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US 12,259,286 B2Granted
Multi-modal sensing transducers
AssigneeInterlink Electronics, Inc.
InventorsCheng Seong Lee, Chee Wai Lu
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Abstract
A multi-modal sensing transducer may include a force concentrator having an external sensing surface. The multi-modal sensing transducer may also include at least one electrode coupled to the force concentrator. Further, the multi-modal sensing transducer may include at least one force sensitive element disposed adjacent to the at least one electrode. Moreover, the multi-modal sensing transducer may include at least one air gap disposed between the at least one electrode and the at least one force sensitive element.
Claims20
A multi-modal sensing transducer, comprising:
- a force concentrator having an external sensing surface;
- at least one electrode coupled to the force concentrator;
- at least one force sensitive element disposed adjacent to the at least one electrode;
- and
- at least one air gap disposed between the at least one electrode and the at least one force sensitive element.
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A system, comprising
- a circuit board;
- and
- a multi-modal sensing transducer coupled to the circuit board and comprising:
- a force concentrator having an external sensing surface;
- at least one electrode coupled to the force concentrator;
- at least one force sensitive element disposed adjacent to the at least one electrode;
- and
- at least one air gap disposed between the at least one electrode and the at least one force sensitive element.
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A system, comprising:
- a multi-modal sensing transducer comprising:
- a force concentrator;
- at least one electrode coupled to the force concentrator;
- at least one force sensitive element disposed adjacent to the at least one electrode;
- and
- at least one air gap disposed between the at least one electrode and the at least one force sensitive element;
- and
- a processor operatively coupled to the multi-modal sensing transducer, the processor being configured to perform operations comprising:
- sensing an input applied to the multi-modal sensing transducer;
- determining an output function based on the sensed input;
- and
- causing an activation of the output function.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.