Patents by Inventor Richard Paul Collins

Richard Paul Collins 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).

  • Patent number: 8847898
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes driving at least two of multiple drive lines of a touch sensor at a time, each with one or more electrical pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Brunet, Vemund Kval Bakken, Richard Paul Collins, Yen Goh
  • Publication number: 20130106436
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes sensing by a touch sensor a periodic noise signal caused by an external power source removably coupled to the touch sensor. A measurement signal that is synchronized to the periodic noise signal may be generated and transmitted to a location of the touch sensor. The method may further include detecting whether a touch has occurred at or near the location of the touch sensor based on a response of the location of the touch sensor to the measurement signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Samuel Brunet, Richard Paul Collins
  • Publication number: 20130057480
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes driving at least two of multiple drive lines of a touch sensor at a time, each with one or more electrical pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Samuel Brunet, Vemund Kval Bakken, Richard Paul Collins, Yen Goh
  • Publication number: 20110267304
    Abstract: The exemplary devices and processing techniques allow multiple measurement devices or chips to work together to sample a screen that is larger than one measurement device might sample, by allowing sharing X or drive lines amongst the measurements devices. Particular implementations of the subject matter described in this specification can be implemented so as to realize one or more of the following optional advantages. The sharing of the drive lines may allow for a screen sized or otherwise configured to have more measurement nodes than would be produced by the sum of the nodes that could be measured by the individual devices. For a screen that requires multiple measurement devices, the drive line sharing thus may allow use of a smaller number of measuring devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Martin John Simmons, Thomas Edward Pickett, Richard Paul Collins