Patents by Inventor Thomas Matthew Bell

Thomas Matthew Bell 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).

  • Touch sensor with force sensor response normalization, and related method and apparatus
    Patent number: 10649595
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch screen device includes a controller, a force sensing layer, a cushion layer, and a reference layer. The controller includes a processor to determine a distance between the force sensing layer and the reference layer. The cushion layer is between the force sensing layer and the reference layer. The cushion layer may include a plurality of holes at selected locations devoid of material of which the cushion layer is made. The reference layer may include a plurality of raised areas at selected locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Carley, Paul Clements, Karl Attrill, Thomas Matthew Bell
  • TOUCH SENSOR WITH FORCE SENSOR RESPONSE NORMALIZATION, AND RELATED METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180253169
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch screen device includes a controller, a force sensing layer, a cushion layer, and a reference layer. The controller includes a processor to determine a distance between the force sensing layer and the reference layer. The cushion layer is between the force sensing layer and the reference layer. The cushion layer may include a plurality of holes at selected locations devoid of material of which the cushion layer is made. The reference layer may include a plurality of raised areas at selected locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Carl Carley, Paul Clements, Karl Attrill, Thomas Matthew Bell
  • Stylus
    Patent number: 8947404
    Abstract: A stylus may have a flat portion on a movable tip at one end for contact with a flat surface, or a stylus may have movable pins adjustable in response to contact pressure for use with a non-flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Nigel Stephen Daniel Hinson, Thomas Matthew Bell
  • STYLUS
    Publication number: 20120228039
    Abstract: A stylus may have a flat portion on a movable tip at one end for contact with a flat surface, or a stylus may have movable pins adjustable in response to contact pressure for use with a non-flat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Nigel Stephen Daniel Hinson, Thomas Matthew Bell