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US 2021/0203245 A1Published application
Electroadhesion device with voltage control module
AssigneeSelfie Snapper, Inc.
InventorDenis KOCI
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include electroadhesion devices for securing smartphones and other consumer devices to target surfaces. In various embodiments, the electroadhesion device may include a digital switch for adjusting the output voltage generated by a voltage converter. The digital switch may enable safe operation of the electroadhesion device by ensuring the output voltage generated by the voltage converter is compatible with the target surface. To determine a compatible output voltage, the electroadhesion device may include one or more sensors that may measure one or more characteristics of the target surface including conductivity, porosity, hardness, smoothness, and the like.
Claims27
An electroadhesion device comprising:
- a layer including multiple electrodes disposed in an insulating material, the insulating material including a chemical adhesive applied to at least one side of the insulating material;
- a power supply connected to the multiple electrodes;
- a surface sensor integrated into the electroadhesion device, the surface sensor configured to measure one or more characteristics of a target surface;
- and
- a switch in communication with the surface sensor, the switch configured to control a voltage output to the multiple electrodes from the power supply based on the one or more characteristics of the target material,
- wherein the voltage output to the multiple electrodes from the power supply causes the multiple electrodes to generate an electroadhesive force that secures the electroadhesion device to the target surface.
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A device case removably attached to a device, the device case comprising;
- an electroadhesion device integrated into a device case, wherein the electroadhesion device comprises:
- a layer comprising multiple electrodes and an insulating material around the multiple electrodes, the insulating material including a chemical adhesive applied to at least one side of the insulating material;
- a power supply connected to the multiple electrodes;
- a surface sensor integrated into the electroadhesion device, the surface sensor configured to measure one or more characteristics of a target surface;
- and
- a switch in communication with the surface sensor, the switch configured to control a voltage output to the multiple electrodes from the power supply based on the one or more characteristics of the target surface,
- wherein the voltage output to the multiple electrodes from the power supply causes the multiple electrodes to generate an electroadhesive force that secures the electroadhesion device to the target surface.
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A method of regulating voltage generated by an electroadhesion device, the method comprising;
- receiving, from a surface sensor, one or more characteristics of a target surface;
- determining a voltage output required to adhere the electroadhesion device to the target surface based on the one or more characteristics of the target surface;
- generating the voltage output to multiple electrodes from a power supply;
- and
- attaching the electroadhesion device to the target surface using an electroadhesion force created by interactions between electric charges on the multiple electrodes and opposite electric charges on the target surface induced by the voltage output.
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A consumer device comprising;
- an electroadhesion device integrated into a consumer device, wherein the electroadhesion device comprises:
- a layer attached to an exterior surface of the consumer device, the layer comprising multiple electrodes and an insulating material around the multiple electrodes, the insulating material including a chemical adhesive applied to at least one side of the insulating material;
- a power supply connected to the multiple electrodes;
- a surface sensor integrated into the electroadhesion device, the surface sensor configured to measure one or more characteristics of a target surface;
- and
- a switch in communication with the surface sensor, the switch configured to control a voltage output to the multiple electrodes from the power supply based on the one or more characteristics of the target surface,
- wherein the voltage output to the multiple electrodes from the power supply causes the multiple electrodes to generate an electroadhesive force that secures the electroadhesion device to the target surface.
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A consumer device comprising;
- an electroadhesion device integrated into a consumer device, wherein the electroadhesion device comprises:
- a layer embedded inside the consumer device, the layer comprising multiple electrodes and an insulating material around the multiple electrodes, the insulating material including a chemical adhesive applied to at least one side of the insulating material;
- a power supply connected to the multiple electrodes;
- a surface sensor integrated into the electroadhesion device, the surface sensor configured to measure one or more characteristics of a target surface;
- and
- a switch in communication with the sensor, the switch configured to control a voltage output to the multiple electrodes from the power supply based on the one or more characteristics of the target surface,
- wherein the voltage output to the multiple electrodes from the power supply causes the multiple electrodes to generate an electroadhesive force that secures the electroadhesion device to the target surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.