Patents by Inventor Brian A. Mazzeo

Brian A. Mazzeo 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: 7301351
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace, an electrically conductive reference layer on a second side of the dielectric layer, and a capacitance meter electrically connected to the trace and to the conductive reference layer to detect changes in capacitance upon interaction with detector. The sensor is shielded to reduce the effects of outside interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Alfred R. Deangelis, D. Bruce Wilson, Brian A. Mazzeo
  • Publication number: 20070248799
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive layer on the first side of the dielectric layer, an electrically conductive layer on a second side of the dielectric layer, and a capacitance meter electrically connected to the two conductive layers to detect changes in capacitance upon application of a force to the detector. The conductive layers are configured to determine the position of the applied force. The sensor may be shielded to reduce the effects of outside interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Alfred DeAngelis, D. Wilson, Brian Mazzeo
  • Patent number: 7276917
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor includes a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer including a detector and trace, an electrically conductive reference layer on a second side of the dielectric layer, and a capacitance meter electrically connected to the trace and to the conductive reference layer to detect changes in capacitance upon interaction with detector. The sensor is shielded to reduce the effects of outside interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Alfred R. Deangelis, D. Bruce Wilson, Brian A. Mazzeo
  • Publication number: 20070188180
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace, an electrically conductive reference layer on a second side of the dielectric layer, and a capacitance meter electrically connected to the trace and to the conductive reference layer to detect changes in capacitance upon interaction with detector. The sensor is shielded to reduce the effects of outside interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Alfred Deangelis, D. Wilson, Brian Mazzeo
  • Publication number: 20070188179
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace, an electrically conductive reference layer on a second side of the dielectric layer, and a capacitance meter electrically connected to the trace and to the conductive reference layer to detect changes in capacitance upon interaction with detector. The sensor is shielded to reduce the effects of outside interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Alfred Deangelis, D. Wilson, Brian Mazzeo
  • Publication number: 20070186667
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace, an electrically conductive reference layer on a second side of the dielectric layer, and a capacitance meter electrically connected to the trace and to the conductive reference layer to detect changes in capacitance upon interaction with detector. The sensor is shielded to reduce the effects of outside interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Alfred Deangelis, D. Wilson, Brian Mazzeo
  • Patent number: 7208960
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace, an electrically conductive reference layer on a second side of the dielectric layer, and a capacitance meter electrically connected to the trace and to the conductive reference layer to detect changes in capacitance upon interaction with detector. The sensor is shielded to reduce the effects of outside interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Alfred R. Deangelis, D. Bruce Wilson, Brian A. Mazzeo