Patents by Inventor Patrick Smith

Patrick Smith 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).

  • Publication number: 20190180072
    Abstract: An optical sensor device includes: a display layer, comprising a light source configured to generate light incident on an input surface of the optical sensor device; an image sensor layer, disposed below the display layer, comprising an optical image sensor having a plurality of image sensor pixels; and a first ambient light filter layer, disposed between the display layer and the image sensor layer, configured to block one or more wavelengths of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Arash Akhavan Fomani, Marek Mienko, Richard Klenkler, Patrick Smith, Robert J. Gove, Guozhong Shen, Alvin Jee, Young Seen Lee, Jason Goodelle, Bob Lee Mackey
  • Patent number: 10303919
    Abstract: An optical sensor for imaging an input object, such as a fingerprint, on a sensing region of a display is disclosed. The sensor includes a transparent substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. An array of detector elements is positioned above the first side of the transparent substrate and an angle limiting reflector is positioned below the second side of the transparent substrate. The angle limiting reflector is configured to reflect light incident on the angle limiting reflector within a limited acceptance angle towards the array detector elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Marek Mienko, Patrick Smith, Arash Akhavan Fomani, Jeffrey A. Small
  • Publication number: 20190138154
    Abstract: An input device includes a transparent layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, and an inner layer positioned below and directly contacting the bottom surface of the transparent layer, wherein the inner layer has a second index of refraction (n2) that is lower than a first index of refraction (n1) of the transparent layer, and wherein a first region of the transparent layer extends past an end of the inner layer. The device also includes a light source positioned below the bottom surface of the transparent layer, and a reflector arrangement configured to reflect light emitted by the light source into the transparent layer in or proximal to the first region of the transparent layer, wherein at least a portion of the light reflected into the transparent layer propagates within the transparent layer by total internal reflection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Smith, Paul Wickboldt, Marek Mienko, Pascale El Kallassi
  • Publication number: 20190139623
    Abstract: Estimating parental contribution of ancestry includes: obtaining a set of ancestry assignment data associated with an individual's genotype data, at least some of the ancestry assignment data indicating that one or more segments of the individual's genotype data is deemed to be associated with a specific ancestry; determining whether in the individual's genotype data there is at least one confirmed region of overlapping ancestry assignment associated with the specific ancestry; in the event that it is determined that there is at least one confirmed region of overlapping ancestry assignment associated with the specific ancestry: specifying that parental contribution of the specific ancestry is made by both parents of the individual; in the event that it is determined that there is no confirmed region of overlapping ancestry assignment associated with the specific ancestry: statistically determining whether the parental contribution to the specific ancestry is made by only one parent of the individual or by bot
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Katarzyna Bryc, Eric Yves Jean-Marc Durand, Joanna Louise Mountain, Robin Patrick Smith, Peilun Shan, Bradley Kittredge
  • Patent number: 10268884
    Abstract: An optical sensor system includes: an input surface providing a sensing region for a biometric object; a plurality of display elements, disposed beneath the input surface, configured to emit light to provide a display; an aperture layer, disposed beneath the plurality of display elements; a collimator layer, disposed beneath the aperture layer; and a plurality of light sensing elements, disposed beneath the collimator layer, wherein the plurality of light sensing elements are configured to detect light from the sensing region that has passed through the aperture layer and the collimator layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Jones, Paul Wickboldt, Patrick Smith, Young Seen Lee, Alvin Jee, Richard Andrew Klenkler, Bob Lee Mackey
  • Patent number: 10253301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separation of viruses of an essentially spherical shape from viruses with a rod-like shape that are comprised in a sample, wherein the sample comprising the viruses is subjected to filtration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: uniQure IP B.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Theodorus Johannes Maria Christiaan Hermens, James Patrick Smith
  • Publication number: 20190095676
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optical imaging are disclosed. An optical sensor for imaging a biometric input object on a sensing region includes a transparent layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a set of apertures disposed above the first side of the transparent layer; a first set of reflective surfaces disposed below the second side of the transparent layer configured to receive light transmitted through the first set of apertures and to reflect the received light; a second set of reflective surfaces disposed above the first side of the transparent layer configured to receive the light reflected from the first set of reflective surfaces and to further reflect the light; and a plurality of detector elements positioned to receive the further reflected light from the second set of reflective surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Arash Akhavan Fomani, Marek Mienko, Patrick Smith, Paul Wickboldt
