Patents by Inventor Fred Caldwell

Fred Caldwell 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for mounting a touch sensor device
    Patent number: 9092082
    Abstract: A touch sensor device assembly is mechanically coupled to an electronic system having a casing. The touch sensor device assembly includes a touch sensor device and a deformable material disposed on the touch sensor device. The deformable material has a non-adhesive surface that can be compressed against an interior surface of the casing by a holding element such that the touch sensor device is stationary with respect to the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventor: Fred Caldwell
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A TOUCH SENSOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120162863
    Abstract: A touch sensor device assembly is mechanically coupled to an electronic system having a casing. The touch sensor device assembly includes a touch sensor device and a deformable material disposed on the touch sensor device. The deformable material has a non-adhesive surface that can be compressed against an interior surface of the casing by a holding element such that the touch sensor device is stationary with respect to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Fred Caldwell