Patents by Inventor Steven P. Emm

Steven P. Emm 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).

  • Publication number: 20200225800
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate and a mesh of conductive material formed on the substrate and configured to extend across a display. The mesh of conductive material comprises first lines of conductive material that are substantially parallel to each other. The first lines are configured to extend across at least a portion of the display at a first angle relative to a first axis. The first lines are separated from each other along the first axis by a sequence of separation distances. Magnitudes of more than one of the separation distances are based on a phasor comprising at least one side band, wherein the at least one side band comprises at least one positive side band component and at least one negative side band component. The magnitudes comprise a pattern of translational shifts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: NeodrĂ³n Limited
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, James Lyle
  • Patent number: 10488976
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate and a mesh of conductive material formed on the substrate and configured to extend across a display. The mesh of conductive material comprises first lines of conductive material that are substantially parallel to each other. The first lines are configured to extend across at least a portion of the display at a first angle relative to a first axis. The first lines are separated from each other along the first axis by a sequence of separation distances. Magnitudes of more than one of the separation distances are based on a phasor comprising at least one side band, wherein the at least one side band comprises at least one positive side band component and at least one negative side band component. The magnitudes comprise a pattern of translational shifts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NeodrĂ³n Limited
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, James Lyle
  • Publication number: 20190073083
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate and a mesh of conductive material formed on the substrate and configured to extend across a display. The mesh of conductive material comprises first lines of conductive material that are substantially parallel to each other. The first lines are configured to extend across at least a portion of the display at a first angle relative to a first axis. The first lines are separated from each other along the first axis by a sequence of separation distances. Magnitudes of more than one of the separation distances are based on a phasor comprising at least one side band, wherein the at least one side band comprises at least one positive side band component and at least one negative side band component. The magnitudes comprise a pattern of translational shifts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, James Lyle
  • Patent number: 10120489
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate and a mesh of conductive material formed on the substrate and configured to extend across a display. The mesh includes first lines of conductive material that are substantially parallel to each other. The first lines extend across at least a portion of the display at a first angle relative to a first axis. The first lines are separated from each other along the first axis by a sequence of separation distances having corresponding magnitudes, where magnitudes of more than one separation distance from among the sequence of separation distances are based on a phasor step ? and a phasor magnitude of at least one phasor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, James Lyle
  • Publication number: 20170315656
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate and a mesh of conductive material formed on the substrate and configured to extend across a display. The mesh includes first lines of conductive material that are substantially parallel to each other. The first lines extend across at least a portion of the display at a first angle relative to a first axis. The first lines are separated from each other along the first axis by a sequence of separation distances having corresponding magnitudes, where magnitudes of more than one separation distance from among the sequence of separation distances are based on a phasor step ? and a phasor magnitude of at least one phasor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, James Lyle
  • Patent number: 9465489
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a touch sensor that includes a mesh of conductive material. The mesh includes a number of mesh cells that each have a number of vertices. Each of the vertices has a substantially randomized location within an annulus centered at a seed location of the vertex. The apparatus may also include one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the touch sensor and embodying logic that is configured when executed to control the touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, Philip Gareth Bentley
  • Patent number: 9304617
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch sensor including a mesh of multiple first lines and second lines of conductive material extending across a display. The first lines are substantially parallel to each other. The second lines are substantially parallel to each other. The display includes multiple pixels that each include sub-pixels. Each of the pixels has a first pixel pitch along a first axis and a second pixel pitch along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. Each of the sub-pixels has a first sub-pixel pitch along the first axis and a second sub-pixel dimension along the second axis. The second sub-pixel dimension is substantially equal to a first value or a second value, the second value being greater than the first value. The first lines extend across the display at a first angle relative to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm
  • Publication number: 20150077349
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch sensor including a mesh of multiple first lines and second lines of conductive material extending across a display. The first lines are substantially parallel to each other. The second lines are substantially parallel to each other. The display includes multiple pixels that each include sub-pixels. Each of the pixels has a first pixel pitch along a first axis and a second pixel pitch along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. Each of the sub-pixels has a first sub-pixel pitch along the first axis and a second sub-pixel dimension along the second axis. The second sub-pixel dimension is substantially equal to a first value or a second value, the second value being greater than the first value. The first lines extend across the display at a first angle relative to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm
  • Publication number: 20150070294
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a touch sensor that includes a mesh of conductive material. The mesh includes a number of mesh cells that each have a number of vertices. Each of the vertices has a substantially randomized location within an annulus centered at a seed location of the vertex. The apparatus may also include one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the touch sensor and embodying logic that is configured when executed to control the touch sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, Philip Gareth Bentley
  • Patent number: 8947391
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch sensor that includes a mesh of conductive material configured to extend across a display that includes multiple pixels that each include sub-pixels and dead space. The mesh includes multiple first and second lines of conductive material. The first lines are substantially parallel to each other, and the second lines are substantially parallel to each other. Each of the sub-pixels includes a color element separated from adjacent sub-pixels by dead space. Each of the pixels has a first pixel pitch (PPx) along a first axis and a second pixel pitch (PPy) along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The first pixel pitch is a distance between corresponding features of two adjacent pixels along the first axis, and the second pixel pitch is a distance between corresponding features of two adjacent pixels along the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm
  • Patent number: 8736571
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch sensor including a mesh of multiple first lines and second lines of conductive material extending across a display. The first lines are substantially parallel to each other. The second lines are substantially parallel to each other. The display includes multiple pixels that each include sub-pixels. Each of the pixels has a first pixel pitch along a first axis and a second pixel pitch along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. Each of the sub-pixels has a first sub-pixel pitch along the first axis, a first sub-pixel dimension along the first axis, and a second sub-pixel dimension along the second axis. The first lines extend across the display at a first angle relative to the first axis. The first angle is at least approximately equal to the arctangent of the ratio of the second sub-pixel dimension to the first pixel pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, Philip Gareth Bentley