Patents Examined by Darelene M Ritchie
  • Dynamic shield electrode of a stylus
    Patent number: 8878823
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a stylus with a dynamically switch tip shield is provided. The apparatus includes an elongated stylus housing having an end, a conductive tip disposed at least partially inside the stylus housing and extending from the end, a force sensor coupled to the conductive tip and configured to detect contact between the conductive tip and an object, a tip shield coupled with the stylus housing and extending from the end, and a switch coupled to the tip shield and the conductive tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Viktor Kremin, Andriy Ryshtun