Dynamic tactile interface and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9405417
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14495709

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One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes: a substrate including a first transparent material and defining an attachment surface, an open channel opposite the attachment surface, and a fluid conduit intersecting the open channel and passing through the attachment surface; a tactile layer including a second transparent material and defining a tactile surface, a peripheral region bonded to the attachment surface opposite the tactile surface, and a deformable region adjacent the fluid conduit and disconnected from the attachment surface; a closing panel bonded to the substrate opposite the attachment surface and enclosing the open channel to define a fluid channel; a working fluid; and a displacement device configured to displace the working fluid into the fluid channel and through the fluid conduit to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting.

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  • TACTUS TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Calub, Ben Hayward, US 6 49
Ciesla, Craig Mountain View, US 45 342
Del, Rosario Carl Sunnyvale, US 7 80
Garcia, Mario Fremont, US 23 654
Hammersley, Michael Redwood City, US 11 86
Jenkins, Jonathan San Francisco, US 11 158
Krevor, David San Carlos, US 5 49
Menigoz, Ron Pleasanton, US 5 49
Miller, Brandon Alameda, US 43 1247
Ray, Curtis Alamo, US 25 421
Saal, Nathaniel Mark Palo Alto, US 44 1609
Yairi, Micah B San Carlos, US 55 3166

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