  • Publication number: 20190061975
    Abstract: Ignition-quenching systems comprise an ignition-quenching cover configured to quench an ignition event in a combustible environment triggered by an ignition source associated with a fastener stack. The ignition-quenching cover comprises a porous body that is gas permeable and that has pores sized to quench ignition in the combustible environment. The ignition-quenching cover further comprises a cover attachment feature configured to mate with a fastener attachment feature of the fastener stack. The ignition-quenching cover is configured to cover the fastener stack, which may be associated with a potential ignition source that produces an ignition event in the combustible environment. The porous body may include one or more porous elements that may be formed of various polymeric, mesh, or fabric materials. The ignition-quenching cover may comprise a non-porous frame that is bonded to the porous body and that defines the cover attachment feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher S. Roper, John Rubrecht Lowell, Eddie Kwon, Jason Scott Damazo, Eric C. Clough, Zak C. Eckel, Sloan Patrick Smith, Randall Schubert, Geoffrey P. McKnight, Jacob J. Mikulsky, Sophia Shu Yang, Joanna Kolodziejska, Michael Scott Cameron, Blaine Knight Rawdon, Darrin M. Hansen
  • Patent number: 10216972
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe an input device that includes a rectangular array of sensor electrodes connected to sensor modules that measure capacitive sensing signals corresponding to the electrodes. During a charge stage, the input device applies a charging voltage to neighboring sensor electrodes in the array. The input device then drives the neighboring sensor electrodes to a reference voltage and measures the amount of charge accumulated on at least one of the sensor electrodes. Because of the parasitic capacitance between the neighboring electrodes, driving these electrodes (even the ones not being measured) to the same charging and reference voltages reduces the effect of the parasitic capacitance on the capacitive sensing measurement. Thus, during the read stage, the measured charge is affected primarily by the capacitance between the sensor electrodes and an input object (e.g., a finger).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Arash Akhavan Fomani, Kirk Hargreaves, Patrick Smith
  • Patent number: 10213461
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a combined autologous biologic and cold therapy treatment for treating various skin injuries. The treatment may include applying autologous blood components, including but not limited to platelet rich plasma, to a skin injury in a manner that influences the healing process. A tray assembly for freezing autologous blood components includes a tray body and a plurality of compartments formed in the tray body. Each of the plurality of compartments is configured to receive an individual dose of an autologous blood component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc
    Inventors: Reinhold Schmieding, James P. Bradley, Patrick A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20190034549
    Abstract: Optimizations are provided for distinguishing between webpages that are cached and webpages that have been or currently are displayed on a user interface. In some instances, a list of webpages is generated in response to a query entered by a user. Then, a determined number of webpages that were included in the list are cached in memory. These cached webpages each have an associated agent string, and at least some of these agent strings are updated to reflect a cached status. Subsequently, a first webpage is displayed on a user interface. This first webpage was included among those webpages that were cached. Further, the agent string for this webpage is updated to reflect an in-view status. In response to the first webpage being replaced by a second webpage, the agent string for the second webpage is then updated to reflect the in-view status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jason Bosarge, D. Levi King, Spencer Patrick Smith
  • Publication number: 20190027916
    Abstract: A submersible habitat chamber providing a contained environment for repairing subsea cable is provided. The habitat chamber includes first and second shell parts assembled to at least partly define the contained environment, a first seal provided between the first and second shell parts, a cable seal provided for engagement with the cable, and at least one access port through at least one of the shell parts to allow a user to access the contained environment from outside the habitat. A method of using the habitat chamber and a kit for assembly of the chamber are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: STEPHEN JAMES HEMPHILL, MICHAEL JOHN MCGUCKIN, MAURICE PATRICK SMITH, GERARD JOSEPH RATHBORNE, PATRICK JAMES O'ROURKE
  • Publication number: 20190026523
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for optical sensing, comprising: a display comprising a transparent substrate and a plurality of light emitters disposed above the transparent substrate; a transparent cover layer disposed above the display, wherein a top surface of the transparent cover layer provides an input surface for sensing an input object; and, an angled filter disposed below the transparent substrate of the display, wherein the angled filter is configured to allow light within a tolerance angle of an acceptance angle to pass through the angled filter, wherein the acceptance angle is centered around a non-zero angle relative to a normal of the input surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Guozhong SHEN, Richard KLENKLER, Paul WICKBOLDT, Young Seen LEE, Patrick SMITH, Bob Lee MACKEY, Marek MIENKO, Arash Akhavan FOMANI, Alvin JEE, Erik Jonathon THOMPSON, Bjoren DAVIS
