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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2014
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jonah A. Harley, Cupertino, CA (US);
Peter W. Richards, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian Q. Huppi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Omar Sze Leung, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dhaval N. Shah, Cupertino, CA (US);
Martin P. Grunthaner, Cupertino, CA (US);
Steven P. Hotelling, Cupertino, CA (US);
Miguel C Christophy, Cupertino, CA (US);
Vivek Katiyar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tang Yew Tan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Christopher J. Butler, Cupertino, CA (US);
Erik G. de Jong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ming Sartee, Morro Bay, CA (US);
Rui Qiao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Steven J. Martisauskas, Cupertino, CA (US);
Storrs T. Hoen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lee E. Hooton, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ian A. Spraggs, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sawyer I. Cohen, Cupertino, CA (US);
David A. Pakula, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A device configured to determine the location and magnitude of a touch on a surface of the device. The device includes a transparent touch sensor that is configured to detect a location of a touch on the transparent touch sensor. The device also includes a force-sensing structure disposed at the periphery of the transparent touch sensor. The force sensor includes an upper capacitive plate and a compressible element disposed on one side of the upper capacitive plate. The force sensor also includes a lower capacitive plate disposed on a side of the compressible element that is opposite the upper capacitive plate.