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公开(公告)号:US11889900B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-06
申请号:US16658647
申请日:2019-10-21
Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
Inventor: Steven H. Walker , Phillip Meneau
IPC: A43C11/16 , A43B1/00 , A43B3/34 , A43B3/36 , A43B13/14 , A43B17/00 , A43C1/00 , A43C7/00 , A43C11/00 , A61B5/00 , G01D5/12 , G01D5/24 , G01L1/12 , G01L1/14 , G01L5/00 , G01L5/12 , G01L5/16 , G01L5/165 , G01L5/24 , G05B15/02 , G05B19/048 , A43B3/38 , A43C1/02 , A43C1/04 , A43C1/06 , G01D5/14 , G01D5/34 , A43B3/44 , A43B13/18 , A43C7/08 , A43C11/14 , A61B5/103 , A43B7/142 , A43B3/00
CPC classification number: A43C11/165 , A43B1/0054 , A43B3/0031 , A43B3/34 , A43B3/36 , A43B13/14 , A43B17/00 , A43C1/00 , A43C7/00 , A43C11/008 , A61B5/6807 , G01D5/12 , G01D5/24 , G01L1/12 , G01L1/14 , G01L1/142 , G01L1/144 , G01L5/0009 , G01L5/0014 , G01L5/0071 , G01L5/12 , G01L5/16 , G01L5/165 , G01L5/24 , G05B15/02 , G05B19/048 , A43B3/38 , A43C1/003 , A43C1/006 , A43C1/02 , A43C1/04 , A43C1/06 , A43C11/00 , G01D5/145 , G01D5/2405 , G01D5/34 , G05B2219/24015
Abstract: A foot presence sensor system for an active article of footwear can include a sensor housing configured to be disposed at or in an insole of the article, and a controller circuit, disposed within the sensor housing, configured to trigger one or more automated functions of the footwear based on a foot presence indication. In an example, the sensor system includes a capacitive sensor configured to sense changes in a capacitance signal in response to proximity of a body. A dielectric member can be provided between the capacitive sensor and the body to enhance an output signal from the sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US11852546B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-26
申请号:US17534297
申请日:2021-11-23
Applicant: Bend Labs Inc.
Inventor: Colton A. Ottley , Jared K. Jonas , Colin D. Eichinger , Nathan Grimes , Nathan C. Briggs
IPC: G01L1/14
CPC classification number: G01L1/142
Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for additively manufacturing (e.g., by “printing” or the like) a bend sensor as a 2D structure that can then be configured into a 3D or stacked structure. Further disclosed embodiments include bend sensors with foldable sensing regions configurable into a 3D or stacked structure. A differential strain in a sensing region is linearly proportional to the displacement as measured from the endpoints of the sensing region. The differential strain is measurable as a differential change in the capacitance of the sensing regions.
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公开(公告)号:US11825605B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-21
申请号:US16649427
申请日:2018-07-24
Applicant: Sensor Holdings Limited
Inventor: Todd Alan Gisby , Llewellyn Adair Sims Johns , Andrew Thomas Wong , Felix Qing-Song Lun , Paul Malcolm Guininbert , Jeremy Labrado , Lewis Freeth Harpham , Elodie Lyath Bouzbib
IPC: H05K1/18 , H05K1/14 , H01R12/70 , H01R12/62 , H01R12/79 , H01R43/00 , H05K3/32 , G01D5/24 , G01L1/14
CPC classification number: H05K1/18 , G01D5/24 , G01L1/142 , H01R12/62 , H01R12/7076 , H01R12/79 , H01R43/00 , H05K1/147 , H05K3/321 , H05K3/326 , H05K2201/10151
Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides an interconnect between a stretchable electronic element and a circuit on a rigid or flexible printed circuit board (PCB Circuit), the stretchable electronic element is operable to be mechanically coupled to a substrate which deforms, and the stretchable electronic element will deform with the substrate and may or may not change an electrical characteristic as a result, the stretchable electronic element comprising one or more electrical pathways; the PCB Circuit configured to communicate electronically with the stretchable electronic element and comprising at least one circuit board extending from the stretchable electronic element to an electrical circuit on the PCB Circuit; wherein the interconnect comprises an electrical coupling between the electrical pathways of the stretchable electronic element and the PCB Circuit; and wherein the interconnect simultaneously prevents the connection between the stretchable electronic element from failing when the stretchable substrate is stretched in normal operation, minimizes the bulk of support material required to support the interconnect, and minimizes any reduction in the stretch capabilities of the stretchable substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US20230339741A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-26
申请号:US17726935
申请日:2022-04-22
Applicant: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
Inventor: John C. Christenson
IPC: B81B3/00 , G01L1/14 , H01L41/113 , B81C1/00 , G01L1/18
CPC classification number: B81B3/0021 , B81C1/00269 , G01L1/142 , G01L1/18 , H01L41/1132 , B81B2203/019
Abstract: A stress-sensitive device includes a substrate having a first surface with a cavity defined therein and a three-dimensional deformable material extending along the first surface and into the cavity. The three-dimensional deformable material has an electrical characteristic responsive to deformation. A method of forming a three-dimensional stress-sensitive device includes providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, forming a cavity in the substrate, wherein the cavity is open to the first surface, depositing a sacrificial layer in the cavity, depositing a deformable material on the sacrificial layer, and removing at least a portion of the sacrificial layer to form an interstitial space between the deformable material and the substrate in the cavity.
