Patents by Inventor Pieter Lieshout

Pieter Lieshout 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).

  • Controlling A Visual Display By Bending
    Publication number: 20070205997
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a visual display 16 on a display panel 12 by applying a bending force 18 to the display panel 12. The bending force 18 is detected, and the visual display 16 is modified in accordance with a predetermined relationship between the bending force 18 and the visual display 16. The bending force 18 may generate a torque on the display panel 12 that is detected and utilized for modifying the visual display 16 in accordance with a predetermined relationship between the detected torque and the visual display 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Lieshout, Edzer Huitema