Jared G Bytheway

US Patent:

8243043, Aug 14, 2012

Filed:

Mar 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/059810

Inventors:

Jared G. Bytheway - Sandy UT, US

Assignee:

Cirque Corporation - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

G06F 3/45
G01R 27/26

US Classification:

345174, 324658, 324662, 324686, 324688

Abstract:

A conductive shield that is disposed near the sensor, wherein a signal is driven on the shield that is similar to the signal induced on the sensor, thereby reducing stray capacitances and protecting the sensor from external noise sources, and resulting in a stronger signal reaching the sensor.

US Patent:

8432375, Apr 30, 2013

Filed:

Jun 4, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/488089

Inventors:

Jared G. Bytheway - Sandy UT, US
Keith L. Paulsen - Salt Lake City UT, US

Assignee:

Cirque Corporation - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

G06F 3/044

US Classification:

345174, 178 1806

Abstract:

A touch panel having a substantially even coating of a conductive material on a non-conductive substrate and then covering the conductive material with a dielectric material, wherein a novel current measuring circuit reduces the effect of stray capacitance on the accuracy of a current measurement so that the relative X and Y position of an object on the touch panel can be determined using simple ratio equations.

US Patent:

8456427, Jun 4, 2013

Filed:

Mar 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/059842

Inventors:

Jared G. Bytheway - Sandy UT, US

Assignee:

Cirque Corporation - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

G06F 3/41

US Classification:

345173, 345178

Abstract:

A capacitive touchpad comprised of drive electrodes and at least one sense electrodes disposed on or within an insulating substrate material, wherein an electrically floating capacitive coupler is disposed adjacent to both the drive electrodes and the sense electrode to thereby enhance signal coupling between the drive electrodes and the sense electrode caused by introduction of a pointing object.

US Patent:

8581881, Nov 12, 2013

Filed:

Aug 14, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/585443

Inventors:

Jared G. Bytheway - Sandy UT, US

Assignee:

Cirque Corporation - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

G01R 27/26

US Classification:

345174, 324658, 324662, 324686, 324688

Abstract:

A conductive shield that is disposed near the sensor, wherein a signal is driven on the shield that is similar to the signal induced on the sensor, thereby reducing stray capacitances and protecting the sensor from external noise sources, and resulting in a stronger signal reaching the sensor.

US Patent:

20070200823, Aug 30, 2007

Filed:

Mar 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/693193

Inventors:

Jared Bytheway - Sandy UT, US
Richard Woolley - Orem UT, US

International Classification:

G09G 5/08
G06F 3/033

US Classification:

345160000

Abstract:

A miniature touchpad disposed underneath a single key cap of a keyboard, wherein the touchpad is disposed within the key cap and provides sensing through the key cap to the key cap surface, wherein a user moves a finger across the key cap surface in order to manipulate a cursor on a display screen, wherein velocity of the cursor on the display screen and direction of movement are both relative to the distance and radial direction of the fingertip from the center of the key cap.

US Patent:

20070229472, Oct 4, 2007

Filed:

Mar 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/693154

Inventors:

Jared G. Bytheway - Sandy UT, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/041

US Classification:

345173

Abstract:

A circular touchpad, or a touchpad of some other shape but having a circular scrolling region outlined thereon, wherein functions are defined as a button on the circular touchpad or within the circular scrolling region, wherein the function is actuated by touching down on the button, and then performing the function by moving a pointing object around the circular touchpad or the circular scrolling region, wherein movement causes the selected function to increase in a selected parameter or decrease in a selected parameter.

US Patent:

20080278355, Nov 13, 2008

Filed:

May 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/117565

Inventors:

J. Douglas Moore - Salt Lake City UT, US
Jared G. Bytheway - Sandy UT, US
Dale J. Carter - Orem UT, US
David Taylor - West Jordan UT, US

International Classification:

H03K 17/94

US Classification:

341 33

Abstract:

A capacitance sensitive proximity and touch-sensitive detection device having an XY electrode grid sensor, wherein a compensation matrix is created when the capacitance sensitive touchpad is installed within a PIN Entry Device (PED), wherein the compensation matrix enables the capacitance sensitive touchpad to compensate and be balanced for the operating environment of the PED, and wherein physical keys of a keypad can be also be individually identified as an actuated key by using a unique “key profile” for each key, and wherein the insertion of a foreign conductive and/or dielectric material such as an intruding sensor in proximity of the XY electrode grid sensor of the touchpad will cause an imbalance in the electrodes on the capacitance sensitive proximity and touch-sensitive detection device, thereby alerting detection circuitry that tampering has occurred with the PED.

US Patent:

20090128515, May 21, 2009

Filed:

Nov 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/264202

Inventors:

Jared G. Bytheway - Sandy UT, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/045

US Classification:

345174

Abstract:

A touchpad, wherein proximity sensing is increased by modifying existing touch-sensitive capacitance touchpad technology, wherein the first method is to increase the gain of a SENSE P electrode of the touchpad, wherein a new balancing circuit is created on the SENSE N electrode to prevent circuit saturation, and wherein the touchpad can also be operated as a typical touch-sensitive device by opening a switch on the new SENSE N circuit, and wherein a second method is to increase a distance between the sense electrode and the touchpad sensor electrodes, and to increase the thickness of the sensor and sense electrodes.