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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8121806 | Neutralizing electromagentic noise for a capacitive input device A method of capturing user control inputs for an electronic device comprises sampling an input measurement signal at a capacitive input sensor of the electronic device to capture user control inputs for operating the electronic device. Electromagnetic interference a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8089083 | System and method for enhancing light emissions from light packages by adjusting the index of refraction at the surface of the encapsulation material Light emission from a light package, such as from an LED light package, is enhanced by a system and method for adjusting the refractive index at the surface of the encapsulating material surrounding the light source. The surface refractive index is changed to better... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088694 | Method for forming a multiple layer passivation film and a device incorporating the same A method of forming a multiple layer passivation film on a semiconductor device surface comprises placing a semiconductor device in a chemical vapor deposition reactor, introducing a nitrogen source into the reactor, introducing a carbon source into the reactor, dep... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080854 | Electronic device on substrate with cavity and mitigated parasitic leakage path An electronic device. The electronic device includes a first electrode and a coating layer. The electronic device is fabricated on a substrate; the substrate has a cavity created in a top surface of the substrate; and the first electrode is electrically coupled to t... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8068140 | Still image stabilization suitable for compact camera environments Still image apparatus and methods that are suitable for compact camera environments are described. In another aspect, image segments are captured during corresponding exposure intervals of a frame exposure period. Respective motion sensor signals are generated durin... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8036423 | Contrast-based technique to reduce artifacts in wavelength-encoded images A system for identifying artifacts in an image. The system includes an input for receiving images from an imager, the images comprising a pixel of interest. The images can be generated by reflecting light off an object. The system further includes a processor couple... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8013895 | Optical motion sensing Optical motion sensing systems and methods are described. In one aspect, light from subfields of a scene is focused onto respective capture areas of a focal plane. Successive sets of contemporaneous local images are captured from the focused light. Respective salien... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7978174 | System and method for interactive three-dimensional position tracking A system and method for tracking the x, y and z coordinates of a position of an input device in an interactive computer system is disclosed. An image sensor situated on the input device captures images of an electronic marker displayed on a display screen. As the po... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977692 | SMT LED with high light output for high power applications A method and apparatus is described for a light-emitting diode with high light output. A polymeric cup to reflect light holds a light-emitting diode chip connected to surface-mounting leads and is filled with an optically clear filter. The use of a polymeric cup all... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976387 | Free-standing input device A controller apparatus for manipulating objects in an electronic application. The controller apparatus comprises a free-standing graspable controller. The controller apparatus comprises a first optical component and a second optical component to determine the rotati... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976380 | System and method for using wavelet analysis of a user interface signal for program control Advantage is taken of the fact that as a player tires, the high frequency components of the player's movement typically decreases in comparison with the low frequency components of the player's movement. By analyzing the frequency components of the player's motion, ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7969422 | Pattern detection system A detection system. The detection system includes a transparent substrate, an image sensor array, and a reflective layer. The substrate has first surface located opposite second surface and third surface located opposite fourth surface. The array is adjacent to the ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7969410 | Optically detecting click events Apparatus and method of optically detecting click events are described. Images of a contact surface are captured at respective capture times. The captured images are convolved with a two-dimensional circularly symmetric spatial bandpass filter to produce correspondi... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7939022 | Integration of colorimetric transducers and detector A device for distinguishing fluids and a method for fabricating the device include integrating at least one transducer onto an optical detector. Each transducer has optical properties which vary when exposed to particular molecules of a fluid. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7922352 | Device and method for emitting output light using multiple light sources with photoluminescent material A device and method for emitting output light utilizes multiple light sources to produce original light having different peak wavelengths. A first light source of the device is configured to generate first light having a peak wavelength in the blue wavelength range,... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7915742 | Determining the placement of semiconductor components on an integrated circuit Systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining the placement of a standard cell, representing a semiconductor component in a design stage, on an integrated circuit die. One embodiment of a method, among others, comprises analyzing regions of a semiconducto... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912319 | Systems and methods for panoramic image construction using small sensor array Images are constructed by compositing a plurality of sequential images. The sequential images are obtained by moving the image capture device and storing the positional attribute data (focal attributes) in association with each captured image. For example, wide-angl... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7889176 | Capacitive sensing in displacement type pointing devices A pointing device includes a sense electrode structure and a displaceable member. The sense electrode structure includes an arrangement of peripheral sense electrodes in a peripheral region surrounding a central sense electrode. The displaceable member is movable in... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7880381 | LED with light absorbing encapsulant and related methodology A plurality of different frequency absorbing materials are placed between an LED and a surface so as to generate a non-monochromatic colors. In one embodiment, a light device is arranged with light sources, each of which emit light of a different color, and by surro... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7847735 | Integrated photovoltaic cell and antenna RF device powered by photovoltaic cells. A device comprises a substrate having one or more photovoltaic cells mounted on one side of the substrate, and an RF antenna mounted on the other side of the substrate. Electronics powered by the photovoltaic cells and commun... