Patents by Inventor Thomas Allan Monkhouse

Thomas Allan Monkhouse 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).

  • Contextual haptic feedback
    Patent number: 9690380
    Abstract: A touch sensitive device for generating contextual haptic feedback comprising a touch sensitive member, a transducer mounted to the member, a processor comprising a control process and a further processing device connected to the processor, the further processing device being adapted to use a context map to enable signals to be provided to the transducer, whereby the transducer can couple vibrational energy to the touch sensitive member to provide haptic feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: HIWAVE TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Allan Monkhouse, James John East
  • CONTEXTUAL HAPTIC FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20150153828
    Abstract: A touch sensitive device for generating contextual haptic feedback comprising a touch sensitive member, a transducer mounted to the member, a processor comprising a control process and a further processing device connected to the processor, the further processing device being adapted to use a context map to enable signals to be provided to the transducer, whereby the transducer can couple vibrational energy to the touch sensitive member to provide haptic feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Allan Monkhouse, James John East