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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Wenkai Zhong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sean R. Mercer, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/26 (2006.01); H03K 17/945 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); G01V 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/2605 (2013.01); G01V 3/02 (2013.01); H03K 17/945 (2013.01); H04B 1/3833 (2013.01);
Abstract
The described technology includes an apparatus comprising a proximity sensor pad and booster element located between an antenna and the proximity sensor pad, wherein voltage level of the booster element at least ten percent higher than voltage level of the proximity sensor pad. Implementations of the booster element may be made of metal or metal-ink and may have U-shape or L-shape.