Force sensor
US10054503B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04105
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Examples of force sensors that may be incorporated into a number of devices or other objects are disclosed. In one example, a sensor includes a substrate including a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode being spaced by an insulating gap, and a compliant material with plural conductive pathways disposed over the gap and contacting the first electrode and the second electrode such that a resistance of an electrical path passing through the compliant material between the first electrode and the second electrode changes in response to force of the compliant material against one or more of the first electrode and the second electrode.
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