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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mansoor Alghooneh, San Jose, CA (US);
Vahid Khoshkava, San Jose, CA (US);
Juan Manuel Cruz Hernandez, Montreal, CA;
Mohammadreza Motamedi, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
IMMERSION CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A haptic effect enabled system generates a haptic effect using an electric potential responsive fluid. A haptic enabled apparatus includes a fluid and a substrate. The fluid is responsive to an electric field. The substrate is at least partially flexible and defines a channel. The fluid is positioned within at least a portion of the channel. A portion of the substrate proximal to the fluid is stiffer than a portion of the substrate spaced from the fluid, thereby creating a haptic effect.