Assignee
ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP
TW·121 granted patents·63 pending applications·747 citations·filing 1995–2025
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184 records- 0197US7576732B2Scroll control method using a touchpadELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 18, 2009·121 cites·10 claims
- 0296US9613247B2Sensing method and circuit of fingerprint sensorELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 4, 2017·12 cites·34 claims
- 0394US7436395B2Simplified capacitive touchpad and method thereofELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 14, 2008·41 cites·20 claims
- 0493US9557852B2Method of identifying palm area of a touch panel and a updating method thereofELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 31, 2017·23 cites·20 claims
- 0593US7274353B2Capacitive touchpad integrated with key and handwriting functionsELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 25, 2007·102 cites·12 claims
- 0691US11836317B2Touchpad and its force sensing data calibration methodELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 5, 2023·5 cites·20 claims
- 0791US9734382B2Fingerprint sensor having ESD protectionELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 15, 2017·12 cites·26 claims
- 0891US7158070B1Analog-to-digital converter capable of performing self-testELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 2, 2007·35 cites·7 claims
- 0988US7701447B2Method for multiple objects detection on a capacitive touchpadELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 20, 2010·22 cites·18 claims
- 1086US7538686B2Remote controller with a communication functionELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 26, 2009·23 cites·14 claims
- 1185US7768503B2Capacitive touchpad integrated with a graphical input functionELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 3, 2010·12 cites·12 claims
- 1284US11320927B2Control system for a touch device and method thereofELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted May 3, 2022·3 cites·32 claims
- 1383US7705755B2Signal converting apparatus with built-in self testELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 27, 2010·22 cites·12 claims
- 1483US7436690B2Flat cell read only memory using common contacts for bit lines and virtual ground linesELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 14, 2008·11 cites·7 claims
- 1581US11068764B2Smart card and control method thereofELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 20, 2021·2 cites·16 claims
- 1681US9721140B2Sensing method of fingerprint sensor and related sensing circuitELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 1, 2017·4 cites·19 claims
- 1780US8040325B2Base capacitance compensation for a touchpad sensorELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 18, 2011·11 cites·36 claims
- 1879US10921942B2Touch system, its touch device and input device, and its signal transmission methodELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 16, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 1979US7358812B2Class AB operational bufferELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 15, 2008·12 cites·11 claims
- 2076US8830201B2Equalized capacitive touchpad and touch positioning methodELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 9, 2014·4 cites·13 claims
- 2176US7804490B2Method for multiple gesture detection and verification on a touchpadELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 28, 2010·8 cites·12 claims
- 2275US11175770B2Touch device with charging function and charging control method thereofELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 16, 2021·2 cites·13 claims
- 2374US6483383B2Current controlled CMOS transconductive amplifier arrangementELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 19, 2002·16 cites·2 claims
- 2473US8022940B2Capacitive touch system and data transmission method in a capacitive touch systemELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 20, 2011·8 cites·6 claims
- 2572US9984275B2Fingerprint sensor having electrostatic discharge protectionELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 29, 2018·2 cites·9 claims
- 2672US7982717B2Method for gesture detection on a touchpadELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 19, 2011·6 cites·5 claims
- 2772US7688313B2Touch-sense apparatus available for one-dimensional and two-dimensional modes and control method thereforELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 30, 2010·6 cites·12 claims
- 2872US6886052B2Apparatus and method for automatically identifying between USB and PS/2 interfaceELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 26, 2005·21 cites·5 claims
- 2971US10845918B2Touch system, input device for the same and signal transmission method for the sameELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 24, 2020·1 cites·17 claims
- 3070US8350824B2Sensing method for a capacitive touch systemELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 8, 2013·5 cites·3 claims
- 3170US7362244B2User programmable input apparatus with a keyboardELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 22, 2008·18 cites·20 claims
- 3269US8736578B2Sensing circuit and method for a capacitive touch panelELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted May 27, 2014·2 cites·13 claims
- 3369US7942341B2Two dimensional dot code, and decoding apparatus and method for a two dimensional dot codeELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2008·Granted May 17, 2011·6 cites·13 claims
- 3468US10691257B2Method of changing identified type of touching objectELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 23, 2020·1 cites·10 claims
- 3568US9323383B2Method of identifying edge swipe gesture and method of opening window control bar using the identifying methodELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 26, 2016·2 cites·32 claims
- 3668US8350822B2Touch pad operable with multi-objects and method of operating sameELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 8, 2013·2 cites·6 claims
- 3767US9182862B2High noise immunity sensing methods and apparatus for a capacitive touch deviceELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 10, 2015·2 cites·16 claims
- 3867US7990368B2Method for calibrating coordinates of touch screenELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 2, 2011·4 cites·17 claims
- 3967US6882577B2On-system programmable and off-system programmable chipELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 19, 2005·15 cites·41 claims
- 4066US12596455B2Control method for a touchpadELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2024·Granted Apr 7, 2026·0 cites·21 claims
- 4166US12158998B2Active stylusELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 3, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 4266US7714847B2Capacitive touchpad having dual traces coupled with uneven spaced interlaced sensorsELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 11, 2010·4 cites·13 claims
- 4366US7154765B1Flat-cell read-only memoryELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 26, 2006·6 cites·1 claims
- 4466US6959066B2Device for programmable frequency dividerELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 25, 2005·15 cites·10 claims
- 4565US9069427B2High noise immunity sensing methods and apparatus for a capacitive touch deviceELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 30, 2015·2 cites·4 claims
- 4665US8378976B2Method for scroll bar control on a touchpadELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 19, 2013·3 cites·16 claims
- 4765US7643014B2Resistive touch screen measurement systemELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 5, 2010·4 cites·7 claims
- 4865US6992601B2Input apparatus using multidimensional electrodes to define key functions and the encoding method thereofELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 31, 2006·14 cites·14 claims
- 4964US7059933B1Ultrasonic signaling interactive toyELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 13, 2006·15 cites·11 claims
- 5063US12510989B2TouchpadELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
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