Liquid metal sensor
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsMatija Varga, Siyuan Ma, James David Holbery, Collin Alexander Ladd
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Abstract
Described herein is a sensor including a sensing electrode structure and a motion-responsive structure in capacitive communication with the sensing electrode structure, the sensing electrode structure and the motion-responsive structure being separated by a first dielectric layer, the motion-responsive structure comprising a liquid metal mass within a matrix in which the liquid metal mass is movable based upon movement of the sensor, and the sensing electrode structure comprising a first electrode, and a second electrode spaced from the first electrode to form a capacitor.
Claims9
A sensor, comprising:
- a sensing electrode structure and a motion-responsive structure in capacitive communication with the sensing electrode structure, the sensing electrode structure and the motion-responsive structure being separated by a first dielectric layer,
- the motion-responsive structure comprising a liquid metal mass within a matrix in which the liquid metal mass is movable based upon movement of the sensor, and
- the sensing electrode structure comprising
- a first electrode, and a second electrode spaced from the first electrode to form a capacitor.
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