Who owns the multi-touch patent?

Multi-touch screen patent

Application number/patent number: 2005800 1 1740.

A touch panel with a transparent sensing medium is used to detect multi-touch or proximity touch occurring at different positions on the touch panel at the same time, and generate a different signal representing the touch position on the touch panel for each touch in the multi-touch.

Date of application: April 26th, 2005.

Open day: April 4, 2007

Date of authorization announcement:

Applicant/patentee: Apple Computer Co., Ltd.

Applicant's address: California, USA

Inventor: Steve hotelling; Joshua a. Streihon; Brian hope

Patent Agency: Patent and Trademark Office of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.

Authorized Agent: Li Yong

Patent type: invention patent

Classification number G06F3/033