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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8143905 | In-mould molding touch module and method for manufacturing the same An in-mold molding touch module includes a plastic film, a touch circuit and a molding rind. The plastic film includes an inner surface and an outer surface for handling and touching. At least one region of the inner surface and a corresponding region of the outer s... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7977953 | In-mould molding touch module and method for manufacturing the same An in-mold molding touch module includes a plastic film, a touch circuit and a molding rind. The plastic film includes an inner surface and an outer surface for handling and touching. At least one region of the inner surface and a corresponding region of the outer s... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7692431 | Capacitive sensing apparatus designs A capacitive sensing apparatus includes a plurality of electrically conductive sensing elements that have widths that vary and lengths that traverse a sensing region. The sensing elements include a first sensing element including a first variable-width portion and a... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7688080 | Variably dimensioned capacitance sensor elements A capacitance sensing apparatus includes capacitance sensor elements covered by a layer of material. The layer of material has an uneven effect on a measure of capacitance induced in the capacitance sensor elements when an object is in proximity to a sensing surface... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7656168 | Neutralizing electromagnetic 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... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7548073 | Capacitive sensing apparatus designs One type of capacitive sensing apparatus has a sensing element that includes a first portion and a second portion adjacent opposite edges of a sensing region. Signals from the first and second portions are combined. Another type of apparatus includes: a first sensin... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7443174 | Electric field reciprocal displacement sensors “Electrical field (“E-field”) sensor systems that sense displacement or change in displacement of one body relative to another.” In general, the bodies 110, 112 are within an electrical field and displacement of a body causes a change in the E-field. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434463 | Electrostatic-capacity-type acceleration sensor and acceleration measuring device therewith A moving member having a plurality of moving electrodes is supported by support members at both ends thereof on a substrate surface in such a way that it can be subjected to displacement in a two-dimensional plane. A plurality of fixed electrodes are arranged to fac... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7391223 | Insulation barrier for unshielded wire A sensor assembly has a plurality of sensing elements configured to be positioned within a seat of a vehicle. Each of the sensing elements include an output signal indicating the presence or absence of an occupant. The sensor assembly includes a cable with a plurali... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7382139 | One layer capacitive sensing apparatus having varying width sensing elements One embodiment in accordance with the invention includes a two-dimensional capacitive sensor apparatus. The two-dimensional capacitive sensor can include a first sensing element having varying width, a second sensing element having varying width, and a third sensing... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368053 | Membrane zeta potential measuring system The present invention discloses a membrane zeta potential measuring system which comprises a first measuring course and a second measuring course. The provided system calculates the zeta potential of the membrane pores based on a first potential drop measured from t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367119 | Method for forming a reinforced tip for a probe storage device Systems and methods in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media. In an embodiment, the tip comprises a substantially hollow structure formed of a metal. The tip can be formed by depositing a first metal layer over silicon ther... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7343256 | Configurable voltage regulator A configurable semiconductor has a device characteristic that is controllable as a function of at least one external impedance. A measurement circuit measures an electrical characteristic of the at least one external impedance and determines a select value correspon... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340969 | Rotation-detecting apparatus A rotation-detecting apparatus includes a rotation-detecting device for detecting a rotation of a rotor, a rotational speed-detecting device (3) for detecting a rotational speed of the rotor and a transfer signal-generating device for generating a digitized t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336524 | Atomic probes and media for high density data storage A device in accordance with embodiments of the present invention comprises a contact probe for high density data storage reading, writing, erasing, or rewriting. In one embodiment, the contact probe can include a silicon core having a conductive coating. Contact pro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332915 | Sensor system and method of operating the same A sensor system comprising a sensor operable to provide an output signal representative of a sensed parameter is provided. The sensor system also comprises a control system coupled to the sensor, wherein the control system is operable to change a physical characteri... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7321311 | Steering handle for motor vehicles and method for recording a physical parameter on a steering handle Steering handle, in particular steering wheel, for motor vehicles, on which means are provided for recognition of a contact between at least one hand of the vehicle driver and the steering handle (free hand recognition). ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317317 | Shielded micro sensor and method for electrochemically monitoring residue in micro features The micro sensor is fabricated with a guard that shields the electrodes from the surrounding environment, thereby reducing loss of measurement signal through the parasitic capacitances to the substrate and fluid. The guards are low impedance points in the circuit th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309630 | Method for forming patterned media for a high density data storage device Systems in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media, the media including a substrate and a plurality of cells disposed over the substrate, one or more of the cells being electrically isolated from the other of the cells by a m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301348 | Electrostatic encoder An electrostatic encoder comprising receiving coupling electrodes formed on a scale, and extending in a predetermined direction, transmitting coupling electrodes provided on a sensor head, and located to face the receiving coupling electrodes, digital electrodes pro... