Patents by Inventor Prashant Manikal

Prashant Manikal 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).

  • Method and apparatus for a scaleable touch panel controller
    Patent number: 6639587
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for determining the contact position on a touch panel sensor. The method and apparatus utilizes a counter to determine the elapsed time that occurs before a circuit discharges from a peak value to a predetermined threshold value. The elapsed time for two or more circuits is measured, from which the contact position is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Dale Carpenter, Prashant Manikal
  • Method and apparatus for a scaleable touch panel controller
    Publication number: 20030071793
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for determining the contact position on a touch panel sensor. The method and apparatus utilizes a counter to determine the elapsed time that occurs before a circuit discharges from a peak value to a predetermined threshold value. The elapsed time for two or more circuits is measured, from which the contact position is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Dale Carpenter, Prashant Manikal