Patents by Inventor Marcus C. Yip

Marcus C. Yip 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).

  • Publication number: 20240280676
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to an acoustic imaging medium to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers formed at least in part from a thin-film piezoelectric material, such as PVDF. The array is coupled to the acoustic imaging medium opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Gordon S. Franza, Gregory T. Minteer, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Dale Setlak, Marcus C. Yip, Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Brian M. King, Giovanni Gozzini, Jason S. Griesbach
  • Patent number: 12067196
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to an acoustic medium to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers formed at least in part from a thin-film piezoelectric material, such as PVDF. The array is coupled to the acoustic medium opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage on or more beamforming scan operations to drive the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Yip, Brian M. King, Jason S. Griesbach, Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Giovanni Gozzini, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Gordon S. Franza
  • Patent number: 12039800
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to an acoustic medium to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers formed at least in part from a thin-film piezoelectric material, such as PVDF. The array is coupled to the acoustic medium opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon S. Franza, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Dale Setlak, Marcus C. Yip, Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Brian M. King, Giovanni Gozzini, Jason S. Griesbach, Henry H. Yang
  • Patent number: 12000967
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to an acoustic imaging medium to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers formed at least in part from a thin-film piezoelectric material, such as PVDF. The array is coupled to the acoustic imaging medium opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon S. Franza, Gregory T. Minteer, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Dale Setlak, Marcus C. Yip, Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Brian M. King, Giovanni Gozzini, Jason S. Griesbach
  • Patent number: 11950512
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to a sensing plate to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers coupled to the sensing plate opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Brian M. King, Giovanni Gozzini, Jason S. Griesbach, Marcus C. Yip, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Gordon S. Franza, Henry H. Yang
  • Publication number: 20230185407
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to an acoustic medium to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers formed at least in part from a thin-film piezoelectric material, such as PVDF. The array is coupled to the acoustic medium opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage on or more beamforming scan operations to drive the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Marcus C. Yip, Brian M. King, Jason S. Griesbach, Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Giovanni Gozzini, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Gordon S. Franza
  • Patent number: 11573665
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to an acoustic medium to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers formed at least in part from a thin-film piezoelectric material, such as PVDF. The array is coupled to the acoustic medium opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage on or more beamforming scan operations to drive the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Yip, Brian M. King, Jason S. Griesbach, Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Giovanni Gozzini, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Gordon S. Franza
  • Publication number: 20230022492
    Abstract: Acoustic touch detection (touch sensing) system architectures and methods can be used to detect an object touching a surface. Position of an object touching a surface can be determined using time-of-flight (TOF) bounding box techniques, or acoustic image reconstruction techniques. Acoustic touch sensing can utilize transducers, such as piezoelectric transducers, to transmit ultrasonic waves along a surface and/or through the thickness of an electronic device. Location of the object can be determined, for example, based on the amount of time elapsing between the transmission of the wave and the detection of the reflected wave. An object in contact with the surface can interact with the transmitted wave causing attenuation, redirection and/or reflection of at least a portion of the transmitted wave. Portions of the transmitted wave energy after interaction with the object can be measured to determine the touch location of the object on the surface of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Mohammad YEKE YAZDANDOOST, Brian M. KING, Ehsan KHAJEH, Giovanni GOZZINI, Marcus C. YIP, Mansour KERAMAT, Vahid MAJIDZADEH BAFAR, Aaron S. TUCKER
  • Publication number: 20220327856
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to an acoustic medium to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers formed at least in part from a thin-film piezoelectric material, such as PVDF. The array is coupled to the acoustic medium opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Gordon S. Franza, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Dale Setlak, Marcus C. Yip, Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Brian M. King, Giovanni Gozzini, Jason S. Griesbach, Henry H. Yang
  • Publication number: 20220317271
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to an acoustic imaging medium to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers formed at least in part from a thin-film piezoelectric material, such as PVDF. The array is coupled to the acoustic imaging medium opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Gordon S. Franza, Gregory T. Minteer, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Dale Setlak, Marcus C. Yip, Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Brian M. King, Giovanni Gozzini, Jason S. Griesbach
  • Publication number: 20220317805
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to an acoustic medium to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers formed at least in part from a thin-film piezoelectric material, such as PVDF. The array is coupled to the acoustic medium opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage on or more beamforming scan operations to drive the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Marcus C. Yip, Brian M. King, Jason S. Griesbach, Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Giovanni Gozzini, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Gordon S. Franza
  • Publication number: 20210296562
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to a sensing plate to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers coupled to the sensing plate opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Brian M. King, Giovanni Gozzini, Jason S. Griesbach, Marcus C. Yip, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Gordon S. Franza, Henry H. Yang