Patents by Inventor Francisco R. Ortega

Francisco R. Ortega 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).

  • Three dimensional touch conductive fabric
    Patent number: 10908745
    Abstract: Devices related to a conductive fabric sensor are provided. A device can comprise an insulting and flexible fabric substrate, a central transmitting electrode on a top surface of the insulting and flexible fabric substrate, a plurality of receiving electrodes surrounding the central transmitting electrode and connected to the central transmitting electrode, and a power supply configured to generate a respective electric field between the central transmitting electrode and each receiving electrode of the plurality receiving electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Francisco R. Ortega, Jules Calella, Naphtali Rishe, S. S. Iyengar
  • THREE DIMENSIONAL TOUCH CONDUCTIVE FABRIC
    Publication number: 20190391683
    Abstract: Devices related to a conductive fabric sensor are provided. A device can comprise an insulting and flexible fabric substrate, a central transmitting electrode on a top surface of the insulting and flexible fabric substrate, a plurality of receiving electrodes surrounding the central transmitting electrode and connected to the central transmitting electrode, and a power supply configured to generate a respective electric field between the central transmitting electrode and each receiving electrode of the plurality receiving electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Francisco R. Ortega, Jules Calella, Naphtali Rishe, S. S. Iyengar