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Synaptics Incorporated

1,346Patents
1,257Active
1,346Granted
65Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 3, 1986 → May 30, 2024 · 84 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

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US5880411A Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition Physics 2,148 Expired
US6188391A Two-layer capacitive touchpad and method of making same Electricity 2,143 Expired
US5488204A Paintbrush stylus for capacitive touch sensor pad Physics 2,059 Expired
US5543588A Touch pad driven handheld computing device Physics 886 Expired
US9383881B2 Input device and method with pressure-sensitive layer Physics 755 Active
US5543591A Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition Physics 695 Expired
US5889236A Pressure sensitive scrollbar feature Physics 648 Expired
US5374787A Object position detector Physics 626 Expired
US7030860B1 Flexible transparent touch sensing system for electronic devices Physics 562 Expired
US5943052A Method and apparatus for scroll bar control Physics 535 Expired
US6414671B1 Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition Physics 505 Expired
US6380931B1 Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition Physics 485 Expired
US5942733A Stylus input capacitive touchpad sensor Physics 471 Expired
US5495077A Object position and proximity detector Physics 468 Expired
US5543590A Object position detector with edge motion feature Physics 452 Expired
US6610936B2 Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition Physics 448 Expired
US5841078A Object position detector Physics 447 Expired
US5861583A Object position detector Physics 405 Expired
US6430305B1 Identity verification methods Physics 401 Expired
US5648642A Object position detector Physics 397 Expired
US5812698A Handwriting recognition system and method Physics 372 Expired
US5854625A Force sensing touchpad Physics 366 Expired
US7129935B2 Sensor patterns for a capacitive sensing apparatus Physics 354 Expired
US6028271A Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition Physics 332 Expired
US5914465A Object position detector Physics 320 Expired

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