THOMAS P YOUNG, NP
Nursing at 30 St, Oakland, CA

5241308, Aug 31, 1993

Jul 23, 1992

7/918917

Thomas Young - Oakland CA

Paragon Systems, Inc. - Oakland CA

G08C 2100

341 34

A touch panel generates any of a plurality of different signals that are selected by touching different specific areas of a panel member. Spaced apart supports at the edges of the touch sensitive area hold a panel member in spaced apart relationship to the underlying surface. Force sensitive circuit elements, such as strain gauges or pressure sensitive resistors, sense the force which the panel member exerts on each support when finger pressure is applied to the member. Additional circuit components compare the forces exerted on each support to determine the location on the panel that is being touched and generate the particular signal that correlates with that location. The touch panel may be used to enter instructions and other data into a computer or the like or to transmit selected control signals to other types of equipment. The panel may be transparent and be attached to the screen of a visual data display enabling entry of menu selections or other data by simply touching the screen.

5742222, Apr 21, 1998

May 26, 1995

8/451670

Thomas M. Young - Oakland CA
Pierre R. Irissou - Sunnyvale CA

AVI Systems, Inc. - Oakland CA

G01L 122

338 2

An economical non-metallic strain gage insensitive to ambient temperature variations, and without a diode junction, which is suitable for general use and particularly for use in touch screens, wherein the gage is adapted to be directly adhered to the screen. The gage is metallized with a thin layer of a solderable metal for electrical soldering connection to strain measurement devices and for reliable mechanical support. The gage includes an etched polysilicon material on a substrate base, such as a silicon wafer, wherein the polysilicon is doped with a dopant material such that output measurements are independent of temperature changes.

4463547, Aug 7, 1984

Aug 17, 1982

6/408998

Thomas M. Young - Oakland CA

The United States of America as represented by the United States
Department of Energy - Washington DC

B65H 8108

57 6

A spindle assembly engages and moves along a length of cable to be wrapped with insulating tape. Reels of insulating tape are mounted on a outer rotatable spindle which revolves around the cable to dispense insulating tape. The rate of movement of the spindle assembly along the length of the cable is controlled by a stepper motor which is programmably synchronized to the rate at which rotatable spindle wraps the cable. The stepper motor drives a roller which engages the cable and moves the spindle assembly along the length of the cable as it is being wrapped. The spindle assembly is mounted at the end of an articulated arm which allows free movement of the spindle assembly and allows the spindle assembly to follow lateral movement of the cable.

5708460, Jan 13, 1998

Jun 2, 1995

8/460647

Thomas M. Young - Oakland CA
William Martin Becker - San Carlos CA
Joseph Shamash - Orinda CA

AVI Systems, Inc. - Oakland CA

G09G 500

345173

A touch screen or touch panel wherein there is a monitoring of relative distribution of force via one or more, preferably symmetrically positioned, sensors such as strain gage sensors. The strain gage sensors are positioned such that bending strain on the touch screen, engendered by touch, is detected by the one or more strain gages and accurately measured by an electronic controller, connected to the strain gage(s). The electronic controller, or associated hardware, is programmed to relate relative bending force to a unique position on the screen and is a charge balancing and multiplying analog-to-digital converter which provides accurate position determination, even with very low forces and with very minor differentiation in position related forces. A sum and divide analog-to-digital converter uses charge balancing and integration, with the balance charge coming from the plus and minus sum of the corners (wherein four sensors are positioned at the corners of a square or rectangular display), and the input signal is the difference between two sides of the display panel. This, in effect, results in the input signal being divided by the sum signal and the sum of charge counts over a fixed interval, resulting in the output value and unique position determination.

4949927, Aug 21, 1990

Oct 17, 1989

7/422595

John E. Madocks - Oakland CA
Thomas M. Young - Oakland CA

E04G 300

248276

Presented is a method and apparatus for incrementally varying the frictional forces along an articulable column having succesive joints formed of alternate ball and socket members. Friction is varied by varying the contact angle between said ball and socket members along the length of the column and by supplying a compressive force to said joints via a tensioned means throughout the column. The effect of varying the frictional forces along the column is to vary the stiffness of individual column joints creating a structural member which can be tailored to the load requirements of a specific application.