Patents by Inventor Stuart Ian Gross, JR.

Stuart Ian Gross, JR. 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).

  • Capacitive touch sensors and methods of operating capacitive touch sensors
    Patent number: 10936125
    Abstract: A method of operating a capacitive touch sensor, the capacitive touch sensor including an electrode, includes monitoring raw count data from the capacitive touch sensor and recording a first value of the raw count data when the raw count data exceeds a first threshold. The method also includes supplying a driven shield signal to the electrode after the raw count data exceeds the first threshold and recording a second value of the raw count data while supplying the driven shield signal to the electrode. The method further includes calculating a difference between the first value and the second value and registering a touch when the calculated difference between the first value and the second value is less than a second threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Michael Recio, Stuart Ian Gross, Jr., Alexis Christina Taylor, Christopher Lawrence Beeler
  • CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSORS AND METHODS OF OPERATING CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSORS
    Publication number: 20190121461
    Abstract: A method of operating a capacitive touch sensor, the capacitive touch sensor including an electrode, includes monitoring raw count data from the capacitive touch sensor and recording a first value of the raw count data when the raw count data exceeds a first threshold. The method also includes supplying a driven shield signal to the electrode after the raw count data exceeds the first threshold and recording a second value of the raw count data while supplying the driven shield signal to the electrode. The method further includes calculating a difference between the first value and the second value and registering a touch when the calculated difference between the first value and the second value is less than a second threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Michael Recio, Stuart Ian Gross, JR., Alexis Christina Taylor, Christopher Lawrence Beeler