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Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2018
Applicant:

Tactus Technology, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Justin Virgili, Fremont, CA (US);

Micah Yairi, Fremont, CA (US);

Brian Flamm, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Tactus Technology, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2013.01); B32B 3/26 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/06 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); B32B 2255/10 (2013.01); B32B 2255/26 (2013.01); B32B 2307/412 (2013.01); B32B 2307/42 (2013.01); B32B 2307/51 (2013.01); B32B 2375/00 (2013.01); B32B 2457/208 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01);
Abstract

One variation of tactile interface includes: a flexible substrate configured to deform to a first offset in response to application of a deflecting force on the flexible substrate; a tactile layer defining a tactile surface and configured to deform to a second offset in response to application of the deflecting force on the tactile surface; and a tie layer configured to retain the tactile layer against the substrate, the tie layer defining a first surface contacting the flexible substrate and a second surface contacting the tactile layer, the first surface of the tie layer configured to stretch by the first offset to maintain contact with the substrate and the second surface of the tie layer configured to stretch by the second offset to maintain contact with the tactile layer.


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