Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Input mechanism with deformable touch-sensitive material
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Application No.: US14817328Application Date: 2015-08-04
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Publication No.: US10296047B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Benjamin J. Kallman , Eric S. Jol , Timothy J. Rasmussen
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; G04G21/08 ; G06F3/01 ; G04G17/06 ; A45C11/00

Abstract:
A case for an electronic device is disclosed. The case includes a body defining an interior volume configured to receive the electronic device therein. The body includes a user input region formed from a deformable material having an electrical resistance that decreases in response to a touch force on the deformable material, and an electrode pair in contact with the deformable material and configured to be operatively coupled to a sensing circuit configured to detect a change to the electrical resistance of the deformable material due to the touch force. The body also includes a connector configured to operatively couple the electrode pair to the electronic device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170038793A1 INPUT MECHANISM WITH DEFORMABLE TOUCH-SENSITIVE MATERIAL Public/Granted day:2017-02-09
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