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US 2011/0296975 A1Published application
Apparatus comprising a base and a finger attachment
AssigneeUniversiteit Leiden
InventorAnastasius Prosper Anselmus de Jong
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Abstract
Apparatus comprising a base, a finger attachment, and an electromagnet. The base comprises a proximity detector configured to determine an input distance between the finger attachment and the base. The apparatus further comprises a converter configured to convert the input distance between the finger attachment and the base into an output force to be applied to the finger attachment. The electromagnet is configured to apply a force to the finger attachment in accordance with the output force to be applied to the finger attachment as determined by the converter.
Claims20
Apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a finger attachment;
- and
- an electromagnet;
- wherein the base comprises a proximity detector configured to determine a distance between the finger attachment and the base;
- the apparatus further comprising a converter configured to convert the distance between the finger attachment and the base into a force to be applied to the finger attachment;
- and
- wherein the electromagnet is configured to apply a force to the finger attachment in accordance with the force to be applied to the finger attachment as determined by the converter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.