US 12,130,977 B2
Pressure capacitive reference fixed to a housing
Tyler Smith, American Fork, UT (US); and David Taylor, West Jordan, UT (US)
Assigned to Cirque Corporation, Sandy, UT (US)
Filed by Cirque Corporation, Sandy, UT (US)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/126,558.
Prior Publication US 2024/0329765 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/04142 (2019.05) [G06F 3/04166 (2019.05); G06F 3/0446 (2019.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A capacitance system integrated into an electronic device, comprising:
a housing of the electronic device;
the housing defining a cavity;
a pressure capacitance reference fixed to the housing;
a capacitance module disposed within the cavity;
at least one touch electrode on a printed circuit board of the capacitance module;
a substrate pressure electrode also on the printed circuit board of the capacitance module;
wherein the pressure capacitance reference is detectable with the substrate pressure electrode of the capacitance module.