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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas M. Krumpelman, Hayden, ID (US);
Peter Bokma, Coeur d'Alene, ID (US);
Cody G. Peterson, Hayden, ID (US);
Andrew P. Huska, Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Assignee:
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/26 (2006.01); H01H 13/72 (2006.01); H01H 13/76 (2006.01); H01H 13/70 (2006.01); H01H 13/7065 (2006.01); H01H 13/85 (2006.01); H01H 13/704 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/70 (2013.01); H01H 13/7065 (2013.01); H01H 13/85 (2013.01); H01H 13/704 (2013.01); H01H 2203/028 (2013.01); H01H 2221/04 (2013.01); H01H 2221/058 (2013.01);
Abstract
A keyboard having a sensor layer below a chassis layer is described. In one embodiment, the keyboard includes a keyboard chassis and a plurality of keycaps positioned above the keyboard chassis. Each of the plurality of keycaps has a touch surface for receiving a press force. A sensor substrate is positioned below the keyboard chassis and has sensor electrodes configured to sense that one or more of the plurality of keycaps is in a pressed position.