Patents by Inventor Dave Hermiller

Dave Hermiller 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: 10545543
    Abstract: A touch sensor mounting assembly includes a carrier with a front-side surface for attaching a touch sensor circuit (such as a flex circuit board), and a back-side spring structure. The touch sensor mounting assembly can be used for mounting at least one touch sensor in a device case with at least on touch button area defined on a surface of the device case. The touch sensor mounting assembly can include a carrier including a front-side sensor-attach surface, and a back-side spring structure including at least two spring arms integral with the carrier. Touch sensor circuitry can be mounted on the front-side sensor-attach surface of the carrier, such that when, the touch sensor mounting assembly is installed in the device case adjacent the at least one touch button area, the back-side spring arms are flexed to urge the carrier with front-side mounted touch sensor circuitry toward an interior side of the touch button area of the device case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Evgeny Fomin, Dave Hermiller, Christopher A. Oberhauser, James Catt, Paul Smith
  • Publication number: 20180088635
    Abstract: A touch sensor mounting assembly includes a carrier with a front-side surface for attaching a touch sensor circuit (such as a flex circuit board), and a back-side spring structure. The touch sensor mounting assembly can be used for mounting at least one touch sensor in a device case with at least on touch button area defined on a surface of the device case. The touch sensor mounting assembly can include a carrier including a front-side sensor-attach surface, and a back-side spring structure including at least two spring arms integral with the carrier. Touch sensor circuitry can be mounted on the front-side sensor-attach surface of the carrier, such that when, the touch sensor mounting assembly is installed in the device case adjacent the at least one touch button area, the back-side spring arms are flexed to urge the carrier with front-side mounted touch sensor circuitry toward an interior side of the touch button area of the device case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Evgeny Fomin, Dave Hermiller, Christopher A. Oberhauser, James Catt, Paul Smith