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WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL
US132 patents
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APPLE INC
27 patentsUS8384675B2Feb 26, 2013
User interface gestures
APPLE INC58 citations99
US8026904B2Sep 27, 2011
Periodic sensor panel baseline adjustment
APPLE INC187 citations99
US7978181B2Jul 12, 2011
Keystroke tactility arrangement on a smooth touch surface
APPLE INC138 citations99
US7840912B2Nov 23, 2010
Multi-touch gesture dictionary
APPLE INC440 citations99
US7782307B2Aug 24, 2010
Maintaining activity after contact liftoff or touchdown
APPLE INC128 citations99
US7764274B2Jul 27, 2010
Capacitive sensing arrangement
APPLE INC91 citations99
US7705830B2Apr 27, 2010
System and method for packing multitouch gestures onto a hand
APPLE INC275 citations99
US7656394B2Feb 2, 2010
User interface gestures
APPLE INC87 citations99
US7619618B2Nov 17, 2009
Identifying contacts on a touch surface
APPLE INC108 citations99
USRE40153EMar 18, 2008
Multi-touch system and method for emulating modifier keys via fingertip chords
APPLE INC227 citations99
US9092086B2Jul 28, 2015
Touch detection using multiple simultaneous frequencies
APPLE INC39 citations98
US8054296B2Nov 8, 2011
Storing baseline information in EEPROM
APPLE INC71 citations98
US7924271B2Apr 12, 2011
Detecting gestures on multi-event sensitive devices
APPLE INC148 citations98
US7920131B2Apr 5, 2011
Keystroke tactility arrangement on a smooth touch surface
APPLE INC114 citations98
US7876311B2Jan 25, 2011
Detection of low noise frequencies for multiple frequency sensor panel stimulation
APPLE INC47 citations98
US7877707B2Jan 25, 2011
Detecting and interpreting real-world and security gestures on touch and hover sensitive devices
APPLE INC334 citations98
US7876310B2Jan 25, 2011
Far-field input identification
APPLE INC59 citations98
US7777732B2Aug 17, 2010
Multi-event input system
APPLE INC73 citations98
US7643011B2Jan 5, 2010
Noise detection in multi-touch sensors
APPLE INC113 citations98
USRE40993ENov 24, 2009
System and method for recognizing touch typing under limited tactile feedback conditions
APPLE INC63 citations98
US7932897B2Apr 26, 2011
Method of increasing the spatial resolution of touch sensitive devices
APPLE INC60 citations97
US9001068B2Apr 7, 2015
Touch sensor contact information
APPLE INC17 citations96
US8593426B2Nov 26, 2013
Identifying contacts on a touch surface
APPLE INC24 citations96
US11294503B2Apr 5, 2022
Sensor baseline offset adjustment for a subset of sensor output values
APPLE INC21 citations94
US10747428B2Aug 18, 2020
Selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch surface
APPLE INC11 citations94
US9874975B2Jan 23, 2018
Reconstruction of original touch image from differential touch image
APPLE INC19 citations94
US9891732B2Feb 13, 2018
Selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch surface
APPLE INC16 citations93
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL
18 patentsUS9041663B2May 26, 2015
Selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch surface
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL127 citations99
US8674943B2Mar 18, 2014
Multi-touch hand position offset computation
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL42 citations99
US8466881B2Jun 18, 2013
Contact tracking and identification module for touch sensing
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL35 citations99
US8466880B2Jun 18, 2013
Multi-touch contact motion extraction
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL43 citations99
US8441453B2May 14, 2013
Contact tracking and identification module for touch sensing
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL35 citations99
US8334846B2Dec 18, 2012
Multi-touch contact tracking using predicted paths
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL47 citations99
US8330727B2Dec 11, 2012
Generating control signals from multiple contacts
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL48 citations99
US8314775B2Nov 20, 2012
Multi-touch touch surface
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL120 citations99
US8130203B2Mar 6, 2012
Multi-touch input discrimination
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL148 citations99
US7030861B1Apr 18, 2006
System and method for packing multi-touch gestures onto a hand
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL1,004 citations99
US8650507B2Feb 11, 2014
Selecting of text using gestures
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL55 citations98
US8294047B2Oct 23, 2012
Selective input signal rejection and modification
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL43 citations98
US8902175B2Dec 2, 2014
Contact tracking and identification module for touch sensing
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL21 citations96
US8514183B2Aug 20, 2013
Degree of freedom extraction from multiple contacts
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL31 citations96
US8482533B2Jul 9, 2013
Contact tracking and identification module for touch sensing
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL28 citations96
US8466883B2Jun 18, 2013
Identifying contacts on a touch surface
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL25 citations96
US8059101B2Nov 15, 2011
Swipe gestures for touch screen keyboards
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL268 citations96
US8542206B2Sep 24, 2013
Swipe gestures for touch screen keyboards
WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL71 citations95
FINGER WORKS INC
2 patentsKRAH CHRISTOPH HORST
1 patentLAND BRIAN RICHARDS
1 patentHOTELLING STEVE PORTER
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