Patents by Inventor Danny Joseph

Danny Joseph 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: 12650747
    Abstract: A sensing device and method for driving segmented electrodes is provided. The sensing device includes a sensing area having a first sensing region and a second sensing region. The sensing device also includes a plurality of receiver electrodes comprising a first set of receiver electrodes disposed in the first sensing region and a second set of receiver electrodes disposed in the second sensing region and a plurality of segmented transmitter electrodes. Each segmented transmitter electrode comprises a first transmitter electrode and a second transmitter electrode. The first transmitter electrode is isolated from the second transmitter electrode such that the first transmitter electrode is separately controllable from the second transmitter electrode. The first transmitter electrode is disposed in the first sensing region and the second transmitter electrode is disposed in the second sensing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Vishal S. Shah, Fabrice Dayan, Prerak Kiran Baxi, Danny Joseph, Guozhong Shen
  • Publication number: 20260147426
    Abstract: A sensing device and method for driving segmented electrodes is provided. The sensing device includes a sensing area having a first sensing region and a second sensing region. The sensing device also includes a plurality of receiver electrodes comprising a first set of receiver electrodes disposed in the first sensing region and a second set of receiver electrodes disposed in the second sensing region and a plurality of segmented transmitter electrodes. Each segmented transmitter electrode comprises a first transmitter electrode and a second transmitter electrode. The first transmitter electrode is isolated from the second transmitter electrode such that the first transmitter electrode is separately controllable from the second transmitter electrode. The first transmitter electrode is disposed in the first sensing region and the second transmitter electrode is disposed in the second sensing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Vishal S. Shah, Fabrice Dayan, Prerak Kiran Baxi, Danny Joseph, Guozhong Shen
  • Patent number: 12326750
    Abstract: A system for using a transparent conductive material layer for a knob interface is provided. The system comprises: the knob interface comprising a fixed base and one or more knob interface electrodes; the transparent conductive material layer configured to electrically couple the subset of the plurality of grid electrodes to the one or more knob interface electrodes; and a processing system. The processing system is configured to: drive the plurality of grid electrodes with one or more signals; receive one or more resulting signals based on driving the plurality of grid electrodes with the one or more signals; and perform one or more actions based on the one or more resulting signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Kelvin Fong, Danny Joseph
  • Publication number: 20240272733
    Abstract: A system for using a transparent conductive material layer for a knob interface is provided. The system comprises: the knob interface comprising a fixed base and one or more knob interface electrodes; the transparent conductive material layer configured to electrically couple the subset of the plurality of grid electrodes to the one or more knob interface electrodes; and a processing system. The processing system is configured to: drive the plurality of grid electrodes with one or more signals; receive one or more resulting signals based on driving the plurality of grid electrodes with the one or more signals; and perform one or more actions based on the one or more resulting signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Kelvin Fong, Danny Joseph
  • Patent number: 11983338
    Abstract: A system for using a transparent conductive material layer for a knob interface is provided. The system comprises: the knob interface comprising a fixed base and one or more knob interface electrodes; the transparent conductive material layer configured to electrically couple the subset of the plurality of grid electrodes to the one or more knob interface electrodes; and a processing system. The processing system is configured to: drive the plurality of grid electrodes with one or more signals; receive one or more resulting signals based on driving the plurality of grid electrodes with the one or more signals; and perform one or more actions based on the one or more resulting signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Kelvin Fong, Danny Joseph