US 12,259,286 B2
Multi-modal sensing transducers
Cheng Seong Lee, Singapore (SG); and Chee Wai Lu, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC., Irvine, CA (US)
Appl. No. 16/618,997
Filed by INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC., Camarillo, CA (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 6, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/036240
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 3, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/226816, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 13, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/516,929, filed on Jun. 8, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0148770 A1, May 20, 2021
Int. Cl. G01L 1/18 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01); H01H 3/02 (2006.01); H10N 30/30 (2023.01)
CPC G01L 1/18 (2013.01) [B25J 13/085 (2013.01); B60J 5/10 (2013.01); H01H 3/0213 (2013.01); H10N 30/302 (2023.02); H01H 2239/078 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-modal sensing transducer, comprising:
a force concentrator having an external sensing surface;
at least one electrode coupled to the force concentrator;
at least one force sensitive element disposed adjacent to the at least one electrode; and
at least one air gap disposed between the at least one electrode and the at least one force sensitive element.