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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2006
Richard David Hague, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Bolt, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Chris Jason Ullrich, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Munibe M. Bakircioglu, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard David Hague, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Bolt, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Chris Jason Ullrich, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Munibe M. Bakircioglu, San Jose, CA (US);
Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A touch panel system that sanitizes a touch panel surface includes a substrate coupled to the touch panel surface. The system further includes an impedance interface coupled to the touch panel surface and a vibration source coupled to the impedance interface. The vibration source vibrates the substrate to generate pressure waves which destroy contaminants on the touch panel surface.