Patents by Inventor Steven J Kerr

Steven J Kerr 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).

  • Force-scalable stationary interface control
    Patent number: 10353510
    Abstract: A force-scalable stationary interface control is provided. The control includes a knob-like structure including an axis and a fixed surface located at least partially around the axis, and a touch sensor located at least partially around the fixed surface, the touch sensor configured to sense a plurality of different levels of applied pressure and locations of touch input. The control further includes at least one output device. The control further includes a controller configured to: identify a first level of applied pressure sensed at the touch sensor, identify a scrolling action based on a detected change in locations of the touch input sensed at the touch sensor, identify a current scale of the scrolling action based on an identified first level of applied pressure, and control the at least one output device to provide an identified current scale and an identified scrolling action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven J Kerr, Goktug Duman
  • FORCE-SCALABLE STATIONARY INTERFACE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20180059850
    Abstract: A force-scalable stationary interface control is provided. The control includes a knob-like structure including an axis and a fixed surface located at least partially around the axis, and a touch sensor located at least partially around the fixed surface, the touch sensor configured to sense a plurality of different levels of applied pressure and locations of touch input. The control further includes at least one output device. The control further includes a controller configured to: identify a first level of applied pressure sensed at the touch sensor, identify a scrolling action based on a detected change in locations of the touch input sensed at the touch sensor, identify a current scale of the scrolling action based on an identified first level of applied pressure, and control the at least one output device to provide an identified current scale and an identified scrolling action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: STEVEN J. KERR, GOKTUG DUMAN
  • Hand-held control head
    Patent number: D761224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Khairul Anuar Khairudin, Jaihar Jailani Ismail, Shirish Kaner, Steven J Kerr, Toymuan Yoong