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7868472 | Thermal dissipation in integrated circuit systems Integrated circuit systems with thermal dissipation enhancement features are described. In one aspect, an integrated circuit system includes a die incorporating an integrated circuit. The die has a top side and a bottom side. The top side supports an electrical sign... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7852644 | AC-DC power converter An AC-DC power converter is composed of AC input, a first rectifying circuit, a second rectifying circuit, a DC-DC converter and a DC output. The DC-DC converter has a DC input. The first rectifying circuit and the second rectifying circuit are connected in parallel... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7852313 | Display device A display device comprises a light source consisting of three emission elements, each of which emits light of different wavelength regions corresponding to the respective colors of red, green and blue, and a display module consisting of a display part wherein each p... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7843502 | Programmable boost signal generation method and apparatus An apparatus and method for generating a programmable boost signal. A first input receives at least one programming control signal. A second input receives a reference signal. The programmable boost signal generation circuit receives the programming control signal a... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841055 | Method of manufacturing vertically separated acoustic filters and resonators An apparatus including vertically separated acoustic resonators are disclosed. The apparatus includes a first acoustic resonator on a substrate and a second acoustic resonator vertically separated above the first acoustic resonator. Because the resonators are vertic... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7835544 | Method and system for far field image absolute navigation sensing A method and system for far field image navigation sensing are described. The method includes pre-processing an image from a remote beacon into gray scale and contour data. Multiple frames of the image, including the gray scale and contour data are buffered. The bea... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7812822 | Opto-mechanical pointing devices that track the movement of rollers positioned at the base of the pointing devices Each opto-mechanical pointing device includes a housing having a base that two or more rollers extend beyond to make contact with a surface. An optical module that includes a light source and a detector track the motion of the opto-mechanical pointing device directl... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7801699 | Regression test modules for detecting and reporting changes in process design kits A method for detecting and reporting changes in functional features of a simulation model caused by a software revision is disclosed. In one aspect, the method is independent of simulation model architecture. One performs regression testing with a plurality of featu... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7801698 | Switched length match transmission path instrument A testing apparatus includes one or more trace banks. Each trace bank includes (1) an input switch operable to couple an input port to one of multiple output ports, (2) an output switch operable to couple one of multiple input ports to one output port, and (3) trans... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800205 | Quad flat pack (QFP) package and flexible power distribution method therefor A Quad Flat Pack (QFP) package which includes first and second dies arranged in a side-by-side orientation, and a power supply bus which protrudes between adjacent sides of the first and second dies and which supplies power to the adjacent sides via connections to t... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7796119 | Position determination with reference A system for generating position information includes a first set of image data, a second set of image data, and a processor. The first set of image data is generated to indicate the position of a surface plane marker. The second set of image data is generated to in... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7791900 | Galvanic isolator A galvanic isolator having a split circuit element, a polymeric substrate, a transmitter and receiver is disclosed. The split circuit element has first and second portions, the first portion being disposed on a first surface of the substrate and the second portion b... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7787034 | Identification of integrated circuits using pixel or memory cell characteristics Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and corresponding devices for effecting such methods that permit integrated circuits, sensors, chips or dies to be identified. Imperfections or irregularities in pixels or memory cells are used to generate identification ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784694 | Reflective encoder with lens on code strip An encoder that includes a code strip and an emitter-detector module is disclosed. The code strip has alternating reflective and opaque stripes and an imaging element in contact with a surface of the code strip. The optical element directs light incident thereon to ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7782166 | Cross-coupled inductor pair formed in an integrated circuit Cross-coupled first and second helical inductors formed in an IC. The cross-coupled first and second helical inductors comprise a first helical conductor having a first portion and a second portion, and a second helical conductor having a first portion and a second ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7778548 | Optical communication system, lighting equipment and terminal equipment used therein A communication system has lighting equipment that has transmitter comprising multiple light-emitting elements that each emit light of different wavelengths and terminal equipment that has light-receiver comprising multiple light-receiving elements that receive opti... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7777355 | Infrared-blocking encapsulant with organometallic colloids Organometallic colloid(s) is dispersed in a polymer matrix to form an infrared-blocking encapsulant. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7760979 | System and method for low loss waveguide bends In one embodiment, there is disclosed a waveguide medium using total internal reflection to create a relatively sharp (approximately 90°) bend for optical signals traversing the waveguide. A discontinuity of the medium (such as air) is used to create a turning mirr... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7760186 | Optical mouse that automatically adapts to glass surfaces and method of using the same A pointing device and method for using the same are disclosed. The pointing device includes an illumination system, an imaging system, and a controller. The illumination system illuminates a portion of a surface over which the pointing device travels with coherent l... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7750949 | Automatic flicker frequency detection device and method An image device, such as a digital camera, detects specific repeating patterns of signal variations by processing columnar information from the device's two-dimensional sensor array used to generate images. In one embodiment, the columnar information is derived from... | 07/06/2010 |
