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US 7,626,579 B2Granted
Sanitizing a touch panel surface
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorsRichard David Hague, Mark Bolt, Chris Jason Ullrich, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Abstract
A touch panel system that sanitizes a touch panel surface includes a substrate coupled to the touch panel surface. The system further includes an impedance interface coupled to the touch panel surface and a vibration source coupled to the impedance interface. The vibration source vibrates the substrate to generate pressure waves which destroy contaminants on the touch panel surface.
Claims19
A sanitizing touch panel system comprising:
- a touch panel surface;
- a substrate coupled to said touch panel surface;
- an impedance interface coupled to said touch panel surface;
- and
- a vibration source coupled to said impedance interface;
- wherein said vibration source causes vibrations on said substrate to generate pressure waves.
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A method of sanitizing a touch panel surface comprising:
- generating vibrations;
- coupling the vibrations to the touch panel surface, wherein the surface is coupled to a substrate;
- and
- inducing pressure waves through the substrate.
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A system for sanitizing a touch panel surface comprising:
- means for generating vibrations;
- means for coupling the vibrations to the touch panel surface, wherein the surface is coupled to a substrate;
- and
- means for inducing pressure waves through the substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.