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John Greer Elias
Also filed as: ELIAS JOHN · ELIAS JOHN G · ELIAS JOHN GREER
118 granted patents·12 pending applications·15,858 citations·filing 1978–2025
99Inventor score
Files withAPPLE INC64WESTERMAN WAYNE15WESTERMAN WAYNE CARL14ELIAS JOHN GREER13HOTELLING STEVE PORTER6
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130 records- 0199US9575610B2Touch screen liquid crystal displayAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 21, 2017·31 cites·28 claims
- 0299US9201547B2Wide dynamic range capacitive sensingELIAS JOHN GREER·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 1, 2015·372 cites·29 claims
- 0399US8654083B2Touch screen liquid crystal displayHOTELLING STEVE PORTER·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 18, 2014·100 cites·33 claims
- 0499US8314775B2Multi-touch touch surfaceWESTERMAN WAYNE CARL·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 20, 2012·120 cites·19 claims
- 0599US8243027B2Touch screen liquid crystal displayHOTELLING STEVE PORTER·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 14, 2012·334 cites·85 claims
- 0699US7840912B2Multi-touch gesture dictionaryAPPLE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 23, 2010·440 cites·55 claims
- 0799US7812827B2Simultaneous sensing arrangementAPPLE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 12, 2010·160 cites·23 claims
- 0899US7812828B2Ellipse fitting for multi-touch surfacesAPPLE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 12, 2010·210 cites·35 claims
- 0999US7782307B2Maintaining activity after contact liftoff or touchdownAPPLE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 24, 2010·128 cites·43 claims
- 1099US7705830B2System and method for packing multitouch gestures onto a handAPPLE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 27, 2010·275 cites·21 claims
- 1199US7619618B2Identifying contacts on a touch surfaceAPPLE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 17, 2009·108 cites·30 claims
- 1299USRE40153EMulti-touch system and method for emulating modifier keys via fingertip chordsAPPLE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 18, 2008·227 cites·43 claims
- 1399US7339580B2Method and apparatus for integrating manual inputAPPLE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 4, 2008·522 cites·12 claims
- 1499US7030861B1System and method for packing multi-touch gestures onto a handWESTERMAN WAYNE CARL·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 18, 2006·1k cites·14 claims
- 1599US6888536B2Method and apparatus for integrating manual inputUNIV DELAWARE·Filed 2001·Granted May 3, 2005·895 cites·9 claims
- 1699US6323846B1Method and apparatus for integrating manual inputUNIV DELAWARE·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 27, 2001·5.5k cites·118 claims
- 1798US10191576B2Touch screen liquid crystal displayAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 29, 2019·17 cites·20 claims
- 1898US9268429B2Integrated display and touch screenAPPLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 23, 2016·30 cites·4 claims
- 1998US8706143B1Driver handheld computing device lock-outELIAS JOHN GREER·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 22, 2014·137 cites·15 claims
- 2098US8552989B2Integrated display and touch screenHOTELLING STEVE PORTER·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 8, 2013·129 cites·71 claims
- 2198US8432371B2Touch screen liquid crystal displayHOTELLING STEVE PORTER·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 30, 2013·63 cites·10 claims
- 2298US8259078B2Touch screen liquid crystal displayHOTELLING STEVE PORTER·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 4, 2012·135 cites·37 claims
- 2398US7764274B2Capacitive sensing arrangementAPPLE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 27, 2010·91 cites·8 claims
- 2498US7656394B2User interface gesturesAPPLE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 2, 2010·87 cites·15 claims
- 2598US6570557B1Multi-touch system and method for emulating modifier keys via fingertip chordsFINGER WORKS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·3.2k cites·11 claims
- 2697US9582131B2Touch sensor panel designAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 28, 2017·29 cites·18 claims
- 2797US9244561B2Touch screen liquid crystal displayAPPLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 26, 2016·40 cites·34 claims
- 2897US9098142B2Sensor arrangement for use with a touch sensor that identifies hand partsAPPLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·24 cites·31 claims
- 2997US9041652B2Fusion keyboardELIAS JOHN GREER·Filed 2011·Granted May 26, 2015·34 cites·22 claims
- 3097US8730192B2Contact tracking and identification module for touch sensingWESTERMAN WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted May 20, 2014·22 cites·23 claims
- 3197US8674943B2Multi-touch hand position offset computationWESTERMAN WAYNE CARL·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 18, 2014·42 cites·51 claims
- 3297US8665240B2Degree of freedom extraction from multiple contactsAPPLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 4, 2014·25 cites·42 claims
- 3397US8633898B2Sensor arrangement for use with a touch sensor that identifies hand partsWESTERMAN WAYNE·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 21, 2014·52 cites·57 claims
- 3497US8593426B2Identifying contacts on a touch surfaceAPPLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 26, 2013·24 cites·31 claims
- 3597US8466880B2Multi-touch contact motion extractionWESTERMAN WAYNE CARL·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 18, 2013·43 cites·63 claims
- 3697US8451244B2Segmented VcomHOTELLING STEVE PORTER·Filed 2011·Granted May 28, 2013·46 cites·26 claims
- 3797US8384675B2User interface gesturesAPPLE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 26, 2013·58 cites·21 claims
- 3897US8334846B2Multi-touch contact tracking using predicted pathsWESTERMAN WAYNE CARL·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 18, 2012·47 cites·23 claims
- 3997US8330727B2Generating control signals from multiple contactsWESTERMAN WAYNE CARL·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 11, 2012·48 cites·42 claims
- 4096US11816329B2Multitouch data fusionAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 14, 2023·2 cites·25 claims
- 4196US11675454B2Simultaneous sensing arrangementAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 13, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 4296US9454239B2Enabling touch events on a touch sensitive mechanical keyboardELIAS JOHN GREER·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 27, 2016·43 cites·14 claims
- 4396US9086768B2Mitigation of parasitic capacitanceELIAS JOHN GREER·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 21, 2015·36 cites·23 claims
- 4496US9001068B2Touch sensor contact informationAPPLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 7, 2015·17 cites·38 claims
- 4596US8913021B2Capacitance touch near-field—far field switchingELIAS JOHN GREER·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 16, 2014·42 cites·15 claims
- 4696US8552998B2Simultaneous sensing arrangementHOTELLING STEVEN P·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 8, 2013·29 cites·17 claims
- 4796US8482533B2Contact tracking and identification module for touch sensingWESTERMAN WAYNE CARL·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 9, 2013·28 cites·42 claims
- 4896US8466881B2Contact tracking and identification module for touch sensingWESTERMAN WAYNE CARL·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 18, 2013·35 cites·66 claims
- 4996US8441453B2Contact tracking and identification module for touch sensingWESTERMAN WAYNE CARL·Filed 2009·Granted May 14, 2013·35 cites·43 claims
- 5095US11175762B2Touch screen liquid crystal displayAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 16, 2021·4 cites·17 claims
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