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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Paul Dietz, Redmond, WA (US);
John Lutian, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Dietz, Redmond, WA (US);
John Lutian, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pressure-sensitive multi-touch device is provided. The multi-touch device includes a matrix of pressure-sensitive cells, each pressure-sensitive cell configured to change a resistance of the cell inversely proportional to an amount of force applied to that cell. The multi-touch device further includes a spacer assembly between pressure-sensitive cells.