# Steve P. Hotelling — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Steve P. Hotelling has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Phones Sense Your Finger Hovering Without Touching the Screen](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7653883/multi-touch-trackpad-gestures) — granted 2010
  This patent describes a system for electronic devices, like phones, to detect a finger hovering just above the screen, display a specific interactive element below it, and then let you control that element with gestures without ever making contact.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/steve-p-hotelling

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