Patents by Inventor Milind Phadtare

Milind Phadtare 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).

  • Apparatus and method for measuring a capacitance, and a fingerprint sensor utilizing the same
    Patent number: 10990785
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus for measuring a capacitance formed by a sense plate and a counter plate, wherein the sense plate comprises a first sub-plate and a second sub-plate, the first sub-plate and the second sub-plate being electrically separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Suwald, Milind Phadtare, Dillip Kumar Routray
  • Fingerprint sensing device with ESD protection
    Patent number: 10943080
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a fingerprint sensing device is provided, comprising a plurality of sensor cells, wherein each sensor cell comprises: at least one sense plate and a discharge electrode insulated from the sense plate; a first discharge path for discharging a first static electricity charge to a first electric potential terminal; a second discharge path for discharging a second static electricity charge to a second electric potential terminal; a charge reservoir coupled between the first electric potential terminal and the second electric potential terminal. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of producing a fingerprint sensing device is conceived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Suwald, Milind Phadtare, Dillip Kumar Routray
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A CAPACITANCE, AND A FINGERPRINT SENSOR UTILIZING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200184175
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus for measuring a capacitance formed by a sense plate and a counter plate, wherein the sense plate comprises a first sub-plate and a second sub-plate, the first sub-plate and the second sub-plate being electrically separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Suwald, Milind Phadtare, Dillip Kumar Routray
  • FINGERPRINT SENSING DEVICE WITH ESD PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20190213375
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a fingerprint sensing device is provided, comprising a plurality of sensor cells, wherein each sensor cell comprises: at least one sense plate and a discharge electrode insulated from the sense plate; a first discharge path for discharging a first static electricity charge to a first electric potential terminal; a second discharge path for discharging a second static electricity charge to a second electric potential terminal; a charge reservoir coupled between the first electric potential terminal and the second electric potential terminal. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of producing a fingerprint sensing device is conceived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Suwald, Milind Phadtare, Dillip Kumar Routray