Patents by Inventor Mike Astley

Mike Astley 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).

  • Device for processing signals from a pressure-sensing touch panel
    Publication number: 20190286263
    Abstract: A device (116) for processing signals from a projected capacitance touch panel (43) is described. The projected capacitance touch panel (43) includes a layer of piezoelectric material (9) disposed between a number of sensing electrodes (7, 27) and at least one counter electrode (8). The device (116) includes a capacitive touch controller (84) having a number of measurement ports (122). The device (116) also includes a number of charge amplifiers (123). The device (116) also includes a number of terminals (C1, . . . , C5, D1, . . . , D5) for connection to the sensing electrodes (7, 27) of the projected capacitance touch panel (43). Each terminal (C1, . . . , C5, D1, . . . , D5) is connected to one of the measurement ports (122). Each terminal (C1, . . . , C5, D1, . . . , D5) is also connected to an input of one of the charge amplifiers (123) via a corresponding switch (SW) of a number of switches (117a, 117b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Mojtaba Bagheri, Babak Bastani, Jiahao Li, Xiang Cheng, Mike Astley