G06F 3/04142
The force sensing means being located peripherally
Official title: {the force sensing means being located peripherally, e.g. disposed at the corners or at the side of a touch sensing plate}
G06F3/04142 (The force sensing means being located peripherally) appears on 295 US grants and 361 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System for detecting and characterizing touch inputs at a human-computer interface22 Sep 2026US 12,743,168 B2Cirque Corporation
- Electronic eraser4 Aug 2026US 12,699,474 B2Wacom Co., Ltd.
- Track pad with force sensing and haptic features31 Mar 2026US 12,591,320 B2Azoteq Holdings Limited
- Parallel motion trackpad17 Mar 2026US 12,578,768 B2Apple Inc.
- Touch pad and computer17 Feb 2026US 12,554,342 B2Wacom Co., Ltd.
- Haptic feedback module and haptic feedback apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267412 A1Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
- Force touch pattern-integrated cover glass module and display device having same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244292 A1Tovis Co., Ltd.
- Electronic device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202926 A1Carux Technology Pte. Ltd.
- Track pad with force sensing and haptic features9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194996 A1Azoteq Holdings Limited
- Abnormality detection by force sensing25 Jun 2026US 2026/0178156 A1Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Force sensing touchpad368US 5,854,625 ASynaptics Incorporated · 1998
- Method of and apparatus for touch-input computer and related display employing touch force location external to the display269US 5,376,948 AVisage, Inc. · 1994
- Method of and apparatus for the elimination of the effects of internal interference in force measurement systems, including touch - input computer and related displays employing touch force location measurement techniques221US 5,563,632 AMicrotouch Systems, Inc. · 1996
- Touch screen205US 5,708,460 AAVI Systems, Inc. · 1998
- User interface for camera effects195US 9,716,825 B1Apple Inc. · 2017