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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2022
Applicant:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jae-Hyun Chung, Seattle, WA (US);
Sang-Gyeun Ahn, Seattle, WA (US);
Tianyi Li, Seattle, WA (US);
Zhongjie Qian, Seattle, WA (US);
Vigneshwar Sakthivelpathi, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/24 (2006.01); G01F 22/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/24 (2013.01); G01F 22/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01);
Abstract
A capacitive sensor including an electrically conductive material, and a single electrode applied with positive potential, wherein the distance between the single electrode and the electrically conductive material determines the spherical radius for a proximity sensing range.