Patents by Inventor Nicole Wells

Nicole Wells 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).

  • Publication number: 20220237274
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for authentication, including providing and controlling authentication at a computer system using an external device in accordance with some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Grant PAUL, Benjamin BIRON, Kyle C. BROGLE, Naresh Kumar CHINNATHAMBI KAILASAM, Brent M. LEDVINA, Robert W. MAYOR, Nicole WELLS
  • Patent number: 11177093
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to touch-sensitive mechanical keyboards and methods for detecting touch events and key depression events on the touch-sensitive mechanical keyboard. The keypad can include a plurality of domes, a plurality of key make electrodes, first touch electrodes, and second touch electrodes. The first touch electrodes may be located underneath the plurality of key make electrodes, and the second touch electrodes may not. Both touch electrodes can detect touch events based on self-capacitance sensing. A key depression event can cause the key make electrode to make electrical contact with a corresponding first touch electrode, creating a short circuit that may cause the measured signal to saturate. The keyboard can include a plurality of sensing circuits coupled to the key make electrodes, the first touch electrodes, and the second touch electrodes. The plurality of sensing circuits can be used to detect both touch events and key depression events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Karan Jain, William P. Yarak, III, Chia Chi Wu, Nicole Wells