Patents by Inventor Robert Dobkin

Robert Dobkin 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: 20050194942
    Abstract: Bidirectional power conversion systems provide the ability to change power attributes to and from a component. Current bidirectional power conversion systems use a unidirectional power converter for each direction. The integration of the two normally independent power converters results in a bidirectional power converter with nearly half the size, weight, volume, cost and complexity. Described are embodiments of bidirectional power conversion systems that allow power transfer between two or more components without requiring the use of separate unidirectional power converters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Hack, Robert Dobkin
  • Publication number: 20040099065
    Abstract: A fingerprint-sensing device with a sensor array that does not use active switching elements is fabricated on a base. Sensor support integrated circuits, which contain processing and addressing circuitry, are separately fabricated and subsequently mounted on the base, establishing electrical connections with an interconnect structure within the base, and are thus not integrated with the sensor array. The sensor support integrated circuits can be covered by a bezel structure and the sensor array by a covering material. In addition, a connection cable can be provided to connect the sensor array and the sensor support integrated circuits with a power source and to other external devices and to convey signals generated by the sensor array to the external devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Keith T. Deconde, Srinivasan K. Ganapathi, Randolph S. Gluck, Steve H. Hovey, Shiva Prakash, Robert Dobkin
  • Patent number: 6672174
    Abstract: A fingerprint-sensing device with a sensor array that does not use active switching elements is fabricated on a base. Sensor support integrated circuits, which contain processing and addressing circuitry, are separately fabricated and subsequently mounted on the base, establishing electrical connections with an interconnect structure within the base, and are thus not integrated with the sensor array. The sensor support integrated circuits can be covered by a bezel structure and the sensor array by a covering material. In addition, a connection cable can be provided to connect the sensor array and the sensor support integrated circuits with a power source and to other external devices and to convey signals generated by the sensor array to the external devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Fidelica Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith T. Deconde, Srinivasan K. Ganapathi, Randolph S. Gluck, Steve H. Hovey, Shiva Prakash, Robert Dobkin
  • Publication number: 20030015646
    Abstract: A fingerprint-sensing device with a sensor array that does not use active switching elements is fabricated on a base. Sensor support integrated circuits, which contain processing and addressing circuitry, are separately fabricated and subsequently mounted on the base, establishing electrical connections with an interconnect structure within the base, and are thus not integrated with the sensor array. The sensor support integrated circuits can be covered by a bezel structure and the sensor array by a covering material. In addition, a connection cable can be provided to connect the sensor array and the sensor support integrated circuits with a power source and to other external devices and to convey signals generated by the sensor array to the external devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Keith T. Deconde, Srinivasan K. Ganapathi, Randolph S. Gluck, Steve H. Hovey, Shiva Prakash, Robert Dobkin