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Patent No.:

US 11723276 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 26, 2020

Method for manufacturing an actuator switch

Applicant:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventor:

Masaaki Fukumoto, Beijing, CN;

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Primary Examiner:

A Dexter Tugbang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/85 (2006.01); H10N 30/20 (2023.01); H10N 30/01 (2023.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); H10N 30/87 (2023.01); H01H 13/14 (2006.01); H01H 13/704 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H01H 13/703 (2006.01); H01H 13/7057 (2006.01); H01H 13/702 (2006.01); H03K 17/967 (2006.01); H01H 13/705 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 30/01 (2023.02); H01H 13/14 (2013.01); H01H 13/704 (2013.01); H01H 13/85 (2013.01); H03K 17/9622 (2013.01); H10N 30/20 (2023.02); H10N 30/87 (2023.02); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); H01H 13/702 (2013.01); H01H 13/703 (2013.01); H01H 13/705 (2013.01); H01H 13/7057 (2013.01); H01H 2201/02 (2013.01); H01H 2215/052 (2013.01); H01H 2223/042 (2013.01); H01H 2231/002 (2013.01); H03K 17/964 (2013.01); H03K 17/967 (2013.01); H03K 2217/96054 (2013.01); H03K 2217/96062 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method of making an actuator switch is disclosed. One method including: receiving a threshold amount of pressure on a top surface of a flexible film; in response to receiving the threshold amount of pressure, contacting a first electrode with a second electrode; in response to receiving the threshold amount of pressure, generating i) a first capacitive connection between a row electrode and the second electrode and ii) a second capacitive connection between a column electrode and the second electrode; in response to the first electrode contacting the second electrode, generating, by a piezoelectric actuator, haptic feedback; and in response to the generating the first capacitive connection and the second capacitive connection, providing an input detection signal.

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