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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
May. 26, 2020
Motorola Mobility Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Rachid Alameh, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Yi Wu, Chicago, IL (US);
James P. Ashley, Naperville, IL (US);
Zhengping Ji, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An electronic device has pair(s) of conductive plates that is coupled to a housing and is electrically isolated by a dielectric material. The pair(s) of conductive plates is positioned to change relative orientation in relation to mechanical force that deforms the housing. Capacitive driver(s) is electrically coupled to pair(s) of conductive plates. A controller is communicatively coupled to the capacitive driver(s). The controller identifies a first capacitance of the pair(s) of conductive plates associated with the housing being in a normal state. The controller detects, via the capacitor driver(s), a change in capacitance from the first capacitance to a second capacitance of the pair(s) of conductive plates. The controller compares the change in capacitance to a threshold. In response to the change exceeding the threshold, the controller generates a notification.