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SYNAPTICS INC
US·1,215 granted patents·156 pending applications·37,504 citations·filing 1986–2025
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1,371 records- 0199US8766950B1Modulated power supply for reduced parasitic capacitanceSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 1, 2014·108 cites·27 claims
- 0299US7656392B2Touch sensor effective area enhancementSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 2, 2010·132 cites·23 claims
- 0399US7521942B2Methods and systems for guarding a charge transfer capacitance sensor for proximity detectionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 21, 2009·77 cites·25 claims
- 0499US7439962B2Touch pad with flexible substrateSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 21, 2008·169 cites·34 claims
- 0599US7382139B2One layer capacitive sensing apparatus having varying width sensing elementsSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 3, 2008·207 cites·61 claims
- 0699US7262609B2Methods and systems for guarding a charge transfer capacitance sensor for proximity detectionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 28, 2007·105 cites·48 claims
- 0799US7129935B2Sensor patterns for a capacitive sensing apparatusSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 31, 2006·414 cites·42 claims
- 0899US7109978B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 19, 2006·276 cites·20 claims
- 0999US6750852B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 15, 2004·256 cites·14 claims
- 1099US6610936B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 26, 2003·506 cites·2 claims
- 1199US6414671B1Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 2, 2002·634 cites·5 claims
- 1299US6380931B1Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 30, 2002·600 cites·7 claims
- 1399US5880411AObject position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 9, 1999·2.7k cites·64 claims
- 1499US5488204APaintbrush stylus for capacitive touch sensor padSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 30, 1996·2.5k cites·11 claims
- 1599US4935702ASubthreshold CMOS amplifier with offset adaptationSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 19, 1990·287 cites·19 claims
- 1698US11264977B1Zero-crossing detector for DC-DC converter systems and methodsSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 1, 2022·10 cites·18 claims
- 1798US11238779B1Device and method for controlling a display panelSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 1, 2022·9 cites·20 claims
- 1898US11189222B1Device and method for mura compensationSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 30, 2021·17 cites·20 claims
- 1998US11151941B1Device and method for controlling a display panelSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 19, 2021·9 cites·19 claims
- 2098US10921913B1Rotatable knob interfaceSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 16, 2021·28 cites·20 claims
- 2198US9158958B2Signal strength enhancement in a biometric sensor arraySYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 13, 2015·42 cites·20 claims
- 2298US7683641B2Methods and systems for detecting a capacitance using sigma-delta measurement techniquesSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 23, 2010·59 cites·27 claims
- 2398US7583092B2Capacitive sensing apparatus that uses a combined guard and sensing electrodeSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 1, 2009·92 cites·28 claims
- 2498US7521941B2Methods and systems for detecting a capacitance using switched charge transfer techniquesSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 21, 2009·80 cites·26 claims
- 2598US7466307B2Closed-loop sensor on a solid-state object position detectorSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 16, 2008·222 cites·27 claims
- 2698US7453270B2Methods and systems for detecting a capacitance using sigma-delta measurement techniquesSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 18, 2008·64 cites·25 claims
- 2798US7450113B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 11, 2008·87 cites·46 claims
- 2898US7417441B2Methods and systems for guarding a charge transfer capacitance sensor for proximity detectionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 26, 2008·56 cites·25 claims
- 2998US7301350B2Methods and systems for detecting a capacitance using sigma-delta measurement techniquesSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 27, 2007·141 cites·49 claims
- 3098US7288946B2Methods and systems for detecting a capacitance using sigma-delta measurement techniquesSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 30, 2007·159 cites·36 claims
- 3198US7218124B1Capacitive sensing apparatus designsSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 15, 2007·62 cites·11 claims
- 3298US7030860B1Flexible transparent touch sensing system for electronic devicesSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 18, 2006·830 cites·30 claims
- 3398US6587093B1Capacitive mouseSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·287 cites·31 claims
- 3498US5943052AMethod and apparatus for scroll bar controlSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 24, 1999·692 cites·20 claims
- 3598US5942733AStylus input capacitive touchpad sensorSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 24, 1999·617 cites·36 claims
- 3698US5914465AObject position detectorSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 22, 1999·396 cites·4 claims
- 3798US5889236APressure sensitive scrollbar featureSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 30, 1999·845 cites·12 claims
- 3898US5841078AObject position detectorSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 24, 1998·555 cites·6 claims
- 3998US5648642AObject position detectorSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 15, 1997·502 cites·38 claims
- 4098US5543591AObject position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·885 cites·11 claims
- 4198US5543588ATouch pad driven handheld computing deviceSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 6, 1996·1.1k cites·4 claims
- 4298US5543590AObject position detector with edge motion featureSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·570 cites·13 claims
- 4398US5495077AObject position and proximity detectorSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 27, 1996·680 cites·11 claims
- 4498US5374787AObject position detectorSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 20, 1994·748 cites·10 claims
- 4598US5289023AHigh-density photosensor and contactless imaging array having wide dynamic rangeSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 22, 1994·170 cites·19 claims
- 4698US5095284ASubthreshold CMOS amplifier with wide input voltage rangeSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 10, 1992·151 cites·23 claims
- 4798US4962342ADynamic synapse for neural networkSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 9, 1990·211 cites·16 claims
- 4898US4953928AMOS device for long-term learningSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 4, 1990·189 cites·12 claims
- 4997US12100361B1Backlight control for display devicesSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 24, 2024·6 cites·20 claims
- 5097US11360614B1Rotatable knob interfaceSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 14, 2022·5 cites·14 claims
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