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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
May. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
James David Holbery, Bellevue, WA (US);
Siyuan Ma, Bothell, WA (US);
Sang Ho Yoon, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrostatic slide clutch comprises first and second sheet electrodes, a dielectric layer, and a drive circuit. The dielectric layer is arranged between the first and second sheet electrodes. The drive circuit is coupled electrically to the first sheet electrode and to the second sheet electrode and configured to move a variable amount of charge bidirectionally between the first and second sheet electrodes, to influence a normal force between the first and second sheet electrodes.