Patents by Inventor Douglas Steck
Douglas Steck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11994761Abstract: An apparatus may include a touch sensor where the touch sensor has a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes that are electrically isolated from the first set of electrodes, a shield layer positioned adjacent to the touch sensor where the shield layer has a first section and a second section where the first section of the shield layer has a different electrical characteristic than the second section of the shield layer, and a ground feature incorporated into the touch sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Cirque CorporationInventors: Jon Bertrand, Paul Glad, Douglas Steck
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Patent number: 11989362Abstract: A capacitance module may include at least one touch electrode on a first surface of the capacitance module; a first portion of an inductance coil deposited on a second surface of the capacitance module; and a second portion of the inductance coil deposited on a third surface of the capacitance module where the first portion of the inductance coil and the second portion of the inductance coil may be electrically connected and where the inductance coil may be positioned to interact with a magnet adjacent to the inductance coil.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Inventors: Paul Glad, Douglas Steck
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Publication number: 20240152239Abstract: A capacitance module may include a first substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, and a second substrate having a third side and a fourth side opposite the third side, the second side of the first substrate facing the third side of the second substrate. A first set of electrodes may be disposed on the second side of the substrate, and a second set of electrodes may be disposed on the second side of the substrate. The first set of electrodes and the second set of electrodes may be used to measure capacitance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Cirque CorporationInventors: Paul Glad, Douglas Steck
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Publication number: 20240143079Abstract: An apparatus may include a substrate in a capacitance module, a first cavity in the substrate, a first housing in the cavity, a piezoelectric haptic actuator in the housing, and a dissipation opening defined in the housing that increases air flow from the first cavity to the outside of the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Cirque CorporationInventors: Paul Glad, Douglas Steck
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Publication number: 20240061533Abstract: An apparatus may include a stack of layers, the stack including a sensor layer containing a set of electrodes and a suction opening defined through the sensor layer, and a capacitance reference surface adjacent to the sensor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Cirque CorporationInventors: Paul Glad, Douglas Steck
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Patent number: 11899887Abstract: An apparatus may include a stack of layers, the stack including a sensor layer containing a set of electrodes and a suction opening defined through the sensor layer, and a capacitance reference surface adjacent to the sensor layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Cirque CorporationInventors: Paul Glad, Douglas Steck
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Publication number: 20230288743Abstract: An apparatus may include a touch sensor where the touch sensor has a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes that are electrically isolated from the first set of electrodes, a shield layer positioned adjacent to the touch sensor where the shield layer has a first section and a second section where the first section of the shield layer has a different electrical characteristic than the second section of the shield layer, and a ground feature incorporated into the touch sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Cirque CorporationInventors: Jon Bertrand, Paul Glad, Douglas Steck
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Publication number: 20230251516Abstract: An apparatus may include a touch sensor where the touch sensor has a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes that are electrically isolated from the first set of electrodes, a shield layer positioned adjacent to the touch sensor where the shield layer has a first section and a second section where the first section of the shield layer has a different electrical characteristic than the second section of the shield layer, and a ground feature incorporated into the touch sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Cirque CorporationInventors: Jon Bertrand, Paul Glad, Douglas Steck
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Patent number: 11719971Abstract: An apparatus may include a touch sensor where the touch sensor has a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes that are electrically isolated from the first set of electrodes, a shield layer positioned adjacent to the touch sensor where the shield layer has a first section and a second section where the first section of the shield layer has a different electrical characteristic than the second section of the shield layer, and a ground feature incorporated into the touch sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Cirque CorporationInventors: Jon Bertrand, Paul Glad, Douglas Steck
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Publication number: 20230236668Abstract: A capacitance module may include at least one capacitive sensor layer; an antenna connected to the capacitive sensor layer; and at least one haptic actuator connected to the capacitive sensor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Cirque CorporationInventors: Paul Glad, Douglas Steck, Brian Monson
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Patent number: 11620027Abstract: An apparatus may include a touch sensor where the touch sensor has a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes that are electrically isolated from the first set of electrodes, a shield layer positioned adjacent to the touch sensor, and the shield layer having a plurality of thermal expansion grooves.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Cirque CorporationInventors: Jon Bertrand, Paul Glad, Douglas Steck
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Patent number: 11003279Abstract: An apparatus may include a touch sensor, a touch region of the touch sensor that is free of sense electrodes, a first peripheral region of the touch sensor and a second peripheral region of the touch senor and the touch region is located between the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region, a first sense electrode is located in the first peripheral region, a second sense electrode is located in the second peripheral region.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Cirque CorporationInventors: Brian Monson, Jon Alan Bertrand, Douglas Steck
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Publication number: 20200240855Abstract: A deformable sensor may detect changes in capacitance due to relative motion of electrodes in the deformable sensor, or due to a proximate object. In some cases, a controller circuit may communicate with a motion interface system to alter motion of system components when a deformation or proximate object is sensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: Cirque CorporationInventors: JON BERTRAND, JARED BYTHEWAY, BRIAN MONSON, PATRICK SHERWOOD, DOUGLAS STECK
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Publication number: 20200225801Abstract: An apparatus may include a touch sensor, a touch region of the touch sensor that is free of sense electrodes, a first peripheral region of the touch sensor and a second peripheral region of the touch senor and the touch region is located between the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region, a first sense electrode is located in the first peripheral region, a second sense electrode is located in the second peripheral region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Cirque CorporationInventors: Brian Monson, Jon Alan Bertrand, Douglas Steck
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Patent number: 6989733Abstract: A new method and system for adapting standard home network protocol communication signals for communication between networked computation devices over the AC power line is provided. This invention provides improvements to the standard home network protocol required for use over the AC power line, including such features as encrypting, signal amplification and improved signal to noise ratio.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2001Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: Phonex Broadbank Corp.Inventors: John M. Simonsen, Gordon E. Smith, W. Paul Willis, Daniel J. McGuire, Douglas A. Steck
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Publication number: 20050175184Abstract: A network security system designed to provide per-packet encryption based on an encryption key identifier and an associated encryption key. Packets or groups of packets are encrypted based on information that relates to the packet such as service type, network number, and the like. This encryption criterion is associated with an encryption key and encryption key identifier. When a packet contains the certain criteria, the packet is encrypted using the encryption key. The packet is sent across the network using the encryption key identifier and the encrypted payload. The targeted nodes decrypt the packet using the reverse process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2004Publication date: August 11, 2005Applicant: Phonex Broadband CorporationInventors: Douglas Grover, Douglas Steck, W. Willes, Thomas Rohlfing, Ronald Leahy
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Publication number: 20020064218Abstract: A system for providing communications between a wide variety of communication devices using the AC power line within a building or facility without requiring dedicated hard wiring. This invention is designed specifically to accommodate such devices as gateways, PCs, telephone devices, RF equipment, home automation devices and audio-visual devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2001Publication date: May 30, 2002Applicant: Phonex Broadband CorporationInventors: W. Paul Willes, Samuel C. Kingston, Ronald S. Leahy, Douglas A. Steck
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Publication number: 20020031226Abstract: A new method and system for adapting standard home network protocol communication signals for communication between networked computation devices over the AC power line is provided. This invention provides improvements to the standard home network protocol required for use over the AC power line, including such features as encrypting, signal amplification and improved signal to noise ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Applicant: Phonex Broadband CorporationInventors: John M. Simonsen, Gordon E. Smith, W. Paul Willis, Daniel J. McGuire, Douglas A. Steck