The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2018
Facebook Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Yigit Menguc, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew John Ouderkirk, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher Yuan Ting Liao, Seattle, WA (US);
Katherine Marie Smyth, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas Wallin, Redmond, WA (US);
Jack Lindsay, Seattle, WA (US);
Austin Lane, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tanya Malhotra, Redmond, WA (US);
Ken Diest, Kirkland, WA (US);
Facebook Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, an electroactive device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electroactive element disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electroactive element may include a plurality of voids distributed within the electroactive element. The electroactive device may have a non-uniform electroactive response based at least in part on a non-uniform distribution of voids within the electroactive element. The non-uniform electroactive response may include a non-uniform sensor response or a non-uniform actuation response. Various other methods, systems, apparatuses, and materials are also disclosed.