Patents by Inventor Peter Eric Sherlock

Peter Eric Sherlock 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).

  • Electronic device for collecting finger data and displaying a finger movement trace and related methods
    Patent number: 9202101
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger sensor, a display, and a controller coupled to the finger sensor and the display. The controller may be configured to collect finger data from multiple portions of a user's finger as the user's finger is moved around on the finger sensor along a finger travel path. The controller may also be configured to generate on the display a finger movement trace corresponding to the finger movement travel path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Eric Paul Kraemer, James Warren Neil, Peter Eric Sherlock
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR COLLECTING FINGER DATA AND DISPLAYING A FINGER MOVEMENT TRACE AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20140105470
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger sensor, a display, and a controller coupled to the finger sensor and the display. The controller may be configured to collect finger data from multiple portions of a user's finger as the user's finger is moved around on the finger sensor along a finger travel path. The controller may also be configured to generate on the display a finger movement trace corresponding to the finger movement travel path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: ERIC PAUL KRAEMER, JAMES WARREN NEIL, PETER ERIC SHERLOCK
  • Fingerprint sensor having enhanced ESD protection and associated methods
    Patent number: 7076089
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensor may include a plurality of electrostatic discharge (ESD) electrodes carried by a dielectric layer of a fingerprint sensing portion. The fingerprint sensing portion is for sensing a fingerprint of a user. The fingerprint sensing portion may include the dielectric layer, and, in some embodiments, may also include an array of sensing electrodes also carried by the dielectric layer. Accordingly, each ESD electrode may be interposed between adjacent sensing electrodes. The ESD electrodes attract ESD events and dissipate the energy therein to avoid damaging adjacent sensing electrodes and/or portions of the dielectric layer. The fingerprint sensor may also include an electrically conductive layer connected to the ESD electrodes, which may provide a convenient ground plane, for example, for removing ESD energy from the fingerprint sensor. The electrically conductive layer may extend beneath the sensing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Authentec, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Scott Brandt, David Carl Gebauer, Dale Raymond Setlak, Peter Eric Sherlock, Matthew M. Salatino
  • Fingerprint sensor having enhanced ESD protection and associated methods
    Publication number: 20030215116
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensor may include a plurality of electrostatic discharge (ESD) electrodes carried by a dielectric layer of a fingerprint sensing portion. The fingerprint sensing portion is for sensing a fingerprint of a user. The fingerprint sensing portion may include the dielectric layer, and, in some embodiments, may also include an array of sensing electrodes also carried by the dielectric layer. Accordingly, each ESD electrode may be interposed between adjacent sensing electrodes. The ESD electrodes attract ESD events and dissipate the energy therein to avoid damaging adjacent sensing electrodes and/or portions of the dielectric layer. The fingerprint sensor may also include an electrically conductive layer connected to the ESD electrodes, which may provide a convenient ground plane, for example, for removing ESD energy from the fingerprint sensor. The electrically conductive layer may extend beneath the sensing electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: AuthenTec Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Scott Brandt, David Carl Gebauer, Dale Raymond Setlak, Peter Eric Sherlock, Matthew M. Salatino