# US 10,310,660 B2 · Hover controlling device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,310,660 B2 - Document ID: US10310660B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/979,489 - Filed: 2015-12-27 - Published: 2016-06-30 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-31 - Assignees: Tsinghua University; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Tsinghua University; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Xin-He Wang; Dong-Qi Li; Jiang-Tao Wang; Wen-Yun Wu; Yu-Jun He; Peng Liu; Qing-Yu Zhao; Kai-Li Jiang; Shou-Shan Fan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310660B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/047: using sets of wires, e.g. crossed wires - G06F 3/04164: {Connections between sensors and controllers, e.g. routing lines between electrodes and connection pads} - G06F 2203/04101: 2.5D-digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface and also measures the distance of the input means within a short range in the Z direction, possibly with a separate measurement setup - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A hover controlling device includes a sensing unit and a hover control unit. The sensing unit includes a plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements, a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements, and a plurality of third electrodes located on a substrate. Each first electrostatic sensing element and each second electrostatic sensing element include a single walled carbon nanotube or a few-walled carbon nanotube. The resistances of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements are changed in process of a sensed object with electrostatic near, but does not touch the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements. The hover control unit is electrically connected to the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A hover controlling device, comprising: a sensing unit comprising: a plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements; a plurality of first electrodes being metal electrodes; a plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements electrically insulated from the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements; and a plurality of third electrodes being metal electrodes; wherein the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements is spaced from each other along a first direction, and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements is spaced from each other along a second direction; each of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and each of the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements is only one single walled carbon nanotube or only one few-walled carbon nanotube with two walls to six walls, the one single walled carbon nanotube or the one few-walled carbon nanotube is used for sensing static electricity, and a resistance of the single walled carbon nanotube or the few-walled carbon nanotube is variable; each of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, one of the plurality of first electrodes is in direct contact with the first end, and another one of the plurality of first electrodes is in direct contact with the second end; and each of the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements has a third end and a fourth end opposite to the third end, one of the plurality of third electrodes is in direct contact with the third end, and another one of the plurality of third electrodes is in direct contact with the fourth end; and a hover control unit electrically connected to the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The hover controlling device of claim 1, wherein the hover control unit determines a position coordinate of the sensed object by sensing a distribution of current values of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The hover controlling device of claim 1, wherein the single walled carbon nanotube or the few-walled carbon nanotube has a diameter of less than 5 nanometers, and a length of greater than 1 centimeter. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The hover controlling device of claim 1, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The hover controlling device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements is parallel to each other, and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements is parallel to each other. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The hover controlling device of claim 1, wherein a distance between the sensed object and the hover controlling device is in a range from about 0.5 centimeters to about 1 centimeter. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The hover controlling device of claim 1, wherein an insulating adhesive layer is located on portions of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements intersected with the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The hover controlling device of claim 1, wherein the hover control unit comprises a circuit control element and a current detect element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The hover controlling device of claim 8, wherein a direct voltage is applied to the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements by the circuit control element, and the current detect element detect currents of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The hover controlling device of claim 1, wherein the resistance of the single walled carbon nanotube or the resistance of the few-walled carbon nanotube changes when a sensed object with static electricity is close to but does not touch the hover controlling device. ### Claim 11 A hover controlling device, comprising: a sensing unit comprising: a plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements; a plurality of first electrodes; a plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements electrically insulated from the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements; and a plurality of third electrodes; wherein the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements is spaced from each other along a first direction, and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements is spaced from each other along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; each of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and each of the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements comprise a single walled carbon nanotube or a few-walled carbon nanotube used for sensing static electricity, and a resistance of the single walled carbon nanotube or the few-walled carbon nanotube is variable; each of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, one of the plurality of first electrodes is in direct contact with the first end, and another one of the plurality of first electrodes is in direct contact with the second end; and each of the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements has a third end and a fourth end opposite to the third end, one of the plurality of third electrodes is in direct contact with the third end, and another one of the plurality of third electrodes is in direct contact with the fourth end; and a hover control unit comprising a circuit control element and a current detect element coupled to the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The hover controlling device of claim 11, wherein the number of walls of the few-walled carbon nanotube ranges from two to six. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The hover controlling device of claim 11, wherein the single walled carbon nanotube or the few-walled carbon nanotube has a diameter of less than 5 nanometers, and a length of greater than 1 centimeter. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The hover controlling device of claim 11, wherein the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements is parallel to each other, and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements is parallel to each other. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The hover controlling device of claim 11, wherein a distance between the sensed object and the hover controlling device is in a range from about 0.5 centimeters to about 1 centimeter. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The hover controlling device of claim 11, wherein an insulating adhesive layer is located on portions of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements intersected with the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The hover controlling device of claim 11, wherein a diameter of the single walled carbon nanotube or the few-walled carbon nanotube is in a range from about 2 nanometers to about 5 nanometers. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The hover controlling device of claim 11, wherein the resistance of the single walled carbon nanotube or the resistance of the few-walled carbon nanotube changes when a sensed object with static electricity is close to but does not touch the hover controlling device.