Mihai Bulea

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Santa Clara, CA, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Depth motion determination via time-of-flight camera
- Patent number 11,790,544
- Issue date Oct 17, 2023
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai M. Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Multi-tone ultrasonic proximity detection
- Patent number 11,237,266
- Issue date Feb 1, 2022
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai M. Bulea
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Engineering displacement response through electrode shape
- Patent number 10,642,428
- Issue date May 5, 2020
- Synpatics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Low-profile capacitive pointing stick
- Patent number 10,444,862
- Issue date Oct 15, 2019
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Richard Schediwy
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for detecting low ground mass conditions in sen...
- Patent number 9,965,105
- Issue date May 8, 2018
- Synaptics Incorporated
- David Hoch
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Shear force detection using capacitive sensors
- Patent number 9,958,994
- Issue date May 1, 2018
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Low ground mass correction mechanism
- Patent number 9,939,966
- Issue date Apr 10, 2018
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Capacitive sensing using discrete lighting elements
- Patent number 9,933,906
- Issue date Apr 3, 2018
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Joseph Kurth Reynolds
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Localized haptics for two fingers
- Patent number 9,927,887
- Issue date Mar 27, 2018
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for reducing effects of interference in input d...
- Patent number 9,870,096
- Issue date Jan 16, 2018
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Device and method for localized force and proximity sensing
- Patent number 9,870,109
- Issue date Jan 16, 2018
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Single layer capacitive imaging sensors
- Patent number 9,817,533
- Issue date Nov 14, 2017
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for measuring individual force in multi-object se...
- Patent number 9,720,538
- Issue date Aug 1, 2017
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for measuring individual force in multi-object se...
- Patent number 9,377,888
- Issue date Jun 28, 2016
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai M. Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for finite element imaging sensor devices
- Patent number 9,280,240
- Issue date Mar 8, 2016
- Synaptics Incorporated
- David Hoch
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for reducing effects of interference in input d...
- Patent number 9,262,010
- Issue date Feb 16, 2016
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Shear force detection using capacitive sensors
- Patent number 9,229,592
- Issue date Jan 5, 2016
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for determining object information using an estim...
- Patent number 9,195,339
- Issue date Nov 24, 2015
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai M. Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Device and method for localized force and proximity sensing
- Patent number 9,195,354
- Issue date Nov 24, 2015
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for sensing multiple input objects with gradient...
- Patent number 9,188,675
- Issue date Nov 17, 2015
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Single layer capacitive imaging sensors
- Patent number 9,182,861
- Issue date Nov 10, 2015
- Synaptics Incoporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for reducing effects of interference in input d...
- Patent number 9,158,413
- Issue date Oct 13, 2015
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Single layer capacitive imaging sensors
- Patent number 9,081,453
- Issue date Jul 14, 2015
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for voltage gradient sensor devices
- Patent number 9,052,782
- Issue date Jun 9, 2015
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for determining resistance in an input device
- Patent number 8,952,925
- Issue date Feb 10, 2015
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for signaling in gradient sensor devices
- Patent number 8,886,480
- Issue date Nov 11, 2014
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for measuring individual force in multi-object se...
- Patent number 8,754,873
- Issue date Jun 17, 2014
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai M. Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for determining object information using an estim...
- Patent number 8,618,428
- Issue date Dec 31, 2013
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai M. Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for measuring individual force in multi-object se...
- Patent number 8,570,297
- Issue date Oct 29, 2013
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai M. Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Producing capacitive images comprising non-connection values
- Patent number 8,531,433
- Issue date Sep 10, 2013
- Synaptics Incorporated
- Mihai M. Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
MULTI-TONE ULTRASONIC PROXIMITY DETECTION
- Publication number 20210396872
- Publication date Dec 23, 2021
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai M. BULEA
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
ENGINEERING DISPLACEMENT RESPONSE THROUGH ELECTRODE SHAPE
- Publication number 20190391684
- Publication date Dec 26, 2019
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
CAPACITIVE SENSING USING DISCRETE LIGHTING ELEMENTS
- Publication number 20170277295
- Publication date Sep 28, 2017
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Joseph Kurth REYNOLDS
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
LOCALIZED HAPTICS FOR TWO FINGERS
- Publication number 20170192541
- Publication date Jul 6, 2017
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING INDIVIDUAL FORCE IN MULTI-OBJECT SE...
- Publication number 20160274710
- Publication date Sep 22, 2016
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EFFECTS OF INTERFERENCE IN INPUT D...
- Publication number 20160132184
- Publication date May 12, 2016
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SHEAR FORCE DETECTION USING CAPACITIVE SENSORS
- Publication number 20160077638
- Publication date Mar 17, 2016
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
LOW-PROFILE CAPACITIVE POINTING STICK
- Publication number 20160054813
- Publication date Feb 25, 2016
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Richard SCHEDIWY
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZED FORCE AND PROXIMITY SENSING
- Publication number 20160048243
- Publication date Feb 18, 2016
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SINGLE LAYER CAPACITIVE IMAGING SENSORS
- Publication number 20160041654
- Publication date Feb 11, 2016
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAPACITIVE FORCE SENSING ON KEYBOARD KEYS...
- Publication number 20150277620
- Publication date Oct 1, 2015
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
LOW GROUND MASS CORRECTION MECHANISM
- Publication number 20150277618
- Publication date Oct 1, 2015
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZED FORCE AND PROXIMITY SENSING
- Publication number 20140267128
- Publication date Sep 18, 2014
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TRANSCAPACITIVE PROXIMITY SENSING DEVICE
- Publication number 20140267143
- Publication date Sep 18, 2014
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Patrick Worfolk
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SHEAR FORCE DETECTION USING CAPACITIVE SENSORS
- Publication number 20140267134
- Publication date Sep 18, 2014
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING INDIVIDUAL FORCE IN MULTI-OBJECT SE...
- Publication number 20140240288
- Publication date Aug 28, 2014
- Mihai M. Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINITE ELEMENT IMAGING SENSOR DEVICES
- Publication number 20140132552
- Publication date May 15, 2014
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- David Hoch
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OBJECT INFORMATION USING AN ESTIM...
- Publication number 20140078107
- Publication date Mar 20, 2014
- Mihai M. BULEA
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EFFECTS OF INTERFERENCE IN INPUT D...
- Publication number 20140062938
- Publication date Mar 6, 2014
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING INDIVIDUAL FORCE IN MULTI- OBJECT S...
- Publication number 20140022215
- Publication date Jan 23, 2014
- Mihai M. BULEA
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EFFECTS OF INTERFERENCE IN INPUT D...
- Publication number 20130346008
- Publication date Dec 26, 2013
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRADIENT IMAGING SENSORS
- Publication number 20130328821
- Publication date Dec 12, 2013
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING MULTIPLE INPUT OBJECTS WITH GRADIENT...
- Publication number 20130253863
- Publication date Sep 26, 2013
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESISTANCE IN AN INPUT DEVICE
- Publication number 20130249850
- Publication date Sep 26, 2013
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SINGLE LAYER CAPACITIVE IMAGING SENSORS
- Publication number 20130181943
- Publication date Jul 18, 2013
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SINGLE LAYER CAPACITIVE IMAGING SENSORS
- Publication number 20130181942
- Publication date Jul 18, 2013
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LOW GROUND MASS CONDITIONS IN SEN...
- Publication number 20130173211
- Publication date Jul 4, 2013
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- David Hoch
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOLTAGE GRADIENT SENSOR DEVICES
- Publication number 20130030740
- Publication date Jan 31, 2013
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING IN GRADIENT SENSOR DEVICES
- Publication number 20120330590
- Publication date Dec 27, 2012
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OBJECT INFORMATION USING AN ESTIM...
- Publication number 20120146935
- Publication date Jun 14, 2012
- SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
- Mihai M. Bulea
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING

