Benjamin K Yuen

US Patent:

8324910, Dec 4, 2012

Filed:

Mar 4, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/397605

Inventors:

Louis R. Lamborghini - Smithfield RI, US
Benjamin K. Yuen - Allston MA, US
Thomas E. Babington - North Dartmouth MA, US

Assignee:

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. - Canton MA

International Classification:

G01R 27/26
G06F 3/041

US Classification:

324658, 345173

Abstract:

A touch sensor assembly. The touch sensor assembly may include a housing, at least one touch sensor and a sensor cover. The sensor cover may identify a touch area associated with each touch sensor. The housing may form a water tight cavity for the sensor cover and the touch sensor when coupled to an housing cover. A raised dome may be provided, e. g. on the sensor cover or another element, to provided tactile feed back. LEDs may be provided for illuminating the touch areas and/or sensing ambient light. A controller may control the illumination level of the LEDs in response to sensed ambient light. Adjacent key suppression algorithms are also provided.

US Patent:

8405527, Mar 26, 2013

Filed:

Feb 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/713441

Inventors:

Kenny Chung - Hyde Park MA, US
Benjamin K. Yuen - Allston MA, US
Louis R. Lamborghini - Smithfield RI, US
Thomas E. Babington - North Dartmouth MA, US

Assignee:

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. - Canton MA

International Classification:

H03M 11/00

US Classification:

341 22, 341 33, 341 34

Abstract:

A touch sensor system. The touch sensor system may include a touch sensor configured to provide an output in response to contact with a touch area, a controller coupled to the touch sensor and configured to provide a code representative of the output and a memory coupled to the controller. The memory may be configured to receive and store the code in a first time interval and to provide the code in a second time interval wherein the second time interval begins after the first time interval ends. Adjacent key suppression algorithms are also provided.

US Patent:

20060177212, Aug 10, 2006

Filed:

Dec 19, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/311432

Inventors:

Louis Lamborghini - Smithfield RI, US
Benjamin Yuen - Allston MA, US
Thomas Babington - North Dartmouth MA, US

International Classification:

G03B 17/18

US Classification:

396287000

Abstract:

A touch sensor assembly. The touch sensor assembly may include a housing, at least one touch sensor and a sensor cover. The sensor cover may identify a touch area associated with each touch sensor. The housing may form a water tight cavity for the sensor cover and the touch sensor when coupled to an housing cover. A raised dome may be provided, e.g. on the sensor cover or another element, to provided tactile feed back. LEDs may be provided for illuminating the touch areas and/or sensing ambient light. A controller may control the illumination level of the LEDs in response to sensed ambient light. Adjacent key suppression algorithms are also provided.