Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Bob Lee Mackey

73Patents
15h-index
75Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 30, 1997 → Jun 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7129935B2 Sensor patterns for a capacitive sensing apparatus Physics 354 Expired
US6853129B1 Protected substrate structure for a field emission display device Electricity 198 Expired
US7382139B2 One layer capacitive sensing apparatus having varying width sensing elements Physics 171 Expired
US7202859B1 Capacitive sensing pattern Physics 136 Expired
US7548073B2 Capacitive sensing apparatus designs Physics 107 Active
US7463246B2 Capacitive sensing device Physics 65 Expired
US7545289B2 Capacitive sensing using a repeated pattern of sensing elements Physics 63 Active
US7737953B2 Capacitive sensing apparatus having varying depth sensing elements Physics 51 Active
US7688080B2 Variably dimensioned capacitance sensor elements Physics 48 Active
US8120371B2 Object position sensing apparatus Physics 47 Active
US10268884B2 Optical fingerprint sensor under a display Physics 42 Active
US7218124B1 Capacitive sensing apparatus designs Physics 33 Expired
US9052766B2 Mesh sensor design for reduced visibility in touch screen devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US7692431B2 Capacitive sensing apparatus designs Physics 16 Active
US9075095B2 Device and method for localized force sensing Physics 15 Active
US8643624B2 Capacitive sensing using a segmented common voltage electrode of a display Physics 13 Active
US6403209B1 Constitution and fabrication of flat-panel display and porous-faced structure suitable for partial or full use in spacer of flat-panel display Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5858619A Multi-level conductive matrix formation method Electricity 12 Expired
US10115000B2 Method and system for optical imaging using patterned illumination Physics 11 Active
US10146258B2 Optical image sensor for display integration Physics 11 Active
US7382360B2 Methods and systems for changing the appearance of a position sensor with a light effect Physics 10 Expired
US6113708A Cleaning of flat-panel display Electricity 9 Expired
US7965281B2 Unambiguous capacitance sensing using shared inputs Physics 8 Active
US6617772B1 Flat-panel display having spacer with rough face for inhibiting secondary electron escape Electricity 8 Expired
US6135841A Use of printer head techniques to form pixel assemblies in field-emission displays Electricity 8 Expired

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