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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Bradley Edgar Clements, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Brady James Toothaker, Longmont, CO (US);
Yuanhua Robert Shen, Superior, CO (US);
Jingyu Zou, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active stylus includes a stylus tip assembly and an elongate housing enclosing a portion of the stylus tip assembly. A winged bracket mounted within the elongate housing and affixed to a tip-distal end of the stylus tip assembly is configured to flex in response to pressure applied to the stylus tip assembly. A strain gauge disposed along the winged bracket is configured to measure strain along the winged bracket caused by pressure applied to the tip assembly.