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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
I.E.E. International Electronics & Engineering S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 1/010 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 1/010 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a force sensor ( ) comprising a first electrode ( ) and a second electrode ( ) made of conductive material, which are arranged spaced from each other on a first insulating support ( ). The invention is characterized in that a contact element ( ) is conductive material is placed opposite the two electrodes and some distance therefrom, said contact element t( ) being pressed against said electrodes ( ) when a force is exerted on the pressure sensor ( ) and at least one of the electrodes ( ) is coated with a pressure sensitive material layer ( ).