Patents by Inventor Richard Andreas Axel Hainzl

Richard Andreas Axel Hainzl 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).

  • Method of unlocking a mobile electronic device
    Patent number: 8385885
    Abstract: A method of unlocking a mobile electronic device and a mobile electronic device are disclosed. The mobile electronic device is operable in a locked state with the touch screen of the mobile electronic device being deactivated. In an embodiment, the mobile electronic device comprises a pressure sensor coupled to the touch-screen for detecting an application of pressure to the touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Richard Andreas Axel Hainzl
  • Method of unlocking a mobile electronic device
    Publication number: 20100099394
    Abstract: A method of unlocking a mobile electronic device and a mobile electronic device are disclosed. The mobile electronic device is operable in a locked state with the touch screen of the mobile electronic device being deactivated. In an embodiment, the mobile electronic device comprises a pressure sensor coupled to the touch-screen for detecting an application of pressure to the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Richard Andreas Axel Hainzl
  • Mobile electronic device
    Publication number: 20090312051
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a mobile electronic device is provided which is equipped with one or more pressure-sensitive areas. In an embodiment, pressure or force acting on said pressure-sensitive areas is converted to an electric signal and evaluated by a control unit to control functions of the mobile electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Per-Ragnar Hansson, Richard Andreas Axel Hainzl