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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2023
Applicant:

Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tatsumi Fujiyoshi, Miyagi-ken, JP;

Atsushi Matsuda, Miyagi-ken, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/24 (2006.01); G01R 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/2403 (2021.05); G01R 27/2605 (2013.01);
Abstract

A capacitance detection device includes at least one detection electrode, a shield electrode disposed in close vicinity of the detection electrode, an AC signal source that supplies an AC signal to the shield electrode, a detection circuit that detects capacitance between a physical object in close vicinity of the detection electrode and the detection electrode on the basis of a detection signal output from the detection electrode and the AC signal output from the AC signal source, and a phase adjustment circuit provided between the AC signal source and the shield electrode. The phase adjustment circuit advances the phase of the AC signal output from the AC signal source.


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