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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Hayashida, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joshua Boilard, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tactile input device may include a top surface, a sensor beneath the top surface, a controller beneath the top surface, and a securement mechanism. The controller may be configured to process input received by the sensor. The securement mechanism may be configured to secure the tactile input device to a portable computing device. The sensor, the controller, and the securement mechanism may all be superposed by the top surface.