Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tactile surface
- Patent Title (中): 触觉面
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Application No.: US12580002Application Date: 2009-10-15
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Publication No.: US08760413B2Publication Date: 2014-06-24
- Inventor: Cody George Peterson , Douglas M. Krumpelman , Andrew P. Huska
- Applicant: Cody George Peterson , Douglas M. Krumpelman , Andrew P. Huska
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F3/041
- IPC: G06F3/041

Abstract:
In one or more embodiments, a device includes a surface and an actuator mechanism operably associated with the surface. The actuator mechanism is configured to provide tactile feedback to a user responsive to an electrical signal. In at least some embodiments, the actuator mechanism comprises a pair of spaced-apart substrates each of which supports a conductive layer of material. A dielectric material and an adjacent air gap may be interposed between the substrates. Drive circuitry is operably connected to the spaced-apart substrates and is configured to drive the conductive layers of material with an electrical signal. This signal may be responsive to sensing a touch input on the surface or other appropriate event.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100171715A1 Tactile Surface Public/Granted day:2010-07-08
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