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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Vosgueritchian, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sinan Filiz, Cupertino, CA (US);
John Stephen Smith, Cupertino, CA (US);
Anshuman Bhuyan, Cupertino, CA (US);
James E. Pedder, Cupertino, CA (US);
Vikram Garg, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/12 (2006.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01); G01B 7/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/2268 (2013.01); G01B 7/18 (2013.01); G06F 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A strain-responsive sensor incorporating a strain-sensitive element is disclosed. The strain-sensitive element includes a matched-pair of resistive structures disposed on opposite sides of a substrate. One resistive structure of the matched pair is coupled to a crossover, either a physical crossover or a soft crossover, such that current within the resistive structures of the matched pair flows in the same direction.