Magnetic manual user interface devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9870021
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12756068

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Various finger tip controlled manual interface devices that can be used as inputs to personal computers, electromechanical systems and video game consoles utilize concentrically arranged magnets. The polarities of the magnets are oriented to provide restoration forces on a one of the magnets to bias it toward a neutral position. A magnetic sensor including a plurality of sensing elements such as Hall effect devices generates output signals representative of direction and amount of movement of the magnet that is biased to the neutral position.

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SEEKTECH INC3855 RUFFIN ROAD SAN DIEGO CA 92123

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Canepa, Loni M San Diego, US 5 181
Jemmott, George L San Marcos, US 5 114
Jessup, Amos H San Diego, US 10 390
Martin, Michael J San Diego, US 189 3417
Merewether, Ray La Jolla, US 148 3406
Olsson, Mark S La Jolla, US 393 6858
Warren, Alexander L San Diego, US 54 568

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