Patents by Inventor Michael Thomas Morrione

Michael Thomas Morrione 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: 8963561
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch sensor with one or more meshes of conductive material. Each of the meshes includes multiple mesh cells defined by multiple mesh segments. Each of the mesh cells includes a centroid and multiple vertices. The mesh segments are made of the conductive material, and the centroids or vertices of the mesh cells have a substantially random distribution within an area of the touch sensor. The apparatus also includes one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the touch sensor that embody logic that is configured when executed to control the touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Esat Yilmaz, Carl Carley, Michael Thomas Morrione
  • Publication number: 20130207922
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a touch sensor comprising one or more electrodes and one or more connection pads electrically coupled to the one or more electrodes. The system also includes a protective coating formed over the one or more connection pads. The system further includes a circuit electrically coupled to one or more connection pads such that signals may be communicated from the one or more connection pads to the circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Simon Gillmore, David Brent Guard, Michael Thomas Morrione
  • Publication number: 20130155001
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes one or more substrates and a touch sensor disposed on one or more of the substrates. The touch sensor has a substantially transparent electrode made of lines of substantially opaque conductive material and the substantially transparent electrode having an effective sheet resistance within a range of approximately 5 to approximately 20 ohms per square.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Esat Yilmaz, David Brent Guard, Jalil Shaikh, Michael Thomas Morrione
  • Publication number: 20130127775
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes drive or sense electrodes of a touch sensor. Each of the electrodes are made of a conductive mesh of lines of conductive material. The apparatus also includes one or more conductive crossovers that each couple two of the drive electrodes to each other or couple two of the sense electrodes to each other. At least a portion of each of the conductive crossovers is disposed on a plane different than a plane of the drive or sense electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Esat Yilmaz, Jalil Shaikh, Isfandyar Qazi, Michael Thomas Morrione, David Brent Guard
  • Publication number: 20130113502
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch sensor with one or more meshes of conductive material. Each of the meshes includes multiple mesh cells defined by multiple mesh segments. Each of the mesh cells includes a centroid and multiple vertices. The mesh segments are made of the conductive material, and the centroids or vertices of the mesh cells have a substantially random distribution within an area of the touch sensor. The apparatus also includes one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the touch sensor that embody logic that is configured when executed to control the touch sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Esat Yilmaz, Carl Carley, Michael Thomas Morrione