Sensel, Inc.
Dynamic touch-sensing surface with pressure-sensitive haptic feedback interface
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- SUNNYVALE, CA
- Latest Form D
- $8.9M, Nov 2021
- Total capital
- $30.9M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $30.9M
- 3 Form D · last Nov 2021
- 60 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 31
- 9 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#3 of 164
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$8.9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$12M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$10M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 164 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Granted patents#3 · top 2%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Aaron ZarragaExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Curtis L MoExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gia-Shuh Aaron JangDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Harsha L RaoExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Hsiao Chi LinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ilya RosenbergExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 14 people
- Joan Aaron WangDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John L ToddExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John Aaron ZarragaExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Philip Aaron LauDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Shih-Chieh Aaron LeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas FujinagaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tsai Chung LinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ye Aaron LiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 31 granted of 40- GrantedMaterials And Structures For Spacer Elements In A Human-computer Interface SystemUSPTOUS 12,422,951
- GrantedSystem For Measuring And Calibrating Touch, Force, And Haptic Output At A Touch SensorUSPTOUS 12,399,566
- PendingHaptic Actuator System Including A Multi-layer Inductor And A Magnetic ElementUSPTOApplication 19198715
Show all 40 patent records
- Materials And Structures For Spacer Elements In A Human-computer Interface SystemSep 23, 2025 · US 12,422,951Granted
- System For Measuring And Calibrating Touch, Force, And Haptic Output At A Touch SensorAug 26, 2025 · US 12,399,566Granted
- Haptic Actuator System Including A Multi-layer Inductor And A Magnetic ElementAug 21, 2025 · Application 19198715Pending
- System For Detecting And Characterizing Touch Inputs At A Human-computer InterfaceJun 24, 2025 · US 12,340,041Granted
- Haptic Actuator System Including A Multi-layer Inductor And A Magnetic ElementJun 3, 2025 · US 12,321,529Granted
- System For Detecting And Responding To Touch Inputs With Haptic FeedbackMay 13, 2025 · US 12,299,200Granted
- Human-computer Interface SystemMay 13, 2025 · US 12,299,210Granted
- Human-computer Interface SystemMay 13, 2025 · US 12,299,209Granted
- Human-computer Interface SystemApr 22, 2025 · US 12,283,126Granted
- Dynamic Adjustment Of A Click Threshold Corresponding To A Force-based Tactile SensorApr 1, 2025 · US 12,265,679Granted
- Simulation Of A Physical Interface Utilizing Touch Tracking, Force Sensing, And Haptic FeedbackMar 18, 2025 · US 12,254,135Granted
- Environmental Compensation Element Of A Force-sensing MembraneJan 14, 2025 · US 12,197,676Granted
- Human-computer Interface SystemDec 10, 2024 · US 12,164,690Granted
- Human-computer SystemOct 15, 2024 · US 12,118,154Granted
- Simulation Of A Physical Interface Utilizing Touch Tracking, Force Sensing, Haptic Feedback, And Machine LearningOct 3, 2024 · Application 18679027Pending
- System And Method For Detecting And Characterizing Inputs On A Touch Sensor SurfaceSep 26, 2024 · Application 18622412Pending
- System And Method For Detecting And Responding To Touch Inputs With Haptic FeedbackSep 19, 2024 · Application 18673946Pending
- Haptic Keyboard SystemSep 17, 2024 · US 12,093,458Granted
- System And Method For Modifying Haptic Feedback Response Of A Touch SensorSep 3, 2024 · US 12,079,392Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Variable Impedance Touch Sensor Array Force Aware Interaction With Handheld Display DevicesAug 6, 2024 · US 12,056,322Granted
- System And Method For Detecting And Characterizing Touch Inputs At A Human-computer InterfaceJul 30, 2024 · US 12,050,748Granted
- Materials And Structures For Spacer Elements In A Human-computer Interface SystemJul 16, 2024 · US 12,039,132Granted
- System And Method For Detecting And Responding To Touch Inputs With Haptic FeedbackJul 9, 2024 · US 12,032,745Granted
- System And Method For Detecting And Characterizing Touch Inputs At A Human-computer InterfaceApr 9, 2024 · US 11,954,285Granted
- Stylus And Touch Input SystemFeb 15, 2024 · Application 18383808Pending
- Interpolation Electrode Patterning For Capacitive-grid Touch SensorFeb 6, 2024 · US 11,893,192Granted
- Touch Sensor Detector System And MethodFeb 1, 2024 · Application 18478092Pending
- Human-computer Interface SystemJan 30, 2024 · US 11,887,398Granted
- Perforated Support Layer That Facilitates Static And Dynamic BendingJan 23, 2024 · US 11,879,798Granted
- Haptic Keyboard SystemJan 23, 2024 · US 11,880,506Granted
- Stylus And Touch Input SystemDec 5, 2023 · US 11,836,316Granted
- Method For Detecting And Confirming A Touch InputNov 28, 2023 · US 11,829,543Granted
- Touch Sensor Devices Having Integrated ResistorsNov 7, 2023 · US 11,809,669Granted
- Touch Sensor Detector System And MethodNov 7, 2023 · US 11,809,672Granted
- Selectively Adhered Resistive Force SensorOct 24, 2023 · US 11,797,119Granted
- System For Detecting And Characterizing Inputs On A Touch SensorOct 19, 2023 · Application 18212601Pending
- System And Method For Calibrating A Touch SensorOct 12, 2023 · Application 18200304Pending
- Patterned Confined Areas In A Sensing Array Of Touch Sensor DeviceSep 7, 2023 · Application 17684888Pending
- Dynamic Adjustment Of A Click Threshold Corresponding To A Force-based Tactile SensorSep 5, 2023 · US 11,747,942Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Automotive Variable Impedance Touch Sensor ArrayAug 29, 2023 · US 11,740,722Granted
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Sources
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