Patents by Inventor MICHAEL JAMES GORGA

MICHAEL JAMES GORGA 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A CAPACITIVE HANDLE
    Publication number: 20190356312
    Abstract: A method (500) for activating a hand-held electronic device (10) includes the steps of: providing (510) a hand-held electronic device comprising a body portion (12) and a proximity sensor (50), wherein the proximity sensor comprises a capacitor; determining (520), via the capacitor, a baseline capacitance of the proximity sensor; detecting (530), via the capacitor, an approaching target object (52) before the target object touches the body portion, wherein the approaching target object increases capacitance of the proximity sensor to a first capacitance; comparing (540) the first capacitance to the baseline capacitance; and activating (550) the hand-held electronic device if the first capacitance exceeds the baseline capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: LESTER RONALD GREER, Jr., WALTER JULIUS WEICHSLER, MICHAEL JAMES GORGA