Inventor · Saratoga, CA, US

Benjamin B. Lyon

60Patents
17h-index
73Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 10, 2000 → Oct 13, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7671837B2 Scrolling input arrangements using capacitive sensors on a flexible membrane Electricity 102 Active
US6987466B1 Keyboard having a lighting system Electricity 88 Expired
US9030440B2 Capacitive sensor packaging Physics 65 Active
US10209148B2 Force-sensitive fingerprint sensing input Electricity 65 Active
US7728823B2 System and method for processing raw data of track pad device Physics 48 Active
US9984270B2 Fingerprint sensor in an electronic device Electricity 47 Active
US8416198B2 Multi-dimensional scroll wheel Physics 45 Active
US9135495B1 Capacitive sensor packaging Physics 34 Active
US6833825B1 Apparatus for remotely controlling a digital processing system Physics 32 Expired
US8816967B2 Capacitive sensor having electrodes arranged on the substrate and the flex circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US7358963B2 Mouse having an optically-based scrolling feature Physics 27 Expired
US7719522B2 Raw data track pad device and system Physics 26 Active
US9001081B2 Capacitive sensor packaging Physics 24 Active
US7394458B2 Low EMI capacitive trackpad Electricity 19 Active
US9576178B2 Capacitive sensor packaging Physics 19 Active
US10328897B1 Authorized remote control Physics 18 Active
US9268989B2 Capacitive sensor packaging Physics 18 Active
US8314773B2 Mouse having an optically-based scrolling feature Physics 17 Active
US8368654B2 Integrated touch sensor and solar assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US10482669B2 Augmented virtual display Physics 15 Active
US9316677B2 Devices and methods for testing flex cable shielding Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8730179B2 Integrated touch sensor and solar assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US9740343B2 Capacitive sensing array modulation Physics 7 Active
US6831628B1 Input device off table switch Physics 6 Expired
US8797282B2 Touch sensor with secondary sensor and ground shield Electricity 5 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.