US Patent Issued to Wing Acoustics on Feb. 24 for "Haptic transducer devices and associated apparatuses, systems and methods" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,038, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Wing Acoustics Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Haptic transducer devices and associated apparatuses, systems and methods" was invented by David John Palmer (Auckland, New Zealand) and Michael Ian Palmer (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A haptic transducer having first and second members that are reciprocally movable relative to one another. The members are magnetic and comprise a compliant member coupled between them. The haptics transducer embodiments are suitable for wearable or handheld devices or apparatuses, such as headphones or footwear as they comprise a low-profile ...