Granted Patent
Utility
US 8,830,180
· Confirmation No. 5022
Capacitive Position Sensor
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| 2014-04-17 | FWCLM |
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| 2014-04-07 | RCEX |
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| 2013-05-09 | CTNF |
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| 2013-05-09 | FWCLM |
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| 2013-05-09 | SRNT |
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| 2012-09-13 | TRAN.LET |
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| 2012-08-17 | RCEX |
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| 2012-04-13 | FWCLM |
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| 2012-01-31 | TRAN.LET |
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| 2011-12-14 | A... |
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| 2011-10-19 | BIB |
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| 2011-10-19 | SRNT |
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| 2011-10-19 | 1449 |
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| 2011-10-19 | FWCLM |
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Inventors
Esat Yilmaz
Southhampton, UNITED KINGDOM
Peter Sleeman
Atmel, UNITED KINGDOM
Samuel Brunet
Cowes, UNITED KINGDOM
Matthew Trend
Atmel, UNITED KINGDOM
Harald Philipp
Hamble, UNITED KINGDOM
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
345/173
G01D5/2405
G06F3/0445
G06F3/0446
G06F3/041661
G01B7/003
G01B2210/58
G06F1/16
G06F3/0412
G06F2203/04111
G06F2203/04112
H03K17/9622
H05K1/0296
Prosecution
- Examiner
- SIM, MATTHEW Y
- Art Unit
- 2621
- Customer No.
- 12323
- Docket No.
- 080900.0202
- Confirmation No.
- 5022
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20100045632A1
- Pub. Date
- 2010-02-25
Patent Term Adjustment
-259days
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 61/044,038
Filed 2008-04-10
· Provisional Application Expired
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 14/850,223
· US 10,088,960
Filed 2015-09-10
· Patented Case
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 14/459,610
· US 9,322,633
Filed 2014-08-14
· Patented Case
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED,
SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.,
ATMEL CORPORATION,
MICROSEMI CORPORATION,
MICROSEMI STORAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2022-03-09
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2022-02-28
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED,
SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.,
ATMEL CORPORATION,
MICROSEMI CORPORATION,
MICROSEMI STORAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2022-02-25
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2019-02-05
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN CERTAIN PATENT RIGHTS
Recorded 2018-12-21
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN CERTAIN PATENT RIGHTS
Recorded 2018-12-21
from
ATMEL CORPORATION,
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED,
MICROSEMI CORPORATION,
MICROSEMI STORAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.,
SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2018-06-25
from
ATMEL CORPORATION
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2017-02-10
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL
Recorded 2016-04-07
from
ATMEL CORPORATION
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded 2014-01-03
CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT
Recorded 2010-07-28
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2009-07-08
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Quick Facts
- Patent No.
- US 8,830,180
- App. No.
- 12/421,713
- Filed
- 2009-04-10
- Granted
- 2014-09-09
- Pub. No.
- US20100045632A1
- Examiner
- SIM, MATTHEW Y
- Art Unit
- 2621
- PTA
- -259 days
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