Patents by Inventor Alexander A. PENN

Alexander A. PENN 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).

  • Patent number: 10444918
    Abstract: Touch sensor configurations for reducing electrostatic discharge events in the border area of a touch sensor panel is disclosed. Touch sensors (e.g., electrodes formed on the cover material and/or the opaque mask) can be susceptible to certain events such as arcing and discharge/joule heating, which may negatively affect touch sensor performance. Examples of the disclosure can include increasing the trace width, spacing, and/or thickness in the border area relative to the trace width, spacing, and/or thickness in the visible/active area along one or more sides of the touch sensor panel. In some examples, touch electrodes can be located exclusively in the visible/active areas along one or more sides of the touch sensor panel, while dummy sections can be included in both the border and visible/active areas. Additionally or alternatively, one or more gaps between adjacent touch electrodes in the border area or serpentine routing can be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wencong Zhu, Albert Lin, Alexander A. Penn, Ashray Vinayak Gogte, Chun-Hao Tung, Hao Zhang, Hui Zhou, John Z. Zhong, Steven P. Hotelling, Sudip Mondal, Sumant Ranganathan, Sunggu Kang, Ramachandran Chundru, Viswa B. Pilla
  • Publication number: 20180067584
    Abstract: Touch sensor configurations for reducing electrostatic discharge events in the border area of a touch sensor panel is disclosed. Touch sensors (e.g., electrodes formed on the cover material and/or the opaque mask) can be susceptible to certain events such as arcing and discharge/joule heating, which may negatively affect touch sensor performance. Examples of the disclosure can include increasing the trace width, spacing, and/or thickness in the border area relative to the trace width, spacing, and/or thickness in the visible/active area along one or more sides of the touch sensor panel. In some examples, touch electrodes can be located exclusively in the visible/active areas along one or more sides of the touch sensor panel, while dummy sections can be included in both the border and visible/active areas. Additionally or alternatively, one or more gaps between adjacent touch electrodes in the border area or serpentine routing can be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Wencong ZHU, Albert LIN, Alexander A. PENN, Ashray Vinayak GOGTE, Chun-Hao TUNG, Hao ZHANG, Hui ZHOU, John Z. ZHONG, Steven P. HOTELLING, Sudip MONDAL, Sumant RANGANATHAN, Sunggu KANG
  • Publication number: 20170165853
    Abstract: A razor can include a pivoting mirror attached to the razor handle. A wire adaptor may fit inside the razor handle and have ends that extend from one end of the razor handle. Various brands of razor blade assembly may removably attach to the ends of the wire adaptor. A securing mechanism, such as a gel pad, may be disposed within the razor handle on one or both sides of the wire adaptor to prevent slippage of the wire adaptor and provide dampened pivoting of the razor blade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: YVONNE CHEE ON LI, ALEXANDER PENN SOTELO
  • Publication number: 20150297619
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for preventing small molecule permeability of the small intestine curing total ischemia by administering glucose to the lumen of the intestine, as well as administration of serine protease or metalloproteinase inhibitors. Also provided are compositions for performing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Geert SCHMID-SCHONBEIN, Angelina ALTSHULER, Alexander PENN
  • Patent number: D773734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Inventors: Yvonne Chee On Li, Alexander Penn Sotelo