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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Nextinput, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ian Campbell, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryan Diestelhorst, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeremy Crank, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
NEXTINPUT, INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example actuator device for a force sensor is described herein. The device can include a device body, a force concentrator element, an overload protection element, one or more legs, and an attachment layer for attaching the device to a substrate. An example method for assembling a force sensing system is also described herein. Further, an example method for protecting a force sensor from excessive forces or displacement is described herein.