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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Daniel Oliveira Santos, San Francisco, CA (US);
Trevor Kemps Wesolowski, Oakland, CA (US);
Abraham Baldwin McKay, Oakland, CA (US);
Jeffrey Michael Scott, Martinez, CA (US);
Kylee Rae Burgess, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Janos Veres, San Jose, CA (US);
Wesley A. Waugh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Miguel Alberto Piedrahita, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael K. Wong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A pressure-activated membrane switch and methods of use are provided. The pressure-activated membrane switch includes an electrically-conductive membrane, and a compliant conductive material having an electrically-conductive inner surface, wherein contact between the electrically-conductive membrane and the electrically-conductive inner surface of the compliant material is configured to cause an electrical circuit, of which the switch is a part, to close. The pressure-activated membrane switch further includes a plurality of spacers dispersed between the electrically-conductive membrane and the compliant conductive material. The plurality of spacers form one or more gaps between the electrically-conductive membrane and the compliant conductive material, and, with an application of pressure against the compliant conductive material, the compliant conductive material is configured to deform between the one or more gaps to contact the electrically-conductive membrane.