ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,115, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Valve Corp. (Bellevue, Wash.).
"Broadband haptic system" was invented by Lucas Allen Whipple (Seattle) and Richard Karstens (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a broadband haptic system for a controller of a controller system to provide enhanced haptic functionality. A control, such as a trackpad, of the controller may include a cover, a circuit board disposed behind the cover and coupled to the cover, a haptic actuator mounted to the circuit board, and a spring disposed behind the cover, the spring being coupled to the cover and mounted to a housing of the controller. The...