Patents by Inventor Paul Gerald Clark

Paul Gerald Clark 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).

  • Biometric identification devices, methods and systems having touch surfaces
    Patent number: 8773390
    Abstract: A system may include a touch surface comprising a plurality of capacitance sensors; and processing circuits operable in a finger touch mode that detects finger touches as user input values, and biometric identification mode that detects a shape value of at least a portion of a user hand, and compares the shape value to stored biometric identification values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Paul Gerald Clark