Inventor
VANDERMEIJDEN TOM
US39 patents
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SYNAPTICS INC
38 patentsUS9582093B2Feb 28, 2017
Passive pen with ground mass state switch
SYNAPTICS INC6 citations81
US9798399B2Oct 24, 2017
Side sensing for electronic devices
SYNAPTICS INC7 citations76
US12141000B2Nov 12, 2024
Capacitive detection of fold angle for foldable devices
SYNAPTICS INC3 citations75
US11976922B1May 7, 2024
Capacitive detection of fold angle for foldable devices
SYNAPTICS INC3 citations75
US10572081B2Feb 25, 2020
Force sensing using sensor electrodes of different materials
SYNAPTICS INC2 citations73
US9582127B2Feb 28, 2017
Large feature biometrics using capacitive touchscreens
SYNAPTICS INC6 citations73
US9563319B2Feb 7, 2017
Capacitive sensing without a baseline
SYNAPTICS INC3 citations73
US10146360B2Dec 4, 2018
Hybrid capacitive and resistive sensing for force and touch
SYNAPTICS INC3 citations70
US11714473B2Aug 1, 2023
Closure detection for foldable devices
SYNAPTICS INC2 citations68
US10140499B1Nov 27, 2018
Systems and methods for touch and press detection using a sensor
SYNAPTICS INC3 citations68
US12546581B2Feb 10, 2026
Capacitive detection of fold angle for foldable devices
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations62
US12474803B2Nov 18, 2025
Correcting touch interference for active pen
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations62
US12072741B1Aug 27, 2024
Capacitive detection of fold angle for foldable devices
SYNAPTICS INC1 citations62
US12039120B2Jul 16, 2024
Using electrical resistance to estimate force on an electrode during temperature changes
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations62
US11960681B2Apr 16, 2024
Correcting touch interference for active pen
SYNAPTICS INC1 citations62
US11853496B2Dec 26, 2023
Using electrical resistance to estimate force on an electrode during temperature changes
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations62
US11520423B2Dec 6, 2022
Force sensing within display stack
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations62
US11494023B2Nov 8, 2022
Using electrical resistance to estimate force on an electrode during temperature changes
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations62
US11009988B2May 18, 2021
Using electrical resistance to estimate force on an electrode during temperature changes
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations62
US10203806B2Feb 12, 2019
Low ground mass artifact management
SYNAPTICS INC1 citations62
US10180736B2Jan 15, 2019
Pen with inductor
SYNAPTICS INC1 citations62
US9507472B2Nov 29, 2016
Hybrid capacitive baseline management
SYNAPTICS INC2 citations61
US12204716B2Jan 21, 2025
Capacitive communication channel for auxiliary devices
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations58
US12353265B2Jul 8, 2025
Closure detection for foldable devices
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations57
US12019832B2Jun 25, 2024
Low ground mass mitigation for pens
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations56
US12591335B2Mar 31, 2026
System and method for differential parallel touch sensing
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations55
US12130133B2Oct 29, 2024
Capacitive detection of fold angle for foldable devices
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations52
US10795509B2Oct 6, 2020
Force sensing within display stack
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations52
US9933882B2Apr 3, 2018
Systems and methods for determining types of user input
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations52
US9811218B2Nov 7, 2017
Location based object classification
SYNAPTICS INC1 citations52
US9582112B2Feb 28, 2017
Low ground mass artifact management
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations52
US9582092B2Feb 28, 2017
System and method for using passive pen with ground mass state switch
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations52
US9459729B2Oct 4, 2016
Sensing baseline management
SYNAPTICS INC1 citations52
US12333112B2Jun 17, 2025
System and method for parallel touch sensing
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations51
US9471173B2Oct 18, 2016
Capacitive input sensing in the presence of a uniform conductor
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations51
US9383861B2Jul 5, 2016
Systems and methods for image filtering in sensor devices
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations51
US12032786B2Jul 9, 2024
System and method for mitigating and/or avoiding noise for input devices and input objects
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations50
US10496215B2Dec 3, 2019
Sensing for touch and force
SYNAPTICS INC0 citations39