Patents by Inventor Michael L. Khitrov

Michael L. Khitrov 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).

  • Touch input detector with an integrated antenna
    Patent number: 10235004
    Abstract: A touch input system is disclosed. The system includes a medium configured to receive a touch input. The system includes an antenna located substantially adjacent and parallel to at least a portion of the medium where the touch input may be received. The system includes a transmitter substantially coupled to the medium, wherein the transmitter is configured to propagate a propagating signal through the medium. The system includes a detector that detects a disturbance to the propagating signal by the touch input, wherein the detector is configured to output data indicating the disturbance of the propagating signal that is indicative of a user indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sentons Inc.
    Inventors: Lapoe E. Lynn, Samuel W. Sheng, Shih-Ming Shih, Yenyu Hsieh, Michael L. Khitrov
  • Damping vibrational wave reflections
    Patent number: 9880671
    Abstract: A touch input detector is disclosed. The touch input detector includes an acoustic transmitter for transmitting an acoustic wave across a touch input medium. The touch input detector also includes an acoustic receiver for receiving the transmitted acoustic wave, wherein the timing of the incidence of the acoustic wave on the acoustic receiver indicates at least a portion of a touch input location on a surface of the touch input medium. The touch input detector further includes an acoustic dampening material coupled to the touch input medium to dampen reflections of the transmitted acoustic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sentons Inc.
    Inventors: Lapoe E. Lynn, Yenyu Hsieh, Michael L. Khitrov, Allan Boerner, Samuel W. Sheng, Shih-Ming Shih
  • DAMPING VIBRATIONAL WAVE REFLECTIONS
    Publication number: 20150097814
    Abstract: A touch input detector is disclosed. The touch input detector includes an acoustic transmitter for transmitting an acoustic wave across a touch input medium. The touch input detector also includes an acoustic receiver for receiving the transmitted acoustic wave, wherein the timing of the incidence of the acoustic wave on the acoustic receiver indicates at least a portion of a touch input location on a surface of the touch input medium. The touch input detector further includes an acoustic dampening material coupled to the touch input medium to dampen reflections of the transmitted acoustic wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Lapoe E. Lynn, Yenyu Hsieh, Michael L. Khitrov, Allan Boerner, Samuel W. Sheng, Shih-Ming Shih