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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2018
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kangguo Cheng, Schenectady, NY (US);
Shawn Peter Fetterolf, Cornwall, VT (US);
Donald Francis Canaperi, Bridgewater, CT (US);
Lawrence A. Clevenger, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/04 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques regarding self-sterilizing touch sensors are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise an apparatus, which can comprise a heating element. Also, the apparatus can comprise a protective layer adjacent to the heating element. The heating element can generate heat based on a pressure applied to the protective layer and can sterilize the protective layer.