Patents by Inventor Don Speck

Don Speck 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: 10162453
    Abstract: An input device includes a receiver electrode, a transmitter electrode and a processing system coupled to the receiver electrode and transmitter electrode. The processing system is configured to transmit a transmitter signal with the transmitter electrode during a first time period, inject a charge onto the receiver electrode during a second time period, and receive a resulting signal from the receiver electrode during a third time period. The resulting signal includes effects corresponding to the injected charge. The second time period and the third time period are non-overlapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Jonathan Losh, Don Speck
  • Publication number: 20170075495
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include an input device with a plurality of capacitive sensor electrodes configured to receive a signal. The input device also includes a processing system coupled to the plurality of capacitive sensor electrodes. The processing system includes an analog front end (AFE). The AFE includes an anti-aliasing filter comprising a continuous time analog infinite impulse response (IIR) filter configured to filter out interference from the received signal at frequencies higher than a signal frequency of the processing system to produce an anti-aliased signal. The AFE also includes a charge integrator configured to integrate the anti-aliased signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jeremy ROBERSON, David SOBEL, Farzaneh SHAHROKHI, Adam SCHWARTZ, Don SPECK, Eric Scott BOHANNON
  • Publication number: 20160110009
    Abstract: An input device includes a receiver electrode, a transmitter electrode and a processing system coupled to the receiver electrode and transmitter electrode. The processing system is configured to transmit a transmitter signal with the transmitter electrode during a first time period, inject a charge onto the receiver electrode during a second time period, and receive a resulting signal from the receiver electrode during a third time period. The resulting signal includes effects corresponding to the injected charge. The second time period and the third time period are non-overlapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan Losh, Don Speck
  • Patent number: 7202859
    Abstract: A capacitive sensor is disclosed. The capacitive sensor comprises a plurality of spaced-apart X traces disposed along an X axis and a plurality of spaced-apart Y traces disposed along a Y axis with each of the Y traces forming a single crossing with each of the X traces. The X traces and the Y traces are arranged in an intertwined pattern about each crossing. The X traces and the Y traces are insulated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Synaptics, Inc.
    Inventors: Don A. Speck, Gareth J. McCaughan, Bob L. Mackey