Inventor
SHIGETAKA HIROSHI
JP26 patents
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ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD
13 patentsUS5869790AFeb 9, 1999
Coordinate input apparatus having orthogonal electrodes on opposite surfaces of a dielectric substrate and through-hole connections and manufacturing method thereof
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD157 citations98
US7202855B2Apr 10, 2007
Capacitive input device
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD67 citations97
US6781577B2Aug 24, 2004
Capacitive sensor-based input device
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD127 citations97
US5831600ANov 3, 1998
Coordinate input device
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD99 citations97
US7339577B2Mar 4, 2008
Input device capable of button input and coordinate input on the same operating surface
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD33 citations92
US5488210AJan 30, 1996
Push button switch
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD37 citations86
US6535203B2Mar 18, 2003
Coordinate input apparatus operable with conductor such as finger and non-conductor such as pen
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD19 citations83
US6479775B2Nov 12, 2002
Flat input device having push switches
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD13 citations66
US9141246B2Sep 22, 2015
Touch pad
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD3 citations62
US7737952B2Jun 15, 2010
Electrostatic-capacitance-type coordinate input device
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD4 citations62
US7151227B2Dec 19, 2006
Electrostatic capacitive touch pad
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD6 citations62
US9173285B2Oct 27, 2015
Mounting structure for electronic component, input device, and method of manufacturing mounting structure
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD0 citations40
US9557870B2Jan 31, 2017
Electrostatic capacitance-type position detection device
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD0 citations39
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD
12 patentsUS10969895B2Apr 6, 2021
Input device
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD3 citations71
US11511605B2Nov 29, 2022
Operation input device and door handle
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD1 citations62
US11851919B2Dec 26, 2023
Door handle
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD1 citations61
US12386464B2Aug 12, 2025
Proximity detection device
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD0 citations52
US12175045B2Dec 24, 2024
Capacitance measurement circuit module
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD0 citations52
US11989370B2May 21, 2024
Electrostatic input device
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD0 citations52
US11904455B2Feb 20, 2024
Proximity detection system
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD0 citations52
US11424086B2Aug 23, 2022
Operation device and operation member
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD0 citations52
US11188166B2Nov 30, 2021
Input device
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD0 citations52
US11954312B2Apr 9, 2024
Input device adapted to receive a touch input and a hover input
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD0 citations47
US10430006B2Oct 1, 2019
Input device and method for driving input device
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD0 citations41
US10298231B2May 21, 2019
Input device
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD0 citations36