Patents by Inventor Josh Vekhter

Josh Vekhter 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).

  • Capacitive sensing patent
    Patent number: 10162461
    Abstract: An electronic device that includes a first switch, a second switch, a capacitive sensing circuit, and control circuitry. The first switch is electrically coupled between a first terminal of a load and a first terminal for a power source. The second switch is electrically coupled between a second terminal of the load and a second terminal for a power source. The control circuitry is configured to perform operations including connecting the load to the first and second power source terminals by controlling the first and second switches to close during a first portion of a switching cycle, disconnecting the load from the first and second power source terminals by controlling the first and second switches to open during a second portion of the switching cycle, and detecting the capacitance of the load based on the output signal of the capacitive sensing circuit during the second portion of the switching cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventors: Josh Vekhter, Akivo Vekhter
  • Capacitive Sensing Patent
    Publication number: 20170344178
    Abstract: An electronic device that includes a first switch, a second switch, a capacitive sensing circuit, and control circuitry. The first switch is electrically coupled between a first terminal of a load and a first terminal for a power source. The second switch is electrically coupled between a second terminal of the load and a second terminal for a power source. The control circuitry is configured to perform operations including connecting the load to the first and second power source terminals by controlling the first and second switches to close during a first portion of a switching cycle, disconnecting the load from the first and second power source terminals by controlling the first and second switches to open during a second portion of the switching cycle, and detecting the capacitance of the load based on the output signal of the capacitive sensing circuit during the second portion of the switching cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Josh Vekhter, Akivo Vekhter