Patents by Inventor Dana Jon Olson

Dana Jon Olson 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).

  • System and method to measure capacitance of capacitive sensor array
    Patent number: 11029795
    Abstract: A system and method for determining position information. The method includes selecting a column, a first row, and a second row of a capacitive sensor array. The first row and second row intersect with the column of the capacitive sensor array. The method further includes measuring a differential capacitance between the first row and the second row and utilizing the differential capacitance in determining a location of an object proximate to the capacitive sensor array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Y. Moyal, Dana Jon Olson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE CAPACITANCE OF CAPACITIVE SENSOR ARRAY
    Publication number: 20200012365
    Abstract: A system and method for determining position information. The method includes selecting a column, a first row, and a second row of a capacitive sensor array. The first row and second row intersect with the column of the capacitive sensor array. The method further includes measuring a differential capacitance between the first row and the second row and utilizing the differential capacitance in determining a location of an object proximate to the capacitive sensor array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Y. Moyal, Dana Jon Olson
  • System and method to measure capacitance of capacitive sensor array
    Patent number: 10386969
    Abstract: A system and method for determining position information. The method includes selecting a column, a first row, and a second row of a capacitive sensor array. The first row and second row intersect with the column of the capacitive sensor array. The method further includes measuring a differential capacitance between the first row and the second row and utilizing the differential capacitance in determining a location of an object proximate to the capacitive sensor array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Y. Moyal, Dana Jon Olson
  • Techniques for sorting data that represents touch positions on a sensing device
    Patent number: 8730187
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory and a processing device comprising touch sorting logic. The touch sorting logic sorts the raw touch position data in two stages. In each of the stages, the touch sorting logic predicts the centroid positions for each touch of the plurality of touches, compares the predicted centroid positions for each touch and indexes the centroid position for each touch based on the predicted centroid position that is closest to the raw touch position data. The sorted touch position data is sorted according to the touch index assigned to each of the centroid positions for each of the plurality of touches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Cole D. Wilson, Dana Jon Olson
  • Dual-sensing-mode touch-sensor device
    Patent number: 8674950
    Abstract: A touch-sensor device is described. The touch sensor-device includes a panel having an array of capacitive sensors arranged to function, in a first direction, as a projected capacitance slider. The array of capacitive sensors is further arranged to function, in a second direction, as a set of independent surface capacitance sensors. A controller is coupled with the panel by an electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Dana Jon Olson
  • SORTING TOUCH POSITION DATA
    Publication number: 20120044151
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for sorting raw touch position data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Cole D. Wilson, Dana Jon Olson
  • DUAL-SENSING-MODE TOUCH-SENSOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090066669
    Abstract: A touch-sensor device is described. The touch sensor-device includes a panel having an array of capacitive sensors arranged to function, in a first direction, as a projected capacitance slider. The array of capacitive sensors is further arranged to function, in a second direction, as a set of independent surface capacitance sensors. A controller is coupled with the panel by an electrical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventor: Dana Jon Olson