Patents by Inventor Patrick Edouard Jean CERISIER

Patrick Edouard Jean CERISIER 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).

  • Rotational element enabling touch-like gestures
    Patent number: 10379637
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention provides an input device with a mechanical wheel which includes a touch sensor. In one embodiment, the wheel is a thumbwheel that uses a magnetometer to detect rotation of a magnet inside the thumbwheel. The touch sensor in one embodiment is a cylindrical floating electrode which is capacitively coupled to a bridge electrode connected to a sensing circuit. The thumbwheel may be used for horizontal scrolling, zoom and other gestures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Arnaud Perret-Gentil, Daniel Bonanno, Patrick Edouard Jean Cerisier, Darragh Luttrell, Nicolas Ramond, Jaroslav Jirousek
  • ROTATIONAL ELEMENT ENABLING TOUCH-LIKE GESTURES
    Publication number: 20160224133
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention provides an input device with a mechanical wheel which includes a touch sensor. In one embodiment, the wheel is a thumbwheel that uses a magnetometer to detect rotation of a magnet inside the thumbwheel. The touch sensor in one embodiment is a cylindrical floating electrode which is capacitively coupled to a bridge electrode connected to a sensing circuit. The thumbwheel may be used for horizontal scrolling, zoom and other gestures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Arnaud Perret-Gentil, Daniel BONANNO, Patrick Edouard Jean CERISIER, Darragh LUTTRELL, Nicolas RAMOND, Jaroslav JIROUSEK