Patents by Inventor Su-Chuan Chiu

Su-Chuan Chiu 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).

  • Hinged input device
    Patent number: 9921692
    Abstract: An input device for use with an electronic system includes a deflectable component having an input surface configured to be touched by input objects and a capacitive sensor layer configured to sense positional information of the input objects. A hinge pivotably mounts a first edge of the deflectable component to the electronic system and facilitates deflection of the deflectable component in response to force applied by an input object to the input surface. A spring mechanism is spaced apart from the hinge and configured to resiliently couple a second edge of the deflectable component to the electronic system and to provide a restoring force responsive to the applied force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Yeh-Cheng Tan, Su-Chuan Chiu
  • HINGED INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140035866
    Abstract: An input device for use with an electronic system includes a deflectable component having an input surface configured to be touched by input objects and a capacitive sensor layer configured to sense positional information of the input objects. A hinge pivotably mounts a first edge of the deflectable component to the electronic system and facilitates deflection of the deflectable component in response to force applied by an input object to the input surface. A spring mechanism is spaced apart from the hinge and configured to resiliently couple a second edge of the deflectable component to the electronic system and to provide a restoring force responsive to the applied force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Yeh-Cheng Tan, Su-Chuan Chiu