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US 11,766,786 B2Granted
Capacitor sensor including two plates having both conductive and non conductive regions
AssigneeVerb Surgical Inc.
InventorsJose Luis Cordoba, Pablo E. Garcia Kilroy, Xin Liu
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Abstract
A capacitive sensor for characterizing force or torque includes a first plurality of non-patterned conductive regions and a first plurality of patterned conductive regions, and a second plurality of non-patterned conductive regions and a second plurality of patterned conductive regions. The first and second pluralities of non-patterned conductive regions are facing and the first and second pluralities of patterned conductive regions are facing.
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A capacitive sensor for characterizing at least one of force or torque, comprising:
- a first non-patterned conductive region and a first patterned conductive region coupled to a first plate;
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- a second non-patterned conductive region and a second patterned conductive region coupled to a second plate;
- wherein the first and second non-patterned conductive regions are facing each other and operable to detect an out-of-plane movement of the first plate relative to the second plate, and the first and second patterned conductive regions are facing each other and operable to detect an in-plane movement of the first plate relative to the second plate.
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