Inventor · Hamburg, DE

Thomas Suwald

46Patents
6h-index
14Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 19, 1992 → Sep 16, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5668331A Position sensor Physics 19 Expired
US5889439A Phase-locked loop with capacitive voltage divider for reducing jitter Electricity 11 Expired
US9317164B2 Capacitive position sensor system Electricity 9 Active
US5554949A Circuit arrangement for delaying a functional signal Electricity 9 Expired
US10084604B2 Method of programming a smart card, computer program product and programmable smart card Electricity 7 Active
US9406013B2 User interface unit, smart card and manufacturing method Electricity 7 Active
US9898695B2 Security token and authentication system Physics 5 Active
US9880523B2 Powerless time reference Physics 5 Active
US10372966B2 Fingerprint sensing system and method Physics 4 Active
US8681416B2 Passive multiplexing extension for electronic paper displays Physics 3 Active
US10198110B2 Touch sensor that utilizes a touch area with a single conductive path Electricity 3 Active
US10372283B2 Electronic device Electricity 2 Active
US5216495A Comb filter arrangement having delay time compensation and load matching in all circuit paths Electricity 2 Expired
US9977061B2 Capacitive position sensor system Physics 2 Active
US9317675B2 Smartcard, smartcard system and method for configuring a smartcard Physics 2 Active
US9396593B2 Security token, control system and control method Physics 2 Active
US10579851B2 Fingerprint processing system and method Physics 2 Active
US10503957B2 Fingerprint authentication system and method Physics 1 Active
US10444268B2 Sensor system and sensing method Electricity 1 Active
US11321437B2 Method for enabling a biometric template Electricity 1 Active
US10325120B2 Electronic device Electricity 1 Active
US9916053B2 User interface unit, electronic device and manufacturing method Physics 1 Active
US10846503B2 Fingerprint sensing device Physics 1 Active
US10824821B2 Method for providing a code pattern Physics 1 Active
US5473652A Counter and/or divider arrangement Electricity 1 Expired

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