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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2010
Nghia X. Tran, San Diego, CA (US);
Hoa V. Phan, Escondido, CA (US);
Sunny J. Fugate, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael H. Bruch, San Diego, CA (US);
Nghia X. Tran, San Diego, CA (US);
Hoa V. Phan, Escondido, CA (US);
Sunny J. Fugate, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael H. Bruch, San Diego, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A data transfer device comprising: a body; a tip coupled to the body, wherein the tip has a dielectric constant value suitable for interacting with a capacitive touch screen of a separate device; a control unit mounted to the body; and an electronic switch mounted to the body and operatively coupled to the control unit, wherein the switch is disposed to connect the tip to a ground source when the switch is in a closed configuration and to break the connection between the tip and the ground source when the switch is in an open configuration.