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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jouko Juho Kalevi Lång, Lieto, FI;
Vicente Calvo Alonso, Piispanristi, FI;
Assignee:
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/045 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 7/16 (2006.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/045 (2013.01); G01B 7/18 (2013.01); G01L 1/2287 (2013.01); G01L 5/0038 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deformation sensor comprises at least two electrodes on the surface of a substrate. The electrodes are separated by a gap, and the electrodes are arranged so that the gap comprises at least a part of a closed geometric shape. The gap contains a material loaded with conductive or semiconductive nanoparticles, whereby deformation of the substrate causes the resistance between the at least two electrodes to change.