H03K 2017/9604
Characterised by the number of electrodes
Official title: {characterised by the number of electrodes}
H03K2017/9604 (Characterised by the number of electrodes) appears on 314 US grants and 310 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2024 | 17 | 11 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
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- Simultaneous time domain differential sensing and electric field sensing29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029879 A1Alsentis, LLC
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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
- Touch activated control method and apparatus383US 4,736,191 A1988
- Capacitance-variation-sensitive touch sensing array system280US 4,733,222 AIntegrated Touch Arrays, Inc. · 1988
- Touch sensor panel with hidden graphic mode271US 5,239,152 ADonnelly Corporation · 1993