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Article: California Inventor Develops Data Processing Systems Pressure-Sensitive Input Device
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- February 5, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Manish Sharma of Sunnyvale, Calif., has developed data processing systems.
An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "Provided is a pressure sensitive input device for data processing systems. In a particular embodiment, the device includes a transferable overlay for placement over a display screen of the system. Rows and columns of parallel conductors, which may be manufactured as ridges, are positioned to cross within the overlay, and are separated by a deformable isolation layer. A current is flowed across the rows and columns. Any change in the distance between the rows and columns, induced by the pressure of a ...