What is Haptic Zones®?

Discover Haptic Zones®, a patented UI architecture that divides touchscreens into distinct zones, with 471 examples across various devices and industries.

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The Poindexter 471 Multigenerational Citation Network

Explore the currently mapped Poindexter 471 citation network, including 655 patent nodes, 951 relationships, direct records, and multigenerational paths.

Last verified August 8, 2026

Verified 51-Node Citation Map

The verified view contains one origin patent, 31 separately numbered direct citation records, and 19 additional nodes used in the documented citation paths. Direct citations are highlighted so they remain distinct from later path records.

1Origin patent

31Direct citations

19Additional path nodes

Documented citation paths

Highlighted nodes belong to the verified 31-record direct citation layer.

Path to Procter & Gamble

US10225471B2Poindexter 471US10375313B1AppleDirect citationUS10467779B2TCMS Transparent BeautyUS10933156B2Procter & Gamble

Path to T-Mobile

US10225471B2Poindexter 471US9912860B2AppleUS11350059B1DellUS12568189B2T-Mobile

Path to Toyota Research Institute

US10225471B2Poindexter 471US10645294B1AppleDirect citationUS20220004898A1AdobeUS11605190B1Toyota Research Institute

Path to Airbnb

US10225471B2Poindexter 471US10645294B1AppleDirect citationUSD1046886S1MetaUSD1120946S1Airbnb

Path to Walmart

US10225471B2Poindexter 471US11321857B2AppleDirect citationUSD1057758S1Lingo SensingUSD1119986S1Walmart

Path to Spotify

US10225471B2Poindexter 471US10645294B1AppleDirect citationUS10976913B2DisneyUS20250071381A1Spotify

Path to Meta

US10225471B2Poindexter 471US10645294B1AppleDirect citationUSD1014536S1SamsungUSD1053208S1Meta

Path to Google

US10225471B2Poindexter 471US10645294B1AppleDirect citationUSD1014536S1SamsungUSD1038986S1Google

Path to Stryker

US10225471B2Poindexter 471US10645294B1AppleDirect citationUSD1014536S1SamsungUSD1045915S1Stryker

Path to Canon

US10225471B2Poindexter 471US11212449B1AppleDirect citationUS20230188826A1HuaweiUS12293026B2Canon

A displayed citation path identifies references in public patent records. It does not, by itself, establish endorsement, adoption, implementation, commercial use, or infringement. This is a dynamic, growing dataset.

EXPLORE THE RECORD

Trace the Citation Lineage

This explorer contains the preserved 31-record direct ledger and the ten representative paths supplied for this release. The 655-node ledger will appear here only after its individual records and edges are imported.

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Why This Matters

Technology does not develop in isolation. Patent records preserve part of the documented technical trail connecting earlier inventions to later work. Poindexter 471 has not appeared once and disappeared. It has remained connected to later patents across multiple years, companies, and generations of technology.

Apple alone cites Poindexter 471 across 19 separately numbered patent records. Other major technology companies cite it directly, and later patents cite patents within that expanding network. This continuing record demonstrates that Poindexter 471 remains relevant to the development of modern interaction technology.

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Poindexter 471 establishes the original architecture.
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Later companies cite Poindexter 471 directly.
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Subsequent patents cite those later patents, expanding the documented lineage.