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公开(公告)号:US20230314242A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-05
申请号:US18329391
申请日:2023-06-05
Inventor: Susumu URAGAMI , Hiroyuki FURUYA , Yuta MORIURA , Takashi MATSUMOTO , Hironobu UKITSU , Yodai MATSUMURA
IPC: G01L1/14
CPC classification number: G01L1/142
Abstract: A load sensor includes: a first base member and a second base member disposed so as to face each other; an electrically-conductive elastic body disposed on an opposing face of the first base member; an electrically-conductive member disposed between the second base member and the electrically-conductive elastic body; a dielectric body disposed between the electrically-conductive elastic body and the electrically-conductive member; and a component configured to change a contact area of the dielectric body in association with increase in a load, such that a form of change in capacitance between the electrically-conductive elastic body and the electrically-conductive member associated with change in the load becomes close to that of a straight line.
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公开(公告)号:US11763177B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-19
申请号:US16883264
申请日:2020-05-26
Applicant: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
Inventor: Rachid Alameh , Yi Wu , James P. Ashley , Zhengping Ji
IPC: G06F3/0487 , G06N5/04 , G06N20/00 , A63F13/214 , G01L1/14
CPC classification number: G06N5/04 , A63F13/214 , G01L1/142 , G06F3/0487 , G06N20/00
Abstract: An electronic device includes a capacitive driver that is electrically coupled to a pair of conductive plates coupled to a housing and electrically isolated by a dielectric material. The conductive plates are positioned to change relative orientation in relation to deformation of the housing in a first direction. A controller identifies a first capacitance of the pair of conductive plates associated with the housing being in a normal alignment relative to the first direction. The controller presents an object on a user interface device in a first kinematic state. The controller detects, via the first capacitor driver, a change in capacitance from the first capacitance to a second capacitance of the pair of conductive plates. The controller associates the change to a first user input. The controller presents the object on the user interface device in a second kinematic state based on the first user input.
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公开(公告)号:US20180252600A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-06
申请号:US15906748
申请日:2018-02-27
Inventor: Mark Sheplak , Casey B. Keane
IPC: G01L1/14 , C23C14/02 , C23C14/18 , C23C14/58 , G03F7/42 , G03F7/16 , C23C14/34 , G03F7/20 , G03F7/32 , G03F7/40
CPC classification number: G01L1/142 , C23C14/021 , C23C14/165 , C23C14/185 , C23C14/34 , C23C14/5873 , G03F7/162 , G03F7/168 , G03F7/20 , G03F7/32 , G03F7/40 , G03F7/422
Abstract: Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based devices capable of measuring wall shear stress vectors in three-dimensional aerodynamic flow fields are provided. A device can include a sensor that senses wall shear stress vectors in two in-plane axes and an interface circuit including a modulation section and a demodulation section. The device can be capable of making direct, real-time wall shear stress measurements without any need for using secondary measurements and/or models for validation.
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公开(公告)号:US10031034B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-24
申请号:US14912793
申请日:2014-08-18
Applicant: CeramTec GmbH
Inventor: Reiner Bindig , Tobias Schmidt , Hans-Jürgen Schreiner
Abstract: A method, a device and use for measurement of a force with a pressure sensor made of a piezoelectric material. The change in the capacitance of the pressure sensor is used for force measurement so that no load amplifier is necessary for measurement and as a result the measuring system as a whole is miniaturized.
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公开(公告)号:US20180113032A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-26
申请号:US15729151
申请日:2017-10-10
Applicant: North Carolina State University
Inventor: Michael D. Dickey , Christopher B. Cooper , Mohammad Rashed Khan
CPC classification number: G01L1/142 , G01L1/146 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04102 , H03K17/962 , H03K2017/9602
Abstract: A flexible stretchable sensor, methods of use, and methods of forming the same are disclosed herein. In one implementation, the flexible stretchable sensor comprises a plurality of flexible and stretchable fibers in close proximity to one another, wherein each of the flexible fibers comprises a hollow electrically insulating elastomeric fiber at least partially filled with a flexible and stretchable conductive material and an electrical connector in electrical communication with the flexible and stretchable conductive material, wherein a change in an electrical parameter of at least one of the plurality of flexible and stretchable fibers is used to sense an event associated with the at least one of the plurality of flexible and stretchable fibers.
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公开(公告)号:US20180032181A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-01
申请号:US15727922
申请日:2017-10-09
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Matthew H. Frey , Brian W. Lueck , Kenneth A. P. Meyer
CPC classification number: G06F3/044 , G01L1/142 , G01L1/146 , G01L5/165 , G06F3/0414
Abstract: Force-sensing capacitor elements and deformable membranes useful in electronic devices that include touch screen displays or other touch sensors. The deformable membranes, generally, include a first, second, and third layers with a first arrangement of a plurality of first structures interposed between the first and third layers and a second arrangement of one or more second structures interposed between the second and third layers. Electrodes may be included proximate to or in contact with one or more of the major surfaces of the first, second, and third layers or embedded within one or more of the second and third layers of the deformable membranes, yielding force-sensing capacitor elements. The electrodes proximate to or in contact with the one or more of the major surfaces of the first and second layers or embedded within one or more of the second and third layers may be one or more plurality of electrodes.
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