Inventor
FRANZA GORDON S
US18 patents
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APPLE INC
12 patentsUS9939400B1Apr 10, 2018
Fixed pattern noise compensation techniques for capacitive fingerprint sensors
APPLE INC7 citations84
US9323972B2Apr 26, 2016
Finger biometric sensor including stacked die each having a non-rectangular shape and related methods
APPLE INC13 citations84
US9298967B2Mar 29, 2016
Finger biometric sensing device including drive signal nulling circuitry and related methods
APPLE INC7 citations83
US11950512B2Apr 2, 2024
Thin-film acoustic imaging system for imaging through an exterior surface of an electronic device housing
APPLE INC3 citations73
US9867134B2Jan 9, 2018
Electronic device generating finger images at a progressively slower capture rate and related methods
APPLE INC4 citations72
US9477870B2Oct 25, 2016
Finger biometric sensing device including drive signal nulling circuitry and related methods
APPLE INC3 citations72
US9390307B2Jul 12, 2016
Finger biometric sensing device including error compensation circuitry and related methods
APPLE INC3 citations72
US12000967B2Jun 4, 2024
Regional gain control for segmented thin-film acoustic imaging systems
APPLE INC2 citations71
US11573665B2Feb 7, 2023
Beamforming optimization for segmented thin-film acoustic imaging systems incorporated in personal portable electronic devices
APPLE INC3 citations71
US12546873B2Feb 10, 2026
Regional gain control for segmented thin-film acoustic imaging systems
APPLE INC0 citations61
US12067196B2Aug 20, 2024
Beamforming optimization for segmented thin-film acoustic imaging systems incorporated in personal portable electronic devices
APPLE INC0 citations61
US12039800B2Jul 16, 2024
Signal processing for segmented thin-film acoustic imaging systems for portable electronic devices
APPLE INC0 citations50
AUTHENTEC INC
5 patentsUS7671351B2Mar 2, 2010
Finger sensor using optical dispersion sensing and associated methods
AUTHENTEC INC48 citations98
US7915601B2Mar 29, 2011
Electronic device including optical dispersion finger sensor and associated methods
AUTHENTEC INC32 citations96
US7358514B2Apr 15, 2008
Multi-biometric finger sensor apparatus and associated methods
AUTHENTEC INC43 citations96
US7358515B2Apr 15, 2008
Multi-biometric finger sensor including electric field sensing pixels and associated methods
AUTHENTEC INC35 citations96
US7214953B2May 8, 2007
Multi-biometric finger sensor including optical dispersion sensing pixels and associated methods
AUTHENTEC INC44 citations96