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Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 29, 2023
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Juha T. Paavola, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Sami M. Heinisuo, Dallas, OR (US);

Kari Pekka Johannes Mansukoski, Hillsboro, CA (US);

Shawn S. Mceuen, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H01H 13/7073 (2006.01); H01H 13/785 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2025.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); H01H 13/7073 (2013.01); H01H 13/785 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one embodiment, a keyboard includes keys disposed in respective holes of a housing, a set of first conductive pads coupled to respective keys, and a set of second conductive pads coupled to surfaces of the housing defining respective holes. The keys are configured such that the first conductive pad of a key is not in contact with a second conductive pad of a hole corresponding to the key when the key is in a first position (e.g., not actuated), and the first conductive pad of the key is in contact with the second conductive pad of the hole corresponding to the key when the key is in a second position (e.g., actuated).


Find Patent Forward Citations

Paavola, Juha. (2026). Keyboard switch design for ultrathin computing devices (U.S. Patent No. 12761698). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12761698

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