The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 20, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2008
Keisuke Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichiro Nagasaka, Tokyo, JP;
Masakuni Nagano, Chiba, JP;
Yasunori Kawanami, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichiro Nagasaka, Tokyo, JP;
Masakuni Nagano, Chiba, JP;
Yasunori Kawanami, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A force/tactile feedback device feeding back a force sense to a fingertip of an operator includes a fingerstall to which the fingertip of the operator is inserted, a position feedback means for feeding back a position to the fingertip held by the fingerstall, a fingertip contact point feedback means for feeding back a fingertip contact point to the fingertip held by the fingerstall and an unnecessary moment removal means for supporting the fingertip contact point feedback means so that unnecessary moment is not generated at a tip portion of the position feedback means.