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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Zhenan Bao, Stanford, CA (US);
Stefan Christian Bernhardt Mannsfeld, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jason Locklin, Bogart, GA (US);
Benjamin Chee-keong Tee, Stanford, CA (US);
Zhenan Bao, Stanford, CA (US);
Stefan Christian Bernhardt Mannsfeld, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jason Locklin, Bogart, GA (US);
Benjamin Chee-Keong Tee, Stanford, CA (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Abstract
Sensors, sensing arrangements and devices, and related methods are provided. In accordance with an example embodiment, an impedance-based sensor includes a flexible dielectric material and generates an output based on pressure applied to the dielectric material and a resulting compression thereof. In certain embodiments, the dielectric material includes a plurality of regions separated by gaps and configured to elastically deform and recover in response to applied pressure.