local unevenness at a position of the cover corresponding to the pointed position of the electronic pen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Henry Wong, Oliver Martin Madlener, Moritz Arnt
  • Publication number: 20220066579
    Abstract: An input system according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises an electronic pen having a pen tip; and an electronic device configured to detect a pointed position of the electronic pen based on a detection signal received pursuant to an approach by the pen tip toward the electronic device. The electronic device includes: a planar sensor configured to acquire the detection signal; a flexible cover provided above the planar sensor and exposed to the outside; an actuator configured to displace the cover at each of multiple positions in an area defined by the planar sensor in at least a direction normal to the planar sensor; and a drive controller configured to perform drive control of the actuator so as to form local unevenness at a position of the cover corresponding to the pointed position of the electronic pen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Henry WONG, Oliver Martin MADLENER, Moritz ARNT
  • Publication number: 20210382566
    Abstract: An input system according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises an electronic pen having a pen tip; and an electronic device configured to detect a pointed position of the electronic pen based on a detection signal received pursuant to an approach by the pen tip toward the electronic device. The electronic device includes: a planar sensor configured to acquire the detection signal; a flexible cover provided above the planar sensor and exposed to the outside; an actuator configured to displace the cover at each of multiple positions in an area defined by the planar sensor in at least a direction normal to the planar sensor; and a drive controller configured to perform drive control of the actuator so as to form local unevenness at a position of the cover corresponding to the pointed position of the electronic pen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Henry WONG, Oliver Martin MADLENER, Moritz ARNT
  • Patent number: 11175755
    Abstract: An input system according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises an electronic pen having a pen tip; and an electronic device configured to detect a pointed position of the electronic pen based on a detection signal received pursuant to an approach by the pen tip toward the electronic device. The electronic device includes: a planar sensor configured to acquire the detection signal; a flexible cover provided above the planar sensor and exposed to the outside; an actuator configured to displace the cover at each of multiple positions in an area defined by the planar sensor in at least a direction normal to the planar sensor; and a drive controller configured to perform drive control of the actuator so as to form local unevenness at a position of the cover corresponding to the pointed position of the electronic pen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Henry Wong, Oliver Martin Madlener, Moritz Arnt