Patents by Inventor Philip Spletter

Philip Spletter 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).

  • FINGER SENSOR INCLUDING ENHANCED ESD PROTECTION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20070086634
    Abstract: A finger sensor may include a finger sensing integrated circuit (IC) having a finger sensing area and at least one bond pad adjacent thereto, and a flexible circuit coupled to the IC finger sensor. More particularly, the flexible circuit may include a flexible layer, and at least one conductive trace carried thereby and coupled to the at least one bond pad. The sensor may also include at least one Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) electrode carried by the flexible layer. The ESD electrode may be positioned adjacent a beveled edge, for example, of an IC carrier and thereby exposed through a small gap between an adjacent portion of a frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: AuthenTec, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Setlak, Matthew Salatino, Philip Spletter, Yang Rao