Inventor
THOMPSON ERIK JONATHON
US28 patents
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SYNAPTICS INC
19 patentsUS9158958B2Oct 13, 2015
Signal strength enhancement in a biometric sensor array
SYNAPTICS INC42 citations97
US10102411B2Oct 16, 2018
Hybrid optical and capacitive sensor
SYNAPTICS INC17 citations91
US9665762B2May 30, 2017
Tiered wakeup strategy
SYNAPTICS INC46 citations91
US9251329B2Feb 2, 2016
Button depress wakeup and wakeup strategy
SYNAPTICS INC19 citations90
US10282579B2May 7, 2019
Initiating fingerprint capture with a touch screen
SYNAPTICS INC8 citations84
USRE45601EJul 7, 2015
Fingerprint sensing circuit having programmable sensing patterns
SYNAPTICS INC9 citations84
US9137438B2Sep 15, 2015
Biometric object sensor and method
SYNAPTICS INC5 citations80
US11010589B1May 18, 2021
Defensive measures for residue re-imaging
SYNAPTICS INC2 citations73
US10049254B2Aug 14, 2018
Signal strength enhancement in a biometric sensor array
SYNAPTICS INC4 citations73
US8787632B2Jul 22, 2014
Apparatus and method for reducing noise in fingerprint sensing circuits
SYNAPTICS INC4 citations73
US9208371B2Dec 8, 2015
Low power navigation devices, systems and methods
SYNAPTICS INC3 citations60
US10592717B2Mar 17, 2020
Biometric imaging with hover detection
SYNAPTICS INC1 citations59
US11175177B2Nov 16, 2021
Systems and methods for detecting ambient light or proximity with an optical sensor
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations52
US11120247B2Sep 14, 2021
Defensive measures for residue re-imaging
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations52
USRE45650EAug 11, 2015
Apparatus and method for reducing parasitic capacitive coupling and noise in fingerprint sensing circuits
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations52
US10380402B2Aug 13, 2019
Low power navigation devices, systems and methods
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations50
US9836638B2Dec 5, 2017
Low power navigation, devices, systems and methods
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations50
US9824200B2Nov 21, 2017
Wakeup strategy using a biometric sensor
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations50
US9792482B2Oct 17, 2017
Multi-mode capacitive sensor
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations41