Patents by Inventor Roman Puchleitner

Roman Puchleitner 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).

  • Device and method for producing active haptic feedback
    Patent number: 11850630
    Abstract: A device and a method for producing haptic feedback are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Daniel Neuwirth, Roman Puchleitner, Aditya Rajapurkar, Andreas Pentscher-Stani
  • PEN-SHAPED INPUT AND/OR OUTPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A HAPTIC SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20230384865
    Abstract: A pen-shaped input and/or output device and a method for generating a haptic signal are disclosed. In an embodiment a device includes an actuator unit comprising a piezoelectric actuator, wherein the device is a pen-shaped input and/or output device, and wherein the pen-shaped input and/or output device is configured to determine an acceleration based on voltages recorded by the piezoelectric actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Georg Kügerl, Harald Kastl, Günter Aflenzer, Roman Puchleitner
  • Pen-shaped input and/or output device and method for generating a haptic signal
    Patent number: 11755112
    Abstract: A pen-shaped input and/or output device and a method for generating a haptic signal are disclosed. In an embodiment a device includes an actuator unit that has a piezoelectric actuator, wherein the device is a pen-shaped input and/or output device, wherein the pen-shaped input and/or output is configured to use the piezoelectric actuator as a sensor, wherein the piezoelectric actuator is configured to generate a voltage as a result of an actuation of the pen-shaped input and/or output device, and wherein the pen-shaped input and/or output device has a second electronics circuit configured to detect the voltage generated by the piezoelectric actuator and store a characteristic value for the voltage generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Georg Kügerl, Harald Kastl, Günter Aflenzer, Roman Puchleitner
  • Device that conveys haptic feedback, and component comprising the device
    Patent number: 11640205
    Abstract: A device including a piezoelectric actuator that can detect the actuation force and provide haptic feedback. The longitudinal extension of the actuator, generated for this purpose, can be reinforced in the desired direction by a deformable metal sheet. The deformable metal sheet is adhered on and has a borehole for pressure equalization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Aditya Rajapurkar, Roman Puchleitner, Daniel Neuwirth, Maximillian Prall
  • Driver circuit for analyzing and controlling a piezoelectric component, button providing haptic feedback, and operating method
    Patent number: 11223356
    Abstract: A driver circuit is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Roman Puchleitner, Harald Kastl, Aditya Rajapurkar, Daniel Neuwirth
  • DEVICE PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK, AND COMPONENT COMPRISING SAID DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210365118
    Abstract: A device including a piezoelectric actuator that can detect the actuation force and provide haptic feedback. The longitudinal extension of the actuator, generated for this purpose, can be reinforced in the desired direction by a deformable metal sheet. The deformable metal sheet is adhered on and has a borehole for pressure equalization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Aditya Rajapurkar, Roman Puchleitner, Daniel Neuwirth, Maximillian Prall
  • Pen-Shaped Input and/or Output Device and Method for Generating a Haptic Signal
    Publication number: 20210247845
    Abstract: A pen-shaped input and/or output device and a method for generating a haptic signal are disclosed. In an embodiment a device includes an actuator unit that has a piezoelectric actuator, wherein the device is a pen-shaped input and/or output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Georg Kügerl, Harald Kastl, Günter Aflenzer, Roman Puchleitner
  • Method for Generating a Haptic Signal
    Publication number: 20210216144
    Abstract: In an embodiment an arrangement includes an operator control element and a component comprising a piezoelectric actuator, wherein the component is arranged below the operator control element, and wherein the component is configured to generate a haptic signal and generate a vibration on the operator control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Markus Hopfer, Harald Kastl, Daniel Neuwirth, Roman Puchleitner
  • Device and Method for Producing Active Haptic Feedback
    Publication number: 20210031235
    Abstract: A device and a method for producing haptic feedback are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Neuwirth, Roman Puchleitner, Aditya Rajapurkar, Andreas Pentscher-Stani
  • Driver Circuit for Analyzing and Controlling a Piezoelectric Component, Button Providing Haptic Feedback, and Operating Method
    Publication number: 20200007128
    Abstract: A driver circuit is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Roman Puchleitner, Harald Kastl, M. S. Aditya Rajapurkar, Daniel Neuwirth