Patents by Inventor Giuseppe Noviello

Giuseppe Noviello 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).

  • MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100171575
    Abstract: The invention relates to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and more particularly, to MEMS switches using magnetic actuation. The MEMS switch may be actuated with no internal power consumption. The switch is formed in an integrated solid state MEMS technology. The MEMS switch is micron and/or nanoscale, very reliable and accurate. The MEMS switch can be designed into various architectures, e.g., a cantilever architecture and torsion architecture. The torsion architecture is more efficient than a cantilever architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Tang Min, Liao Ebin, Giuseppe Noviello, Francesco Italia
  • CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100053097
    Abstract: A method of matrix sensing using delay-based capacitance sensing, including using X-axis lines as active lines for capacitance measurements and using Y-axis lines as a disturbance to identify the location of a touch in a key matrix is disclosed. A sensing signal is applied to the X-axis lines, and a disturbance signal is applied to the Y-axis lines. If a location is touched, cross-capacitance is reduced, which is measured by sweeping data along the X-axis lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Hup-Peng Goh, Shantonu Bhadury, Kusuma Adi Ningrat, Chee Yu Ng, Giuseppe Noviello
  • CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100051354
    Abstract: A method of matrix sensing using delay-based capacitance sensing, including using X-axis lines as active lines for capacitance measurements and using Y-axis lines as a disturbance to identify the location of a touch in a key matrix is disclosed. A sensing signal is applied to the X-axis lines, and a disturbance signal is applied to the Y-axis lines. If a location is touched, cross-capacitance is reduced, which is measured by sweeping data along the X-axis lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Kusuma Adi Ningrat, Chee Yu Ng, Giuseppe Noviello
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SCANNING AN ARRAY OF SENSORS
    Publication number: 20090185062
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to a method and apparatus for scanning an array of sensors. More particularly, the invention is directed towards scanning an array of sensors to accurately determine actuated sensors on a contact-sensitive surface. In one embodiment, three sets of sensing lines can be incorporated into the sensing area for ghost-free detection of up to two keys. Further in other embodiments, n sets of sensing lines can be incorporated into the sensing area for ghost free detection of up to n?1 keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Chee Yu Ng, Giuseppe Noviello, Eng-Siong Goh