Patents by Inventor Patrick Norman Prendergast

Patrick Norman Prendergast 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).

  • Sensor patterns with reduced noise coupling
    Patent number: 9632629
    Abstract: A capacitive sense array configured to improve noise immunity in detecting a presence of a conductive object is described. In one embodiment, a capacitive sense array includes at least a first set of sense elements disposed in straight parallel lines along a first axis of the capacitive sense array. A second set of sense elements is disposed in crooked paths about a second axis of the capacitive sense array. The first and second sets form a capacitive sense array that includes crooked sense paths in at least one of the axes of the sense array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Patrick Norman Prendergast, Mark W. Rouse
  • Sensor Patterns With Reduced Noise Coupling
    Publication number: 20130082719
    Abstract: A capacitive sense array configured to improve noise immunity in detecting a presence of a conductive object is described. In one embodiment, a capacitive sense array includes at least a first set of sense elements disposed in straight parallel lines along a first axis of the capacitive sense array. A second set of sense elements is disposed in crooked paths about a second axis of the capacitive sense array. The first and second sets form a capacitive sense array that includes crooked sense paths in at least one of the axes of the sense array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick Norman Prendergast, Mark W. Rouse