H03K 2017/9602
Characterised by the type or shape of the sensing electrodes
Official title: {characterised by the type or shape of the sensing electrodes}
H03K2017/9602 (Characterised by the type or shape of the sensing electrodes) appears on 651 US grants and 709 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Capacitive button8 Sep 2026US 12,732,188 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Sensing device26 May 2026US 12,640,734 B2Interlink Electronics, Inc.
- Reading apparatus for a contactless readout of information on objects and methods for safeguarding such a reading apparatus12 May 2026US 12,626,075 B2Sick AG
- Capacitive button24 Mar 2026US 12,587,194 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Using a structural internal element as a capacitive element to sense proximity13 Jan 2026US 12,524,118 B2Apple Inc.
- Steering apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175897 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Touch keycap, keyboard, and keyboard touch input assembly12 Feb 2026US 2026/0045948 A1Xx Hmi Electronics Co., Ltd
- Steering wheel device with hands-off detection (hod)5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035029 A1Pixart Imaging Inc.
- Simultaneous time domain differential sensing and electric field sensing29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029879 A1Alsentis, LLC
- Ring input device with touch-sensitive input20 Nov 2025US 2025/0355514 A1Apple Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Differential touch sensor and control circuit therefor916US 6,310,611 B1Touchsensor Technologies, LLC · 2001
- Capacitive sensor and array762US 6,452,514 B12002
- Multiple input proximity detector and touchpad system414US 5,844,506 A1998
- Capacitive closure obstruction sensor410US 6,377,009 B12002
- Touch activated control method and apparatus383US 4,736,191 A1988