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Granted Patent B2
US 12,204,715 · App. 18/439,932 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Inductance coil of a capacitance module

Inventors: Paul Glad (Sandy, UT); Douglas Steck (Riverton, UT)
Assignee: Cirque Corporation
G06F3/0414H01F17/04H01F27/2885
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Patent No.
US 12,204,715
App. No.
18/439,932
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A capacitance module may include at least one touch electrode on a first surface of the capacitance module; a first portion of an inductance coil deposited on a second surface of the capacitance module; and a second portion of the inductance coil deposited on a third surface of the capacitance module where the first portion of the inductance coil and the second portion of the inductance coil may be electrically connected and where the inductance coil may be positioned to interact with a magnet adjacent to the inductance coil.

Claims (34)

1. A capacitance module, comprising:

at least one touch electrode on a first surface of the capacitance module;

a first portion of an inductance coil deposited on a second surface of the capacitance module; and

the first portion of the inductance coil has a plurality of loops;

a second portion of the inductance coil deposited on a third surface of the capacitance module;

the second portion of the inductance coil has a plurality of loops; and

each of the plurality of loops of the first portion of the inductance coil is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of loops of the second portion of the inductance coil;

wherein the inductance coil is positioned to interact with a magnet adjacent to the inductance coil.

2. The module of claim 1 , wherein the magnet is configured to provide a haptic effect on the capacitance module by moving the inductance coil with a change in a magnetic force.

3. The module of claim 1 , further comprising a controller and memory;

the memory having programmed instruction that, when executed, cause the controller to detect an applied force on the capacitance module by measuring a change in a distance between the inductance coil and the magnet.

4. The module of claim 1 , wherein the first surface is on a first substrate;

the second surface is on a second substrate;

the third surface is also on the second substrate; and

a shield is located between the first surface and the second surface.

5. The module of claim 1 , further comprising a controller and memory;

the memory having programmed instruction that, when executed, cause the controller to impose a varying signal on the inductance coil that interacts with the magnet to provide a haptic effect on the capacitance module.

6. The module of claim 1 , further comprising a shield that is located between the at least one touch electrode and both the first portion of the inductance coil and the second portion of the inductance coil.

7. The module of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the inductance coil and the second portion of the inductance coil are electrically connected at multiple places within the first portion and the second portion.

8. The module of claim 1 , wherein a third portion of the inductance coil is deposited on a fourth surface of the capacitance module.

9. The module of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the inductance coil and the second portion of the inductance coil are connected in series.

10. The module of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the inductance coil and the second portion of the inductance coil are connected in parallel.

11. The module of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the inductance coil is located near a corner of the second surface.

12. The module of claim 1 , further comprising an oscillating enhancement mechanism connected to the capacitance module.

13. The module of claim 12 , wherein the oscillating enhancement mechanism is foam, a spring, or combinations thereof.

14. A computer-program product for detecting a pressure input, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:

receive an input from an inductance coil formed on multiple substrate layers of a capacitance module where the capacitance module has a surface having a plurality of corners, the inductance coil is part of a group of inductance coils, and at least one inductance coil from the group of inductance coils is located near each of the plurality of corners of the surface;

determine that a user is applying pressure to the capacitance module based at least in part on the received input;

wherein at least one substrate of the capacitance module includes a via that electrically connects a first portion of the inductance coil with a second portion of the inductance coil.

15. The computer-program product of claim 14 , wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

determine a relative displacement of the capacitance module based at least in part on the received input.

16. The computer-program product of claim 14 , wherein the received input represents a change in electrical current in the inductance coil.

17. The computer-program product of claim 14 , wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

send a signal to a magnet proximate the inductance coil to cause at least one variation in a magnetic field of the magnet to interact with the inductance coil to cause the capacitance module to vibrate in response to determining that the user is applying the pressure to the capacitance module.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2024
From: GLAD, PAUL, MR.; STECK, DOUGLAS, MR.
To: CIRQUE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066449/0154 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18203118 · May 30, 2023
Related Publication 20240419277A1 · Dec 19, 2024
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