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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Rapt Ip Limited, Mriehel, MT;
Inventor:
Owen Drumm, Dublin, IE;
Assignee:
Rapt IP Limited, Mriehel, MT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04109 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical touch-sensitive device includes a planar optical waveguide structure having a top surface that includes tactile surface features. This produces a tactile effect experienced by the user using a finger or object (e.g., pen, stylus, or other instrument) on the surface.