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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Rachid M Alameh, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Patrick J Cauwels, South Beloit, IL (US);
Steve C Emmert, McHenry, IL (US);
Kenneth A Paitl, West Dundee, IL (US);
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
One example disclosed wearable device includes a first housing portion having a conductive section and a non-conductive section. The conductive section is connected to ground. A second housing portion includes a printed circuit board (PCB) with a conductor on the PCB surface positioned beneath the non-conductive section. The conductor on the PCB surface and the conductive section form a capacitor of a capacitive sensor. The wearable device may also include a first adhesive layer between a surface of the non-conductive section of the first housing portion and the PCB surface. A second adhesive layer, coplanar with the first adhesive layer, may be applied between a surface of the conductive section of the first housing portion and the PCB surface. The first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer form a water tight seal that prevents liquids from penetrating into at least the second housing portion.