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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Jeffrey Singer, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Jeffrey Singer, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/962 (2013.01); H03K 2017/9602 (2013.01);
Abstract
A proximity switch is provided having a sensing pad and a proximity sensor disposed near a perimeter of the sensing pad to generate an activation field proximate to the sensing pad. The proximity sensor includes a plurality of interdigitated electrode fingers having differing lengths and spacings. The switch may be integrally formed as a lamp and proximity switch assembly.