FILE HISTORY
`us 8,059,015
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`PATENT:
`8,059,015
`INVENTORS: Hua, Liu
`XiaoPing, Jiang
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`TITLE:
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`Capacitance sensing matrix for
`keyboard architecture
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`APPLICATION US2006440924A
`NO:
`FILED:
`ISSUED:
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`25 MAY 2006
`15 NOV 2011
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`COMPILED:
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`14 JAN 2014
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`EXHIBIT 1011
`IPR Petition for U.S. Patent No. 8,059,015
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`8,059,015
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`CAPACITANCE SENSING MATRIX FOR KEYBOARD
`ARCHITECTURE
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`Transaction History
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`Transaction Description
`Date
`Information Disclosure Statement considered
`5/25/2006
`5/25/2006 Reference capture on IDS
`5/25/2006
`Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
`5/25/2006
`Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
`5/25/2006
`Initial Exam Team nn
`6/2/2006
`IFW Scan & PACR Auto Security Review
`6/5/2006 Cleared by OIPE CSR
`6/19/2006 Corrected Paper
`7/3/2006 New or Additional Drawing Filed
`7/3/2006 Additional Application Filing Fees
`7/3/2006 Small Entity Statement (37 CFR 1 .27)
`7/3/2006 Applicant has submitted new drawings to correct Corrected Papers problems
`7/27/2006 Application Dispatched from OIPE
`7/27/2006 Application Is Now Complete
`8/14/2006
`Information Disclosure Statement considered
`8/14/2006
`Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
`8/14/2006
`Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
`1/17/2007
`IFW TSS Processing by Tech Center Complete
`4/10/2007 Case Docketed to Examiner in GAU
`10/15/2007 Flagged for 5/25
`10/17/2007 Withdraw Flagged for 5/25
`11/29/2007 PG-Pub Issue Notification
`12/17/2007 Case Docketed to Examiner in GAU
`4/7/2008 Correspondence Address Change
`4/14/2008 Case Docketed to Examiner in GAU
`4/14/2008 Case Docketed to Examiner in GAU
`4/14/2008 Case Docketed to Examiner in GAU
`7/8/2008 Case Docketed to Examiner in GAU
`3/9/2009 Non-Final Rejection
`3/10/2009 Mail Non-Final Rejection
`3/27/2009 Correspondence Address Change
`3/31/2009 Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA)
`6/10/2009 Response after Non-Final Action
`7/14/2009 Date Forwarded to Examiner
`9/18/2009 Notice of Allowance Data Verification Completed
`9/22/2009 Document Verification
`9/23/2009 Mail Notice of Allowance
`12/18/2009 Reference capture on IDS
`12/18/2009
`Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
`12/18/2009 Request for Continued Examination (RCE)
`12/18/2009
`Information Disclosure Statement considered
`12/18/2009
`Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
`12/18/2009 Workflow - Request for RCE - Begin
`1/2/2010 Date Forwarded to Examiner
`1/2/2010 Disposal for a RCE / CPA / R129
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`1/19/2010 Non-Final Rejection
`1/20/2010 Mail Non-Final Rejection
`4/20/2010 Response after Non-Final Action
`5/3/2010 Date Forwarded to Examiner
`7/6/2010 Notice of Allowance Data Verification Completed
`7/6/2010 Document Verification
`7/9/2010 Mail Notice of Allowance
`10/12/2010
`Information Disclosure Statement considered
`10/12/2010 Electronic Information Disclosure Statement
`10/12/2010 Request for Continued Examination (RCE)
`10/12/2010
`Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
`10/12/2010 Workflow - Request for RCE - Begin
`10/16/2010 Disposal for a RCE / CPA / R129
`6/7/2011 Non-Final Rejection
`6/10/2011 Mail Non-Final Rejection
`6/24/2011 Response after Non-Final Action
`7/9/2011 Date Forwarded to Examiner
`8/31/2011 Document Verification
`8/31/2011 Notice of Allowance Data Verification Completed
`8/31/2011 Reasons for Allowance
`9/1/2011 Mail Notice of Allowance
`9/30/2011
`Issue Fee Payment Verified
`9/30/2011
`Issue Fee Payment Received
`10/7/2011 Dispatch to FDC
`10/7/2011 Application Is Considered Ready for Issue
`10/26/2011
`Issue Notification Mailed
`11/15/2011 Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed
`11/15/2011
`Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation
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`( 12 ) United States Patent
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`(lo) Patent No
`(45) Date of Patent
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`US 8,059,015 B2
`Nov 1 .5, 2011
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`US008059015B2
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`(54) CAPACITANCE SENSING MATRIX FOR
`KEYBOARD ARCHITECTURE
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`(75) Inventors Liu Hua Shanghai (CN) Jiang
`XiaoPmg Shanghai (CN)
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`(73) Assignee Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
`San Jose CA (US)
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`( * ) Notice Subject to any disclaimer the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`USC 154(h) by 915 days
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`(21) Appl No 11/440,924
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`(22) Filed
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`May 25 2006
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