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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Nextinput, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ian Campbell, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryan Diestelhorst, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
NextInput, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/0418 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example force-sensitive electronic device is described herein. The device can include a device body, a touch surface bonded to the device body in a bonded region that is arranged along a peripheral edge of the touch surface, and a plurality of force sensors that are arranged between the device body and the touch surface. Each of the plurality of force sensors can be spaced apart from the bonded region.