Patents by Inventor Rodrigo S. GOMES

Rodrigo S. GOMES 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: 10908597
    Abstract: Touch sensing circuit arrangements include a touch sensor and a controller board. The touch sensor includes one or more sensing elements to generate touch-related signals responsive to a touch input to the sensor, and a memory device storing computer-executable firmware instructions for determining touch positions based on the touch-related signals. The controller board includes query logic executable by the controller board to cause the controller board to query for the computer-executable firmware instructions stored on the memory device of the touch sensor, and a processor circuit to determine touch positions by executing the firmware instructions loaded onto the generic controller board in response to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Rodrigo S. Gomes, Richard A. Peterson, Jr., Bruce A. Lessard, Gordon F. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20190121332
    Abstract: Touch sensing circuit arrangements include a touch sensor and a controller board. The touch sensor includes one or more sensing elements to generate touch-related signals responsive to a touch input to the sensor, and a memory device storing computer-executable firmware instructions for determining touch positions based on the touch-related signals. The controller board includes query logic executable by the controller board to cause the controller board to query for the computer-executable firmware instructions stored on the memory device of the touch sensor, and a processor circuit to determine touch positions by executing the firmware instructions loaded onto the generic controller board in response to the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Rodrigo S. Gomes, Richard A. Peterson, JR., Bruce A. Lessard, Gordon F. Taylor
  • Patent number: 10197994
    Abstract: Touch sensing circuit arrangements include a touch sensor and a controller board. The touch sensor includes one or more sensing elements to generate touch-related signals responsive to a touch input to the sensor, and a memory device storing computer-executable firmware instructions for determining touch positions based on the touch-related signals. The controller board includes query logic executable by the controller board to cause the controller board to query for the computer-executable firmware instructions stored on the memory device of the touch sensor, and a processor circuit to determine touch positions by executing the firmware instructions loaded onto the generic controller board in response to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Rodrigo S. Gomes, Richard A. Peterson, Jr., Bruce A. Lessard, Gordon F. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20170060123
    Abstract: Touch sensing circuit arrangements include a touch sensor and a controller board. The touch sensor includes one or more sensing elements to generate touch-related signals responsive to a touch input to the sensor, and a memory device storing computer-executable firmware instructions for determining touch positions based on the touch-related signals. The controller board includes query logic executable by the controller board to cause the controller board to query for the computer-executable firmware instructions stored on the memory device of the touch sensor, and a processor circuit to determine touch positions by executing the firmware instructions loaded onto the generic controller board in response to the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Rodrigo S. Gomes, Richard A. Peterson, JR., Bruce A. Lessard, Gordon F. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9535533
    Abstract: Touch sensing circuit arrangements include a touch sensor and a controller board. The touch sensor includes one or more sensing elements to generate touch-related signals responsive to a touch input to the sensor, and a memory device storing computer-executable firmware instructions for determining touch positions based on the touch-related signals. The controller board includes query logic executable by the controller board to cause the controller board to query for the computer-executable firmware instructions stored on the memory device of the touch sensor, and a processor circuit to determine touch positions by executing the firmware instructions loaded onto the generic controller board in response to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Rodrigo S. Gomes, Richard A. Peterson, Jr., Bruce A. Lessard, Gordon F. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20100097336
    Abstract: Touch sensing circuit arrangements include a touch sensor and a controller board. The touch sensor includes one or more sensing elements to generate touch-related signals responsive to a touch input to the sensor, and a memory device storing computer-executable firmware instructions for determining touch positions based on the touch-related signals. The controller board includes query logic executable by the controller board to cause the controller board to query for the computer-executable firmware instructions stored on the memory device of the touch sensor, and a processor circuit to determine touch positions by executing the firmware instructions loaded onto the generic controller board in response to the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Rodrigo S. GOMES, Richard A. Peterson, JR., Bruce A. Lessard, Gordon F. Taylor