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US Patent 6351205 - Variable-conductance sensor
US Patent Issued on February 26, 2002
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
December 6, 2019Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
December 6, 2019Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA method of using an analog sensor variably depressed by only a single human finger to variably control an electronic game, the method including the steps: a) depressing, with the human finger, the analog sensor with varying pressure for variably controlling the electronic game; and b) receiving, through the finger, a user discernible snap-through tactile feedback. Additionally, a second depressing may be applied substantially because of the receiving of the feedback.Other References
| InventorApplicationNo. 455821 filed on 12/06/1999US Classes:338/114, Deformable73/862.629, Specific type of elastic member338/47, Force-actuated338/99Surfaces pressed together (e.g., compressible type)Field of Search338/2, STRAIN GAUGE TYPE338/5, Dynamometer type338/47, Force-actuated338/92, Resistance element adjustably short-circuited338/93, Compressible spring type338/96, Spring contact strip progressively pressed along element338/99, Surfaces pressed together (e.g., compressible type)338/112, Contact surface area of piles variable338/114, Deformable73/862.629, Specific type of elastic member73/862.637, Flexible element (e.g., beam, plate, or web)29/613, With envelope or housing29/621.1, Strain gauge making29/622Switch makingExaminersPrimary: Easthom, Karl D.US Patent References3611068, 3710050, 3806471, 3952173, Switching apparatusIssued on: 04/20/1976 Inventor: Tsuji , et al.3988556, Switching apparatus Issued on: 10/26/1976 Inventor: Hyodo4224602, Signalling device Issued on: 09/23/1980 Inventor: Anderson , et al.4315238, Bounceless switch apparatus Issued on: 02/09/1982 Inventor: Eventoff4369971, Electronic bowling game Issued on: 01/25/1983 Inventor: Chang , et al.5164697, Input keyboard for an electronic appliance in entertainment electronics Issued on: 11/17/1992 Inventor: Kramer5200597, Digitally controlled system for scanning and reading bar codes Issued on: 04/06/1993 Inventor: Eastman, et al.5207426, Controller for a game machine Issued on: 05/04/1993 Inventor: Inoue, et al.5287089, Hand manipulatable computer input device Issued on: 02/15/1994 Inventor: Parsons5311779, Pressure-sensitive sensor Issued on: 05/17/1994 Inventor: Teruo5315204, Piezoelectric snap action switch Issued on: 05/24/1994 Inventor: Park5364108, Game apparatus Issued on: 11/15/1994 Inventor: Esnouf5376913, Variable resistor utilizing an elastomeric actuator Issued on: 12/27/1994 Inventor: Pine, et al.5440237, Electronic force sensing with sensor normalization Issued on: 08/08/1995 Inventor: Brown, et al.5510812, Piezoresistive input device Issued on: 04/23/1996 Inventor: O'Mara, et al.5565891, Six degrees of freedom graphics controller Issued on: 10/15/1996 Inventor: Armstrong5589828, 6 Degrees of freedom controller with capability of tactile feedback Issued on: 12/31/1996 Inventor: Armstrong5689285, Joystick with membrane sensor Issued on: 11/18/1997 Inventor: Asher5704612, Arcade game with color sensing apparatus Issued on: 01/06/1998 Inventor: Kelly, et al.5764219, Controller for improved computer pointing devices Issued on: 06/09/1998 Inventor: Rutledge, et al.5999084Variable-conductance sensor Issued on: 12/07/1999 Inventor: Armstrong Foreign Patent References
International ClassH01C 010/12 |
