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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2003
Chin Y. NG, Maplewood, MN (US);
Paul J. Cobian, Woodbury, MN (US);
Sherman L. Bartz, St. Paul, MN (US);
Hung T. Tran, Woodbury, MN (US);
Lewis H. Levasseur, Burnaby, CA;
Chin Y. Ng, Maplewood, MN (US);
Paul J. Cobian, Woodbury, MN (US);
Sherman L. Bartz, St. Paul, MN (US);
Hung T. Tran, Woodbury, MN (US);
Lewis H. LeVasseur, Burnaby, CA;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a display seal for a force-based sensor assembly that includes a flexible membrane having inner and outer surfaces, and first and second sides. The first side of the membrane is capable of being mounted to a housing of the assembly, such as a frame or bezel, and the second side of the membrane is capable of being mounted to a touch surface of a touch sensitive structure of the assembly. The seal, when mounted to the housing and the screen, is capable of creating a seal around the screen without passing extraneous forces to the transducers.