Patents by Inventor Steven Kolokowsky

Steven Kolokowsky 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).

  • Predictive touch surface scanning
    Patent number: 9417728
    Abstract: A method for locating a conductive object at a touch-sensing surface may include detecting a first resolved location for the conductive object at the touch-sensing surface based on a first scan of the touch-sensing surface, predicting a location for the conductive object, and determining a second resolved location for the conductive object by performing a second scan of a subset of sensor electrodes of the touch-sensing surface, wherein the subset of sensor electrodes is selected based on the predicted location of the conductive object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: David G. Wright, Steven Kolokowsky, Edward L. Grivna
  • Capacitive sensing button on chip
    Patent number: 8970230
    Abstract: An embodiment of an integrated circuit device may comprise an integrated circuit package, a sensor element attached within the integrated circuit package, a capacitance sensor coupled with the sensor element and situated within the integrated circuit package, wherein the capacitance sensor is configured to measure a capacitance of the sensor element, and an output pin positioned at the exterior of the integrated circuit package, wherein the output pin is configured to carry a signal based on the measured capacitance of the sensor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Rajagopal Narayanasamy, Mahadevan Krishnamurthy Narayana Swamy, David Wright, Steven Kolokowsky
  • Predictive Touch Surface Scanning
    Publication number: 20140285469
    Abstract: A method for locating a conductive object at a touch-sensing surface may include detecting a first resolved location for the conductive object at the touch-sensing surface based on a first scan of the touch-sensing surface, predicting a location for the conductive object, and determining a second resolved location for the conductive object by performing a second scan of a subset of sensor electrodes of the touch-sensing surface, wherein the subset of sensor electrodes is selected based on the predicted location of the conductive object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: David G. Wright, Steven Kolokowsky, Edward L. Grivna
  • Predictive touch surface scanning
    Patent number: 8723825
    Abstract: A method for locating a conductive object at a touch-sensing surface may include detecting a first resolved location for the conductive object at the touch-sensing surface based on a first scan of the touch-sensing surface, predicting a location for the conductive object, and determining a second resolved location for the conductive object by performing a second scan of a subset of sensor elements of the touch-sensing surface, wherein the subset of sensor elements is selected based on the predicted location of the conductive object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: David G. Wright, Steven Kolokowsky, Edward L. Grivna
  • Predictive touch surface scanning
    Patent number: 8723827
    Abstract: A method for locating a conductive object at a touch-sensing surface may include detecting a first resolved location for the conductive object at the touch-sensing surface based on a first scan of the touch-sensing surface, predicting a location for the conductive object, and determining a second resolved location for the conductive object by performing a second scan of a subset of sensor electrodes of the touch-sensing surface, wherein the subset of sensor electrodes is selected based on the predicted location of the conductive object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: David G. Wright, Steven Kolokowsky, Edward L. Grivna
  • Predictive Touch Surface Scanning
    Publication number: 20130100071
    Abstract: A method for locating a conductive object at a touch-sensing surface may include detecting a first resolved location for the conductive object at the touch-sensing surface based on a first scan of the touch-sensing surface, predicting a location for the conductive object, and determining a second resolved location for the conductive object by performing a second scan of a subset of sensor electrodes of the touch-sensing surface, wherein the subset of sensor electrodes is selected based on the predicted location of the conductive object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: David G. Wright, Steven Kolokowsky, Edward L. Grivna
  • Capacitive Sensing Button On Chip
    Publication number: 20120217982
    Abstract: An embodiment of an integrated circuit device may comprise an integrated circuit package, a sensor element attached within the integrated circuit package, a capacitance sensor coupled with the sensor element and situated within the integrated circuit package, wherein the capacitance sensor is configured to measure a capacitance of the sensor element, and an output pin positioned at the exterior of the integrated circuit package, wherein the output pin is configured to carry a signal based on the measured capacitance of the sensor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rajagopal Narayanasamy, Mahadevan Krishnamurthy Narayana Swamy, David Wright, Steven Kolokowsky
  • Predictive Touch Surface Scanning
    Publication number: 20120154324
    Abstract: A method for locating a conductive object at a touch-sensing surface may include detecting a first resolved location for the conductive object at the touch-sensing surface based on a first scan of the touch-sensing surface, predicting a location for the conductive object, and determining a second resolved location for the conductive object by performing a second scan of a subset of sensor elements of the touch-sensing surface, wherein the subset of sensor elements is selected based on the predicted location of the conductive object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: David G. Wright, Steven Kolokowsky, Edward L. Grivna
  • USB mass storage locking
    Patent number: 8135880
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mass-storage device, comprising a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, a locking function coupled to the USB interface wherein the locking function is accessible via a USB device class other than a mass-storage class, and a data mass-storage memory coupled to the locking circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Kolokowsky, Brian Tuttle
  • USB mass storage locking via a secondary interface
    Publication number: 20080005409
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mass-storage device, comprising a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, a locking function coupled to the USB interface wherein the locking function is accessible via a USB device class other than a mass-storage class, and a data mass-storage memory coupled to the locking circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Steven Kolokowsky, Brian Tuttle