  • Publication number: 20190018998
    Abstract: A hybrid capacitive and optical fingerprint sensor system includes: capacitive sensor electrodes; an optical image sensor having a plurality of image sensor pixels; light conditioning elements, configured to condition light from a sensing region of the hybrid capacitive and optical fingerprint sensor for detection by the optical image sensor; and a processing system having one or more controllers, configured to operate the capacitive sensor electrodes in a low-power mode of operation for the hybrid capacitive and optical fingerprint sensor, and to operate the optical image sensor to acquire an image from the sensing region of the hybrid capacitive and optical fingerprint sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Lillie, Mark Pude, Eric Bohannon, Eric Moule, Erik Jonathon Thompson, Patrick Smith, Lynn Kern
  • Patent number: 10181070
    Abstract: An optical fingerprint sensor includes: cover glass for receiving a finger; a transparent electrode layer below a bottom surface of the cover glass; an organic light emitting diode layer (OLED) below the transparent electrode layer; and a metal electrode layer below the OLED layer. Multiple openings extend through each of the transparent electrode layer, OLED layer, and metal electrode layer, and transmit reflected light reflected from a top surface of the cover glass when a finger is positioned over the top surface of the cover glass. A collimator or pinhole filter is below the metal electrode layer, and includes multiple apertures for transmitting the reflected light after the reflected light is transmitted through the multiple openings. An imager is below the bottom surface of the collimator or pinhole filter, and includes an array of pixels that detects the reflected light after the reflected light is transmitted through the multiple apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Patrick Smith, Pascale El Kallassi, Young Seen Lee
  • Patent number: 10176355
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optical imaging are disclosed. An optical sensor for imaging a biometric input object on a sensing region includes a transparent layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a first set of apertures disposed above the first side of the transparent layer; a reflective layer disposed below the second side of transparent layer configured to receive light transmitted through the first set of apertures and to reflect the received light; and a plurality of detector elements positioned to detect the reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Patrick Smith, Arash Akhavan Fomani, Marek Mienko, Paul Wickboldt
  • Patent number: 10169630
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optical imaging are disclosed. An optical sensor for imaging a biometric input object on a sensing region includes a transparent layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a set of apertures disposed above the first side of the transparent layer; a first set of reflective surfaces disposed below the second side of the transparent layer configured to receive light transmitted through the first set of apertures and to reflect the received light; a second set of reflective surfaces disposed above the first side of the transparent layer configured to receive the light reflected from the first set of reflective surfaces and to further reflect the light; and a plurality of detector elements positioned to receive the further reflected light from the second set of reflective surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Arash Akhavan Fomani, Patrick Smith, Marek Mienko, Paul Wickboldt
  • Publication number: 20180372780
    Abstract: A test and measurement instrument, such as an oscilloscope, including one or more ports to receive one or more signals from a device under test, a trigger enable logic circuit configured to output a trigger enabled signal when a trigger enable event occurs within the one or more signals, the trigger enable event being a real-time event of the one or more signals, one or more trigger logic circuits configured to generate a plurality of trigger signals when the trigger enable signal is received, each trigger signal being generated when a trigger event occurs within one of the one or more signals, and an acquisition circuit configured to acquire and store data in a memory in response to each of the trigger signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Kelly, Jed H. Andrews, Patrick A. Smith, Michael A. Martin
  • Publication number: 20180357462
    Abstract: An optical sensor system includes a display substrate, display pixel circuitry including a plurality of light emitting display elements or pixels disposed over the display substrate, a first circular polarizer disposed over the display substrate and the display pixel circuitry, and a transparent cover sheet disposed over the first circular polarizer. A top surface of the transparent cover sheet provides a sensing surface for an object such as a finger. The optical sensor system also includes a sensor layer disposed below the display substrate, the sensor layer having a plurality of photosensors, and a second circular polarizer disposed between the sensor layer and the display substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Bob Lee Mackey, Patrick Smith, Erik Jonathon Thompson, Arash Akhavan Fomani, Marek Mienko
  • Publication number: 20180357460
    Abstract: Optical sensing systems and methods for imaging objects include under-display optical sensors with one or multiple discrete light sources positioned on, in or under the display. The optical sensors may include an array of optical sensing elements, e.g., photodetectors, arranged in or under the display. The displays include OLED or LCD displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick Smith, Arash Akhavan Fomani, Marek Mienko, Bob Lee Mackey, Guozhong Shen