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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2022
Nano Composite Products, Inc., Orem, UT (US);
Aaron Jake Merrell, Orem, UT (US);
Trevor Emil Christensen, Alpine, UT (US);
Jake Duane Sundet, Mapleton, UT (US);
Ian Matthew Jensen, Provo, UT (US);
Maxwell Ira Tree, Provo, UT (US);
Nano Composite Products, Inc., Orem, UT (US);
Abstract
A pressure sensing system that includes a dual-function foam is disclosed. The dual-function foam may be integrated into padding of a variety of objects to measure pressures and locations of pressures/strains exerted by a user on the padding. The dual-function foam may respond to a pressure/strain with a piezoelectric effect or a piezoresistive effect depending on the nature of the applied pressure/strain. Each effect may require different sensing approaches. Accordingly, the pressure sensor system may include a controller that is configurable into one of a plurality of operating modes based on the sensing approach suitable for the applied pressure/strain. One of the operating modes may be a sleep mode, which can reduce the power consumed by the controller when no pressure/strain is applied to the dual-function foam for a period.