Patents by Inventor Gerrit Johannes DE VILLIERS

Gerrit Johannes DE VILLIERS 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).

  • Intelligent capacitive swipe switch
    Patent number: 9209803
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing-based electronic switch, which incorporates an integrated circuit with processing capability, which can only be activated by user action in a dedicated area, whereby switch activation occurs only if, at least, a touch is capacitively sensed and criteria based on timing plus sequential touches on capacitive sensors are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventors: Frederick Johannes Bruwer, Jacobus Daniël Van Wyk, Gerrit Johannes De Villiers, Brandt Aucamp
  • INTELLIGENT CAPACITIVE SWIPE SWITCH
    Publication number: 20140292396
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing-based electronic switch, which incorporates an integrated circuit with processing capability, which can only be activated by user action in a dedicated area, whereby switch activation occurs only if, at least, a touch is capacitively sensed and criteria based on timing plus sequential touches on capacitive sensors are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Frederick Johannes BRUWER, Jacobus Daniël VAN WYK, Gerrit Johannes DE VILLIERS, Brandt AUCAMP