Patents by Inventor John Michael Weinerth

John Michael Weinerth 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).

  • Patent number: 10365762
    Abstract: An input device, system, and processing system are disclosed for a display device with an integrated sensing device. The input device comprises a plurality of sensor electrodes, and a processing system coupled with the plurality of sensor electrodes. The processing system is configured to determine one or more low-noise periods associated with display update timing of the display device, and process, during the determined one or more low-noise periods, resulting signals received from the plurality of sensor electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Petr Shepelev, John Michael Weinerth
  • Publication number: 20170315655
    Abstract: An input device and associated processing system and method are disclosed for operating a plurality of sensor electrodes. The method comprises driving, during a first period, a first portion of a plurality of sensor electrodes to a first voltage. The first portion corresponds to a first number of sensor electrodes. The method further comprises driving, during the first period, a second portion of the plurality of sensor electrodes to a second voltage less than the first voltage. The second portion corresponds to a second number of sensor electrodes. The first number and second number are based on a plurality of digital codes used to drive the first and second portions. The method further comprises transferring charge between the first portion and second portion to drive the second portion to an intermediate voltage, and driving, during a second period, the second portion from the intermediate voltage to the first voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: John Michael WEINERTH
  • Publication number: 20170285859
    Abstract: An input device, system, and processing system are disclosed for a display device with an integrated sensing device. The input device comprises a plurality of sensor electrodes, and a processing system coupled with the plurality of sensor electrodes. The processing system is configured to determine one or more low-noise periods associated with display update timing of the display device, and process, during the determined one or more low-noise periods, resulting signals received from the plurality of sensor electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Petr SHEPELEV, John Michael WEINERTH
  • Patent number: 9740351
    Abstract: A capacitance measurement circuit cancels background capacitance while reducing charge leakage and supply ripples during reset phases and integrate phases. The capacitance measurement circuit operates a first switch into a linear mode causing a first resistance in the first switch, and after a delay, operates a second switch into a saturation mode causing a second resistance in parallel to the first resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Zheming Li, Saikrishna Ganta, Tae-Song Chung, Rafael Betancourt, John Michael Weinerth, Farzaneh Shahrokhi
  • Patent number: 9606670
    Abstract: Techniques for detecting noise with a capacitive sensing device. The includes driving a set of one or more sensor electrodes of a plurality of sensor electrodes with a sensing signal at a first frequency, receiving resulting signals based on the sensing signal for each of the one or more sensor electrodes driven, probing the set of one or more sensor electrodes to obtain a set of probing signals, and summing the probing signals of the set of probing signals to generate a noise-analysis signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Matthew Stevenson, Shwetank Kumar, Chia-yun Kuan, John Michael Weinerth
  • Publication number: 20160334902
    Abstract: A capacitance measurement circuit cancels background capacitance while reducing charge leakage and supply ripples during reset phases and integrate phases. The capacitance measurement circuit operates a first switch into a linear mode causing a first resistance in the first switch, and after a delay, operates a second switch into a saturation mode causing a second resistance in parallel to the first resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Zheming LI, Saikrishna GANTA, Tae-Song CHUNG, Rafael BETANCOURT, John Michael WEINERTH, Farzaneh SHAHROKHI
  • Publication number: 20160092026
    Abstract: Techniques for detecting noise with a capacitive sensing device. The includes driving a set of one or more sensor electrodes of a plurality of sensor electrodes with a sensing signal at a first frequency, receiving resulting signals based on the sensing signal for each of the one or more sensor electrodes driven, probing the set of one or more sensor electrodes to obtain a set of probing signals, and summing the probing signals of the set of probing signals to generate a noise-analysis signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew STEVENSON, Shwetank KUMAR, Chia-yun KUAN, John Michael WEINERTH
  • Patent number: 9244574
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally provide a processing system for an input device including a sensor module having sensor circuitry. The sensor module may be coupled to transmitter electrodes, receiver electrodes, and a shield electrode. The sensor module may be configured for transmitting transmitter signals with the transmitter electrodes, receiving resulting signals with the receiver electrodes, and transitioning the shield electrode from a first voltage to a second voltage during a non-sensing time period. The resulting signals may include effects which correspond to the transmitter signals. The input device may further include a determination module configured for determining positional information for an input object based at least in part on the resulting signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Michael Weinerth, Victor K. Kolesnichenko, Muthanna Salman
  • Publication number: 20140092051
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally provide a processing system for an input device including a sensor module having sensor circuitry. The sensor module may be coupled to transmitter electrodes, receiver electrodes, and a shield electrode. The sensor module may be configured for transmitting transmitter signals with the transmitter electrodes, receiving resulting signals with the receiver electrodes, and transitioning the shield electrode from a first voltage to a second voltage during a non-sensing time period. The resulting signals may include effects which correspond to the transmitter signals. The input device may further include a determination module configured for determining positional information for an input object based at least in part on the resulting signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: John Michael Weinerth, Victor K. Kolesnichenko, Muthanna Salman