Patents by Inventor Takefumi HIRAKI

Takefumi HIRAKI 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).

  • Touch operated surface
    Patent number: 11061514
    Abstract: A method provides a touchable user interface based on a surface. The surface supports direct human-machine interactions as conventional touch-sensitive platforms. According to implementations of the method, a mechanical actuator-sensor assembly is arranged at any type of object, and the assembly generates and senses the mechanical wave propagating in the object. In this way, a “touchable” surface can be created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Takefumi Hiraki, Masaaki Fukumoto
  • TOUCH OPERATED SURFACE
    Publication number: 20200167036
    Abstract: A method provides a touchable user interface based on a surface. The surface supports direct human-machine interactions as conventional touch-sensitive platforms. According to implementations of the method, a mechanical actuator-sensor assembly is arranged at any type of object, and the assembly generates and senses the mechanical wave propagating in the object. In this way, a “touchable” surface can be created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Takefumi HIRAKI, Masaaki FUKUMOTO