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8127623 |
Capacitive tactile tile sensor
A capacitive tile tactile sensor is described and includes several groups of individual sensors each controlled by a dedicated IC. Individual sensors are formed by sensing electrodes on one side of...
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8115240 |
CMOS integrated process for fabricating monocrystalline silicon micromechanical elements by porous silicon micromachining
A process for fabricating a monocrystalline silicon micromechanical element integrated with a CMOS circuit element within the CMOS technology, wherein a domain of second conducting property is...
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8079272 |
Tactile sensor
A tactile sensor includes a substrate, electrodes arranged on the substrate, a conductive resistor membrane spaced apart from the electrodes by a predetermined distance, and an elastic member...
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8069735 |
Tactile sensor array for soft tissue elasticity imaging
A tactile sensor array includes a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer with a two-phase compressible dielectric material therebetween. A ferroelectret film is used as a dielectric...
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8049591 |
Tactile sensor for curved surface and manufacturing method thereof
A tactile sensor for curved surfaces applicable to objects with multi-dimensional curvature and a small radius of curvature and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The tactile sensor for...
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7984544 |
Method for manufacturing long force sensors using screen printing technology
A force or pressure sensor and appertaining method for manufacturing are provided in which the sensor comprises a repeating conductive trace pattern that can be replicated to produce a consistent...
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7938025 |
Array type capacitance sensor
In an array type capacitance sensor (1), a slit (2b) is provided between each pair of adjacent ones of multiple movable electrodes (6) on a movable-electrode-side substrate (2) so as to extend in...
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7926364 |
Tactile sensor
A tactile sensor includes: a circuit board; a plurality of unit electrode pads; and a pressure sensing film, in which the circuit board can include: a first circuit pattern, implemented by...
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7926365 |
Array type pressure sensing apparatus and pressure measurement method using the same
An array type pressure sensing apparatus suitable for multi-touch sensing and pressure quantification for gray scale identification is provided. The array type pressure sensing apparatus includes a...
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7926366 |
Tactile sensing array and manufacturing method thereof
In a tactile sensing array and its manufacturing method, the tactile sensing array includes first and second electrodes at different layers, conductors provided for cladding intersection positions...
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7918144 |
Seating sensor
A seating sensor reliably senses an adult or a child seated on a vehicle seat, and prevents incorrect sensing of a seated occupant when a piece of luggage is placed on the seat. The seating sensor...
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7896069 |
Method of applying a string of interconnected strain sensors to a cylindrical object
A string of interconnected strain sensors applied to a cylindrical object for monitoring deformation of the object. The string of interconnected strain sensors is applied in a selected zig-zag...
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7891258 |
Method of measuring the performance of a prosthetic foot
A method of measuring the performance of a prosthetic foot includes obtaining a pressure distribution of the prosthetic foot during a motion of the prosthetic foot and determining whether the...
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7878075 |
Biomimetic tactile sensor for control of grip
Disclosed is a robust tactile sensor array that mimics the human fingertip and its touch receptors. The mechanical components are similar to a fingertip, with a rigid core surrounded by a weakly...
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7870796 |
Load sensor and manufacturing method for the same
A detection element detects at least compression load. A first member has a surface provided with the detection element. A preload adjusting member is substantially in a column shape and has a tip...
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7832284 |
Load sensor and manufacturing method for the same
A detection element detects at least compression load. A first member has a surface provided with the detection element. A preload adjusting member has a tip end configured to apply pressure to the...
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7832288 |
Method for determining a force at the hub of a wheel of a vehicle while traveling and wheel suitable for allowing said method to be carried out
A method for determining the force at the hub of a wheel of a vehicle while traveling. The wheel includes a rim and at least one deformation sensor directly associated with the rim in at least one...
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7823467 |
Tactile sensors
An electroactive polymer is used to produce a tactile sensor. The electroactive polymer (EAP) includes a sheet of an ion-exchange membrane having opposite surfaces on which are plated gold...
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7784362 |
Two dimensional load distribution center position detection sensor and two dimensional load distribution center position detection device
For manufacturing a sensor covering a free-form surface, detection elements in which the electric resistance between a first electrode and a second electrode varies when a load is acted on, and...
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7779705 |
Elastic joint with a translating spherical hinge and force and moment sensor improved by means of the said joint
An elastic joint with a translating spherical hinge, i.e. a spherical hinge with a sliding joint, comprising an elastic articulated plane (13), a support (16) to which the elastic articulated plane...
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7779531 |
MIcrofabricated ultrasonic transducers with curvature and method for making the same
The present invention provides a microfabricated ultrasonic transducer with curvature. The curvature is made possible by thinning the substrate such that it is flexible enough to be mounted on an...
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7743672 |
Multiple axis load cell controller
There is disclosed a multiple axis load cell or controller in which axial and torsion measurements are decoupled while maximizing the outputs of both measurements. The active member of the load...
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7726207 |
Pressure sensing mat
A generally flexible pressure sensing mat for a vehicle seat includes a first carrier foil and a second carrier foil arranged at a certain distance from each other by means of a spacer. The mat...
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7726206 |
Foot pressure alert and sensing system
This invention relates to a system that continuously monitors pressure and force on the foot, analyzes and visualizes the pressure and force exerted on said foot in real-time. The invention...
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7703342 |
Pressure distribution detection device
There is provided such a pressure distribution detection device that noise affect is small even when the detection region is increased and no line break occurs even when the device is used for a...
