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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Timothy C. Shaw, Austin, TX (US);
Flavio P. Ribeiro, Bellevue, WA (US);
Glennis E. Covington, Redmond, WA (US);
Christian C. Gadke, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Xuezhong Wu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Bradley R. Martin, Auburn, WA (US);
Francie Judith Zant, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott M. Mail, Seattle, WA (US);
James C. Marshall, Puyallup, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Input device configurations are described. In implementations, an input device includes a sensor substrate having a capacitive sensor to detect proximity of an object that contacts the input device. The input device also includes a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate, where the flexible contact layer is implemented to flex and contact the sensor substrate responsive to pressure applied by the object to initiate an input to a computing device. The flexible contact layer can include a force concentrator pad that is designed to cause pressure to be channeled through the force concentrator pad to cause the flexible contact layer to contact the sensor substrate to initiate the input.