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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2003
Applicants:
Mark Anthony Darty, Collierville, TN (US);
Mohamadinejad Habib, Bartlett, TN (US);
Inventors:
Mark Anthony Darty, Collierville, TN (US);
Mohamadinejad Habib, Bartlett, TN (US);
Assignee:
Brother International Corporation, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for sensing a force. The apparatus includes a nanostructure being suitable for emitting electrons and a collector. The collector is proximately positioned with respect to the nanostructure so as to receive the emitted electrons and define a gap therebetween. The gap is partially dependent upon the applied force and the emission and reception of the electrons are indicative of the applied force.