G06F 3/043
Using propagating acoustic waves
Official title: using propagating acoustic waves
G06F3/043 (Using propagating acoustic waves) appears on 1,316 US grants and 1,346 published applications in this corpus.
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Recent patents
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- Display panel and manufacturing method therefor, and display apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290068 A1Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
- Methods and systems for smart acoustic multimodal interfaces27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252197 A1University of Rochester
- Proximity sensing keyboard6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227507 A1Elliptic Laboratories ASA
- Ultrsonic transducer and manufacturing method thereof, display panel and display device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186605 A1Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
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- Data processing system with a touch screen and a digitizing tablet, both integrated in an input device440US 5,231,381 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1993
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- Systems and methods for monitoring and modifying behavior350US 7,914,468 B2Svip 4 LLC · 2011
- Direct replacement cell fault tolerant architecture275US 5,748,872 A1998
- Touch pad panel with tactile feedback274US 5,977,867 ANortel Networks Limited · 1999