Patents by Inventor Gianluca Pedrazzini

Gianluca Pedrazzini 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).

  • Key actuation detection apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9189085
    Abstract: A manual pointing device for a computer system, the device having at least one key that can be actuated manually by a user, a click-event detection module coupled to the key to detect actuation thereof on first, second, and third detection axes via an inertial sensing circuit elastically coupled to a casing with a board, the inertial-sensor circuit structured to be carried on the board so as to oscillate and to rotate about the second detection axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Gianluca Pedrazzini, Enrico Chiesa, Fabio Pasolini
  • Manual pointing device for a computer system with inertial click event detection and corresponding click event detection method
    Patent number: 8284162
    Abstract: A manual pointing device for a computer system, the device having at least one key that can be actuated manually by a user, a click-event detection module coupled to the key to detect actuation thereof on first, second, and third detection axes via an inertial sensing circuit elastically coupled to a casing with a board, the inertial-sensor circuit structured to be carried on the board so as to oscillate and to rotate about the second detection axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Gianluca Pedrazzini, Enrico Chiesa, Fabio Pasolini
  • MANUAL POINTING DEVICE FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH INERTIAL CLICK EVENT DETECTION AND CORRESPONDING CLICK EVENT DETECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20110260974
    Abstract: A manual pointing device for a computer system, the device having at least one key that can be actuated manually by a user, a click-event detection module coupled to the key to detect actuation thereof on first, second, and third detection axes via an inertial sensing circuit elastically coupled to a casing with a board, the inertial-sensor circuit structured to be carried on the board so as to oscillate and to rotate about the second detection axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Gianluca Pedrazzini, Enrico Chiesa, Fabio Pasolini
  • Manual pointing device for a computer system with inertial click-event detection and corresponding click-event detection method
    Patent number: 7973767
    Abstract: A manual pointing device for a computer system, the device having at least one key that can be actuated manually by a user, and a click-event detection module coupled to the key for detecting actuation thereof. The click-event detection module is provided with an inertial sensor for detecting mechanical stresses generated by actuation of the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Gianluca Pedrazzini, Enrico Chiesa, Fabio Pasolini
  • Manual pointing device for a computer system with inertial click-event detection and corresponding click-event detection method
    Publication number: 20060214913
    Abstract: A manual pointing device for a computer system, the device having at least one key that can be actuated manually by a user, and a click-event detection module coupled to the key for detecting actuation thereof. The click-event detection module is provided with an inertial sensor for detecting mechanical stresses generated by actuation of the key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.I.
    Inventors: Gianluca Pedrazzini, Enrico Chiesa, Fabio Pasolini