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
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.