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Inventor

Wayne Westerman

Patents indexed

2

Year range

2001 – 2010

Associated with

Years active

2001 – 2010

Total patents

2

Most recent

2010

Frequent collaborator

John G. Elias

Domains

consumer_electronicssoftwaretelecommunicationssemiconductors

Activity by decade

2000s
1
2010s
1

Patents

2

Career timeline

2 patents, 2001–2010

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US 6323846·2001·University of Delaware

How a Multi-Touch Screen Detects Multiple Fingers and Palms

This patent describes the underlying electronic circuits and methods for a multi-touch surface that can track multiple fingers and palms simultaneously, even before they fully touch the screen.

US 7812828·2010·Apple Inc

How Touchscreens Use Math to Recognize Your Fingers

Apple's patent on using mathematical ellipses to track and identify individual fingers and palms on a touch-sensitive surface.

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