Mainz, Germany

Joerg Hedrich

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 2 published patent applications. Top assignee: Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.. Active years: 2016.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Joerg Hedrich. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/joerg-hedrich

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Years Active: 2016

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Title: Joerg Hedrich: Inventor of an Acceleration-Aware Input Device.

Introduction

Joerg Hedrich is an inventor associated with Mainz, Germany. His listed patent concerns an input device that translates touch interactions into commands while accounting for acceleration affecting its sensor surface.

Latest Patents

Hedrich is credited with 1 patent: “Input device.” The invention includes a touch-sensitive sensor surface and an evaluation unit that detects the positions of successive touches and converts them into a control command. The unit also estimates acceleration acting on the surface. When acceleration changes intensely, it gives less weight to a touch point than it gives to one recorded during a slight acceleration change.

Career Highlights

Hedrich is associated with GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. His patent describes an approach to making touch-based device control responsive to both touch position and changes in motion.

Collaborations

David Voss and Stefan Poppe are identified as Hedrich’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or their contributions to the invention.

Conclusion

Joerg Hedrich’s listed invention combines touch sensing with acceleration-aware evaluation to support device control, reflecting a focused contribution to input-device technology.

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