Patents by Inventor Jerald George OTT, III

Jerald George OTT, III 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).

  • Advanced capacitive proximity sensor
    Patent number: 11128298
    Abstract: A proximity sensor, and a portable device equipped therewith, with at least two sense electrodes, one influencing the other. By reading twice the capacity of one electrode, while either setting the potential of the counter-electrode to guard or letting it float, the sensor of the invention discriminates between a body part, or another electrically equivalent object, and low-permittivity objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Semtech Corporation
    Inventors: Jerald George Ott, III, Deming Li, Chaouki Rouaissia
  • ADVANCED CAPACITIVE PROXIMITY SENSOR
    Publication number: 20180375515
    Abstract: A proximity sensor, and a portable device equipped therewith, with at least two sense electrodes, one influencing the other. By reading twice the capacity of one electrode, while either setting the potential of the counter-electrode to guard or letting it float, the sensor of the invention discriminates between a body part, or another electrically equivalent object, and low-permittivity objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Jerald George OTT, III, Deming Li, Chaouki Rouaissia