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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
May. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Marko K. Heikkinen, Tampere, FI;
Joni Arola, Tampere, FI;
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0418 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04107 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device is described. In an example, a device comprises a capacitance sensor layer and a conductive grounded layer. The conductive grounded layer is placed under the capacitance sensor layer in a direction opposite to a targeted sensing direction of the device. The distance between the capacitance sensor layer and the conductive grounded layer is configured to remain within a threshold over a range of deformation. In other examples, a method for manufacturing a device and a module are discussed along with the features of the device.