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292051 | Electrostatic capacitance sensor and flap type handle having electrostatic capacitance sensor A flap type handle equipped with an electrostatic capacitance sensor, in which sensitivity adjustment can be easily performed without changing the specification of a sensor body 3, reduces the difference in detection sensitivity with respect to the position a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287174 | Input device with reduced dead band of an analog output signal An input device includes contacts having resistive elements and low-resistance elements opposing the respective resistive elements, an operating unit varying the contact areas between the low-resistance elements and the resistive elements, and detecting means for sw... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277267 | Multi-layer capacitive transducer A capacitive transducer of multi-layer construction includes two rotor plates supported by flexible springs, the plates being spaced apart and rigidly connected by a stem. One rotor plate my be used as either a pickup electrode or a grounded target electrode for det... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277004 | Bi-directional deflectable resistor A system and method for a bi-directional deflectable resistor. The bi-directional deflectable resistor has a first layer of conductive material on a top surface of a substrate and a second layer of conductive material on a bottom surface of a substrate, each layer h... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265554 | Electric potential measuring device and image forming apparatus An electric potential measuring device includes a detection electrode of a conductive material disposed in opposition to an object and a movable structure includes a first solid material portion of another dielectric and a second solid material portion of another di... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260051 | Molecular memory medium and molecular memory integrated circuit A molecular memory media having a media surface and a platform with read/write heads. The platform and media are moved to allow one of addition, removal, and repositioning of atoms, electrons, and charges on a surface of the media. The media is a material capable of... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256384 | Signal-enhancement system for photodetector outputs A light scattering photometer signal-enhancement systems includes an adaptive sample and subtract circuit controlled by a computer or microcontroller (MCU). The MCU controls the gain of a programmable-gain amplifier (PGA) cascade that is used to amplify the raw phot... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238932 | Optical position sensing device An optical position sensing device for sensing a two-dimensional displacement, comprising a first photosensor arranged parallel to a first axis; a second photosensor arranged parallel to a second axis; wherein the first and the second axis are at an angle with respe... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233517 | Atomic probes and media for high density data storage A device in accordance with embodiments of the present invention comprises an atomic probe for high density data storage reading, writing, erasing, or rewriting. In one embodiment, the atomic probe can include a core having a conductive coating. The core can compris... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233154 | Proximity sensor A proximity sensor module includes a housing; and a proximity sensor disposed in the housing, wherein the proximity sensor comprises a sensor plate configured to contact inside of the housing such that substantially no gap exists between the sensor plate and the hou... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228739 | Precision flexure plate A precision flexure plate includes a flat disk positioned between two capacitor plates and supported by S-shaped beams. Deflection of the disk due to gravitational loads and resulting capacitance change is used to measure the accelerations in the direction perpendic... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7218124 | Capacitive sensing apparatus designs One type of capacitive sensing apparatus has a sensing element that includes a first portion and a second portion adjacent opposite edges of a sensing region. Signals from the first and second portions are combined. Another type of apparatus includes: a first sensin... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212007 | Electric potential sensor, and image forming apparatus Disclosed in a non-contacting electric potential sensor capable of being readily reduced in its size, which includes a detecting electrode, an electrically-conductive movable shutter, and a driving unit for driving the electrically-conductive movable shutter. The de... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209845 | Configurable voltage regulator A method selects a group of values for an external impedance used to configure a semiconductor. The external impedance has a tolerance and the group of values include a quantity. The method includes providing a measurement circuit as a portion of the semiconductor; ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7199727 | Electrostatic encoder and electrostatic displacement measuring method An electrostatic encoder comprises a movable element having electrodes and a stator having induction electrodes and potential detection electrodes. The electrostatic encoder further comprises a voltage driving circuit configured to apply a voltage to the induction e... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196527 | Redundant compact encoders A position transducer for a rotary member such as the rotor of a motor has a rotating encoder disc and flat, disc-shaped elements interacting with the encoder disc to produce position dependent signals. The encoder disc has at least one active element such as metal ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7187184 | Prevention of robot damage via capacitive sensor assembly A capacitive sensor assembly for a robot to prevent damage to the robot when it moves in an undesired manner is disclosed. The robot may be used in conjunction with semiconductor fabrication applications. The capacitive sensor assembly can include a hit contact, one... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159471 | Capacitive load cell apparatus having silicone-impregnated foam dielectric pads A capacitive load cell includes upper and lower capacitor plates and an intermediate array of dielectric pads formed of silicone-impregnated open-cell urethane foam (i.e., gel pads). The silicone essentially displaces air that would otherwise be trapped in the foam,... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7148074 | Method and apparatus for using a capacitor array to measure alignment between system components One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that measures alignment between a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die. The system operates by applying a pattern of voltage signals to a two-dimensional array of conductive transmitter elem... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7142500 | Sensor with varying capacitance based on relative position between objects A position sensor for use in connection with a movable system having a pair of objects that are configured to move relative to one another along an axis through an operative range of motion. The position sensor includes a first plate secured to one of the objects an... | 11/28/2006 |
