Bernard O Geaghan

This inventor holds 68 USPTO granted patents and 3 published patent applications and 3 EPO patents, primarily in Capacitive Touch Systems (CPC class G06F). Top assignees: 3M Innovative Properties Company, Microtouch Systems, Inc., Greensteel, Inc.. Active years: 1998-2020.

USPTO Granted Patents = 68 (Patent Applications = 3)

% Patents Active = 27.9

EPO Patents = 3 (Patent Applications = 14)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 1.7

ph-index = 23

Forward Citations = 2,671(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 2,591(Dec 10, 2025)

Inventors with similar research interests:

Location History:

Andover, MA (US) (2000)
Salem, MA (US) (2007)
Salem, NH (US) (1998 - 2020)
Salen, NH (US) (2019 - 2020)

Company Filing History:

60 out of 22,361

3M Innovative Properties Company

patents

4 out of 19

Microtouch Systems, Inc.

Polyvision Corporation

patents

Years Active: 1998-2020

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Areas of Expertise:

Capacitive Touch

Digitizer

Stylus Technology

Touch Location

Sensor Electrode

Optical Signals

Composite Electrodes

Magnetic Shield

Multi-Display System

Mutual Capacitance

Touch Sensitive Devices

Signal Techniques

68 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 10753746 - Multi-mode stylus and digitizer system (2020-08-25),

2. 10649554 - Pen for capacitive touch systems (2020-05-12),

3. 10437358 - Touch systems stylus and methods (2019-10-08),

4. 10430001 - Mesh patterns for touch sensor electrodes (2019-10-01),

5. 10379633 - Pen for capacitive touch systems (2019-08-13),

6. 10318066 - Capacitive-based touch apparatus and method with reduced interference (2019-06-11),

7. 10168825 - Capacitive touch systems and methods using differential signal techniques (2019-01-01),

8. 9958954 - System and methods for calibrating a digitizer system (2018-05-01),

9. 9823769 - Touch location determination involving multiple touch location processes (2017-11-21),

10. 9817491 - Pen for capacitive touch systems (2017-11-14),

11. 9782955 - Transferable transparent conductive patterns and display stack materials (2017-10-10),

12. 9710074 - Digitizer using position-unique optical signals (2017-07-18),

13. 9639228 - Mesh patterns for touch sensor electrodes (2017-05-02),

14. 9557827 - Optical digitizer system with position-unique photoluminescent indicia (2017-01-31),

15. 9448645 - Digitizer using multiple stylus sensing techniques (2016-09-20),

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