Patents by Inventor Michael Astley

Michael Astley 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).

  • Patent number: 9569050
    Abstract: A capacitive sensor electrode for sensing a touch input. A material is configured to temporarily modify a capacitance of the capacitive sensor electrode during a period after a touch input has occurred. After the touch input has occurred, a material change in capacitance of the material is relatively slower than an electrode change in capacitance of the capacitive sensor electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Nokie Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Juha Reinhold Backman, Richard White, Markku Antti Kyosti Rouvala, Stefano Borini, Michael Astley
  • Publication number: 20160223490
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a plurality of first elongate electrodes (101) separated from a plurality of second transversely oriented elongate electrodes (102) by an electrolyte (103), the plurality of transversely oriented first (101) and second (102) electrodes forming an array of respective electrochemical sensor nodes at the spaced crossings thereof, wherein the first electrodes (101) are configured such that the interaction of an analyte with the first electrode (101) at a sensor node affects an electrical property of the sensor node, and wherein the apparatus comprises respective terminals connected to each electrode (101, 102) for electrical connection to a measurement circuit to enable determination of the presence and/or amount of analyte at a particular sensor node based on a measurement of the electrical property of that sensor node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Michael ASTLEY, Di WEI, Stefano BORINI, Jani KIVIOJA
  • Publication number: 20160187286
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising first and second electrodes (201, 202) separated by an electrolyte (203), the first and second electrodes (201, 202) configured to exhibit a potential difference therebetween on interaction of the first electrode (201) with an analyte, wherein the first electrode (201) is configured such that its electrical conductance and electrochemical potential are dependent upon the amount of analyte present, the electrical conductance and electrochemical potential of the first electrode (201) affecting the potential difference between the first and second electrodes (201, 202), and wherein the apparatus comprises respective first and second terminals (204, 205) configured for electrical connection to a readout circuit to enable determination of the presence and/or amount of analyte based on the potential difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Di WEI, Michael ASTLEY, Stefano BORINI, Jani KIVIOJA
  • Publication number: 20160147366
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: one or more conductive paths for transporting charge carriers; and measurand-responsive material, wherein the measurand-responsive material is configured to respond to a measurand and form an active electrode, where sufficient measurand is present, the formed active electrode interconnecting to at least one of the one or more conductive paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Darry COTTON, Michael ASTLEY, Richard WHITE, Andrew MATTHEWS
  • Patent number: 9147398
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a breath sensor including a film configured to sense a variation in electrical impedance based on a moisture gradient and output the sensed variation as an output signal; and a controller configured to process the output signal from the breath sensor. The apparatus is configured to receive the output signal from the breath sensor and provide a signal in response thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Richard White, Jani Kivioja, Andrew Peter Matthews, Michael Astley, Stefano Marco Borini
  • Patent number: 9110545
    Abstract: An apparatus including a plurality of adjacent repeated base units, each base unit formed from an active electrode of first, second and third touch sensor arrays, the first, second and third touch sensor arrays each including a plurality of active electrodes connected to a respective common terminal of the touch sensor array, wherein each base unit includes an active electrode of the second touch sensor array interlaced between an active electrode of the first touch sensor array and an active electrode of the third touch sensor array such that a swipe touch gesture applied to two or more adjacent active electrodes of the apparatus generates signalling at the respective common terminals of the corresponding touch sensor arrays which allows the direction of the swipe touch gesture to be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Zoran Radivojevic, Paul Beecher, Chris Bower, Piers Andrew, Darryl Cotton, Samiul Haque, Michael Astley, Markus Ahonen
  • Publication number: 20150185918
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a capacitive sensor electrode; and material configured to temporarily modify a capacitance of the capacitive sensor electrode during a period after a touch input has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Juha Reinhold BACKMAN, Richard WHITE, Markku Antti Kyosti ROUVALA, Stefano BORINI, Michael ASTLEY
  • Publication number: 20150097581
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a capacitance touch sensor arrangement configured to have a variable capacitance that varies when a conductive object approaches; and at least one variable impedance sensor configured to have a variable impedance that varies with a sensed parameter; an output node; and at least one switch configured to provide, in a first configuration,] an output impedance at the output node that depends upon the variable capacitance and configured to provide, in a second configuration, an output impedance at the output node that depends upon the variable impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Astley, Darryl Cotton, Jani Kivioja
  • Publication number: 20140207467
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a sensor comprising a sensing film configured to provide a signal based upon a user's breath and a controller operably associated with the sensor. The controller is configured to receive the signal based upon the user's breath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Richard White, Jani Kivioja, Andrew Peter Matthews, Michael Astley, Stefano Marco Borini
  • Publication number: 20140049505
    Abstract: An apparatus including a plurality of adjacent repeated base units, each base unit formed from an active electrode of first, second and third touch sensor arrays, the first, second and third touch sensor arrays each including a plurality of active electrodes connected to a respective common terminal of the touch sensor array, wherein each base unit includes an active electrode of the second touch sensor array interlaced between an active electrode of the first touch sensor array and an active electrode of the third touch sensor array such that a swipe touch gesture applied to two or more adjacent active electrodes of the apparatus generates signalling at the respective common terminals of the corresponding touch sensor arrays which allows the direction of the swipe touch gesture to be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Zoran RADIVOJEVIC, Paul Beecher, Chris Bower, Piers Andrew, Darryl Cotton, Samiul Haque, Michael Astley, Markus Ahonen