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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Quickstep Technologies Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Didier Roziere, Nimes, FR;
QUICKSTEP TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A capacitive measurement device for control interfaces, includes: (i) a support plate () having elements for attachment () to a control interface (), (ii) first electrodes () arranged on a first surface of the support plate () opposite the control interface () and including first active electrodes (), (iii) electronic capacitive measurement elements capable of enabling the obtainment of proximity and/or contact information of objects of interest (), and (iv) second electrodes () arranged on a second surface of the support plate () facing the control interface () and including second active electrodes () connected to the electronic capacitive measurement elements such as to enable the obtainment of measurements of movement and/or deformation of the support plate (). A method and apparatus implemented in the device are also described.