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US 8,947,404 B2Granted
Stylus
AssigneeAtmel Corporation
InventorsNigel Stephen Daniel Hinson, Thomas Matthew Bell
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Abstract
A stylus may have a flat portion on a movable tip at one end for contact with a flat surface, or a stylus may have movable pins adjustable in response to contact pressure for use with a non-flat surface.
Claims19
A stylus comprising:
- an elongated body for manipulation by a hand of a user;
- a head connected to the body;
- a tip movably attached to the head;
- and
- a neck that couples the head of the stylus to the body of the stylus,
- wherein:
- the tip has a flat portion for contacting a surface of a touch screen,
- the head, the body, and the tip are electrically conductive, and
- the tip of the stylus comprises a recess in a lip of the tip, the recess adapted to receive the neck when the stylus is rotated to an appropriate angle.
6 more elements
A stylus comprising:
- an elongated body for manipulation by a hand of a user having a linear axis;
- a plurality of holders attached to an end of the body;
- a plurality of linearly-shaped pins arranged inside the plurality of holders at the one end of the body, wherein each pin has a linear axis parallel to the linear axis of the body, wherein each pin is movable along the linear axis relative to the body such that the distance that each pin extends from a respective holder is adjustable in response to contact pressure, and the tip of each pin has a curved, convex surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.