Patents by Inventor Rogier Windhorst

Rogier Windhorst 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).

  • Responsive dynamic three-dimensional tactile display using hydrogel
    Patent number: 9711065
    Abstract: A dynamic and refreshable three-dimensional tactile display uses stimulus sensitive hydrogel blocks as pixels to create a touch surface with elevations from a two-dimensional optical image or from stored data. The movable three-dimensional tactiles are powerful in teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) materials to visually impaired and blind students.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Hongyu Yu, Rogier Windhorst, Debra Baluch, Hanqing Jiang, Lenore Dai
  • RESPONSIVE DYNAMIC THREE-DIMENSIOINAL TACTILE DISPLAY USING HYDROGEL
    Publication number: 20150302772
    Abstract: A dynamic and refreshable three-dimensional tactile display uses stimulus sensitive hydrogel blocks as pixels to create a touch surface with elevations from a two-dimensional optical image or from stored data. The movable three-dimensional tactiles are powerful in teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) materials to visually impaired and blind students.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Hongyu Yu, Rogier Windhorst, Debra Baluch, Hanqing Jiang, Lenore Dai