Patents by Inventor Sara J. Homeijer

Sara J. Homeijer 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: 8776337
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods of forming capacitive sensors. One method includes forming a first electrode array of the capacitive sensor on a first structure. Forming the first electrode array can include: forming a dielectric material on a substrate material; forming an electrode material on the dielectric material; removing portions of the electrode material to form a number of electrodes separated from each other; and removing at least a portion of the dielectric material from between the number of electrodes. The method can include bonding the first structure to a second structure having a second electrode array of the capacitive sensor formed thereon such that the number of electrodes of the first electrode array face a number of electrodes of the second electrode array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Brian D. Homeijer, Robert G. Walmsley, Rodney L. Alley, Dennis M. Lazaroff, Sara J. Homeijer
  • Publication number: 20120025851
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes capacitive sensors and methods of forming capacitive sensors. One capacitive sensor includes a first substrate structure having a first dielectric material formed thereon and electrodes of a first electrode array formed on the first dielectric material. The sensor includes a second substrate structure facing the first substrate structure and having a second dielectric material formed thereon and electrodes of a second electrode array formed on the second dielectric material. The sensor includes a removed portion of the first dielectric material forming a recess between adjacent electrodes of the first electrode array, and the first substrate structure is moveable with respect to the second substrate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Brian D. Homeijer, Robert G. Walmsley, Rodney L. Alley, Dennis M. Lazaroff, Sara J. Homeijer