Mihai Bulea

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Depth motion determination via time-of-flight camera

Multi-tone ultrasonic proximity detection

Engineering displacement response through electrode shape

Low-profile capacitive pointing stick

Systems and methods for detecting low ground mass conditions in sen...

Shear force detection using capacitive sensors

Low ground mass correction mechanism

Capacitive sensing using discrete lighting elements

Localized haptics for two fingers

Systems and methods for reducing effects of interference in input d...

Device and method for localized force and proximity sensing

Single layer capacitive imaging sensors

System and method for measuring individual force in multi-object se...

System and method for measuring individual force in multi-object se...

System and method for finite element imaging sensor devices

Systems and methods for reducing effects of interference in input d...

Shear force detection using capacitive sensors

System and method for determining object information using an estim...

Device and method for localized force and proximity sensing

System and method for sensing multiple input objects with gradient...

Single layer capacitive imaging sensors

Systems and methods for reducing effects of interference in input d...

Single layer capacitive imaging sensors

Systems and methods for voltage gradient sensor devices

System and method for determining resistance in an input device

System and method for signaling in gradient sensor devices

System and method for measuring individual force in multi-object se...

System and method for determining object information using an estim...

System and method for measuring individual force in multi-object se...

Producing capacitive images comprising non-connection values

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

MULTI-TONE ULTRASONIC PROXIMITY DETECTION

ENGINEERING DISPLACEMENT RESPONSE THROUGH ELECTRODE SHAPE

CAPACITIVE SENSING USING DISCRETE LIGHTING ELEMENTS

LOCALIZED HAPTICS FOR TWO FINGERS

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING INDIVIDUAL FORCE IN MULTI-OBJECT SE...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EFFECTS OF INTERFERENCE IN INPUT D...

SHEAR FORCE DETECTION USING CAPACITIVE SENSORS

LOW-PROFILE CAPACITIVE POINTING STICK

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZED FORCE AND PROXIMITY SENSING

SINGLE LAYER CAPACITIVE IMAGING SENSORS

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAPACITIVE FORCE SENSING ON KEYBOARD KEYS...

LOW GROUND MASS CORRECTION MECHANISM

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZED FORCE AND PROXIMITY SENSING

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TRANSCAPACITIVE PROXIMITY SENSING DEVICE

SHEAR FORCE DETECTION USING CAPACITIVE SENSORS

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING INDIVIDUAL FORCE IN MULTI-OBJECT SE...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINITE ELEMENT IMAGING SENSOR DEVICES

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OBJECT INFORMATION USING AN ESTIM...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EFFECTS OF INTERFERENCE IN INPUT D...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING INDIVIDUAL FORCE IN MULTI- OBJECT S...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EFFECTS OF INTERFERENCE IN INPUT D...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRADIENT IMAGING SENSORS

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING MULTIPLE INPUT OBJECTS WITH GRADIENT...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESISTANCE IN AN INPUT DEVICE

SINGLE LAYER CAPACITIVE IMAGING SENSORS

SINGLE LAYER CAPACITIVE IMAGING SENSORS

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LOW GROUND MASS CONDITIONS IN SEN...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOLTAGE GRADIENT SENSOR DEVICES

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING IN GRADIENT SENSOR DEVICES

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OBJECT INFORMATION USING AN ESTIM...