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David W. Gillespie
Also filed as: GILLESPIE DAVID · GILLESPIE DAVID W
41 granted patents·5 pending applications·11,306 citations·filing 1990–2015
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46 records- 0199US7109978B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 19, 2006·276 cites·20 claims
- 0299US6750852B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 15, 2004·256 cites·14 claims
- 0399US6610936B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 26, 2003·506 cites·2 claims
- 0499US6414671B1Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 2, 2002·634 cites·5 claims
- 0599US6380931B1Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 30, 2002·600 cites·7 claims
- 0699US5880411AObject position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 9, 1999·2.7k cites·64 claims
- 0798US7466307B2Closed-loop sensor on a solid-state object position detectorSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 16, 2008·222 cites·27 claims
- 0898US7450113B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 11, 2008·87 cites·46 claims
- 0998US7030860B1Flexible transparent touch sensing system for electronic devicesSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 18, 2006·830 cites·30 claims
- 1098US6587093B1Capacitive mouseSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·287 cites·31 claims
- 1198US5914465AObject position detectorSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 22, 1999·396 cites·4 claims
- 1298US5889236APressure sensitive scrollbar featureSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 30, 1999·845 cites·12 claims
- 1398US5543591AObject position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·885 cites·11 claims
- 1498US5543590AObject position detector with edge motion featureSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·570 cites·13 claims
- 1597US7532205B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 12, 2009·73 cites·25 claims
- 1697US7502016B2Closed-loop sensor on a solid-state object position detectorSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 10, 2009·64 cites·20 claims
- 1797US6239389B1Object position detection system and methodSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 29, 2001·404 cites·4 claims
- 1897US6028271AObject position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 22, 2000·471 cites·14 claims
- 1996US7911456B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 22, 2011·75 cites·16 claims
- 2096US7730401B2Touch screen with user interface enhancementSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 1, 2010·352 cites·52 claims
- 2196US7212189B2Capacitive mouseSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 1, 2007·119 cites·14 claims
- 2295US6904570B2Method and apparatus for controlling a display of data on a display screenSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 7, 2005·158 cites·59 claims
- 2394US8564555B2Operating a touch screen control system according to a plurality of rule setsDAY SHAWN P·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 22, 2013·21 cites·28 claims
- 2494US8402372B2Touch screen with user interface enhancementGILLESPIE DAVID W·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 19, 2013·38 cites·17 claims
- 2594US8259076B2Closed-loop sensor on a solid-state object position detectorTRENT JR RAYMOND A·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 4, 2012·39 cites·8 claims
- 2694US8035616B2Capacitive mouseSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 11, 2011·20 cites·20 claims
- 2794US6809275B1Rotary and push type input deviceSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 26, 2004·300 cites·21 claims
- 2893US7812829B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 12, 2010·29 cites·24 claims
- 2992US7710407B2Closed-loop sensor on a solid-state object position detectorSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 4, 2010·21 cites·18 claims
- 3092US7609253B2Closed-loop sensor on a solid-state object position detectorSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 27, 2009·21 cites·22 claims
- 3190US8560947B2Touch screen with user interface enhancementGILLESPIE DAVID W·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 15, 2013·18 cites·19 claims
- 3290US7817135B2Capacitive mouseSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 19, 2010·15 cites·24 claims
- 3383US9052764B2Operating a touch screen control system according to a plurality of rule setsSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 9, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 3476US8458788B2System and method for authentication of input devicesGILLESPIE DAVID W·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 4, 2013·4 cites·18 claims
- 3574US8669943B2Closed-loop sensor on a solid-state object position detectorTRENT JR RAYMOND A·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 11, 2014·4 cites·25 claims
- 3673US10254878B2Operating a touch screen control system according to a plurality of rule setsSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 9, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 3771US7907127B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 15, 2011·4 cites·20 claims
- 3859US9304619B2Operating a touch screen control system according to a plurality of rule setsSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 5, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 3957US2014015751A1Capacitive sensing deviceSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4057US2014009397A1Device and method for solid state capacitive scrollingSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4155USRE47676EMethod and apparatus for controlling a display of data on a display screenSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 29, 2019·0 cites·59 claims
- 4250US9703411B2Reduction in latency between user input and visual feedbackLUDDEN CHRISTOPHER A·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 11, 2017·0 cites·27 claims
- 4344US2002063688A1Capacitive mouseSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4441US2011148786A1Method and apparatus for changing operating modesSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4540US2005024341A1Touch screen with user interface enhancementSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4627US5075049AMethod for improving solvent containmentDU PONT·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 24, 1991·1 cites·2 claims
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