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7703341 |
Pressure detecting apparatus utilizing electromagnetic coupling
The object of the present invention is to provide a pressure detecting apparatus that is less affected from noises and can be constructed in a large size. The pressure detecting apparatus according...
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7698961 |
Tactile instrument
The ability of a person to grasp an object and at the same time to feel, as well as to determine mechanical and geometric parameters of the comprehended object, makes him or her irreplaceable for...
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7692255 |
Electrode layer for capacitors, method of manufacturing the electrode layer, unit sensor using the electrode layer, and tactile sensor using the unit sensor
Disclosed herein are an electrode layer for capacitors, a method of manufacturing the electrode layer, a unit sensor using the electrode layer, and a tactile sensor using the unit sensor. The...
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7677113 |
Weighing system with plural weighing cells
A weighing system (1) with a plurality of weighing cells for respectively weighing a plurality of materials. The weighing cells have essentially the same configuration, are arranged interchangeably...
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7658119 |
Biomimetic tactile sensor
Disclosed is a tactile sensory system consisting of set of sensors that work by measuring impedance among plurality of electrodes. The electrodes are deployed on a substantially rigid structure...
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7645398 |
Pressure sensor for electronic skin and fabrication method of pressure sensor for electronic skin
Provided is a pressure sensor for electronic skin. The pressure sensor measures pressure levels, and includes conductive rubber, electrodes, and elastic rubber. The conductive rubber has...
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7639125 |
Seat belt warning system
A seat belt warning system comprises a sensing system associated to a vehicle seat for sensing a seat belt related status with respect to said vehicle seat and a control unit communicating with...
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7581454 |
Method of measuring the performance of a prosthetic foot
A method of measuring the performance of a prosthetic foot includes obtaining a pressure distribution of the prosthetic foot during a motion of the prosthetic foot and determining whether the...
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7509882 |
Multiaxial universal testing machine
The invention concerns a multiaxial universal testing machine, which allows evaluating the mechanical behavior and performance of materials with planar structures, such as fabrics, composites and...
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7504834 |
Detection system
A detection system for monitoring an engineered structure includes an array of sensors disposable in a predetermined pattern on the engineered structure and disposable between a surface of the...
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7437953 |
Method and apparatus for protection of contour sensing devices
A sheet film protective covering for different types of contour sensing devices is described. In a preferred embodiment, this covering is a MYLAR® sheet film that is coated with a layer of a ...
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7434459 |
Context acquisition based on load sensing
Methods and systems are described for sensing force information at a plurality of points on a continuous surface, and detecting contextual information about an object on the surface based on the...
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7430925 |
Hybrid tactile sensor
A hybrid tactile sensor includes a flexible cloth-based tactile sensor array including a plurality of electrodes, each of the electrodes connected to a corresponding connecting zone of an...
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7422990 |
Thermal/acoustic insulation product based on mineral wool
A thermal and/or acoustic insulation product, and an apparatus and the process for manufacturing the product. The product is based on mineral wool of the glass wool or rock wool type. The product...
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7409876 |
Authentication system having a flexible imaging pressure sensor
A sensor for a textured surface (e.g., a fingerprint) is provided. The sensor includes a flexible substrate and a flexible membrane supported above the substrate by one or more spacers. The sensor...
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7406881 |
Touch panel and manufacturing method for the same
A touch panel has an upper substrate, a lower substrate, an elastic layer, plural conducting wires, and a gel layer. An upper conductive layer is formed at a lower surface of the upper substrate, a...
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7387033 |
Single-wire sensor/actuator network for structure health monitoring
A sensor/actuator network configured with a number of electrically-interconnected elements. More specifically, the sensors/actuators are each placed in electrical communication with the same...
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7378856 |
Array sensor electronics
Circuits and methods for detecting and amplifying sensor and sensor array (102, 104) output signals are presented. According to some aspects, a nonlinear feedback loop containing a sensor element...
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7373843 |
Flexible imaging pressure sensor
A sensor for a textured surface (e.g., a fingerprint) is provided. The sensor includes a flexible substrate and a flexible membrane supported above the substrate by one or more spacers. The sensor...
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7365031 |
Conductive pressure sensitive textile
A fabric including within its construction a first elongated electrical conductor crossed by a second elongated electrical conductor, the conductors being normally biased apart at a crossover point...
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7353719 |
Pressure sensor and method for fabricating the same
A pressure sensor comprising a plurality of sensor parts arranged in matrix. A first electrode being connected with first wiring and a second electrode being connected with second wiring are...
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7331245 |
Pressure distribution sensor and sensing method
A spatial pressure distribution sensor comprises a sensor array and a processor. The sensor array comprises an array of pressure sensors. Each of the pressure sensors is operable to generate a...
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7322244 |
Interrogation system for active monitoring of structural conditions
Systems for monitoring structural health conditions of objects. Each system includes patch sensors attached to an object, wherein each patch sensor is capable of generating a wave upon receipt of...
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7301349 |
***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Array sensor electronics
Circuits and methods for detecting and amplifying sensor and sensor array (102, 104) output signals are presented. According to some aspects, a nonlinear feedback loop containing a sensor element...
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7290323 |
Method for manufacturing sensing devices to image textured surfaces
A fingerprint-sensing device with a sensor array that does not use active switching elements is fabricated on a base. Sensor support integrated circuits, which contain processing and addressing...
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