Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensor diffusion stack materials for pressure sensing gloves and methods incorporating the same
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Application No.: US16363135Application Date: 2019-03-25
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Publication No.: US11041772B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Benjamin Atkinson , Caleb Rogers , Tyler Flood
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: G01L5/16
- IPC: G01L5/16 ; B33Y80/00 ; A41D31/18 ; A41D19/00

Abstract:
A pressure sensing glove for measuring a force includes a sensor having a pair of contact layers and a pair of diffusion layers disposed between the pair of contact layers. The pair of contact layers distributes a force received along outer surfaces of the sensor across the pair of diffusion layers. The sensor further includes a sensing layer disposed between the pair of diffusion layers. The pair of diffusion layers normalizes the force received from the pair of contact layers across the sensing layer. The sensing layer receives the force at a plurality of locations across a surface area of the sensing layer to determine a resultant pressure applied to the sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200309625A1 SENSOR DIFFUSION STACK MATERIALS FOR PRESSURE SENSING GLOVES AND METHODS INCORPORATING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2020-10-01
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