Patent ID: 11971317
Assignee: TACTONIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A sensor comprising:
a plurality of printed mechanical sensing elements that detect mechanical forces applied to an element, each mechanical sensing element made from two layers of printed conductive material and one or more layers of mechanical sensing material, which is printed between the two layers of conductive material, and having conductive traces;
a plurality of printed diodes which are in contact with the plurality of mechanical sensing elements and which control flow of electrical current to and from the plurality of printed mechanical sensing elements, each printed diode is disposed between one side of conductive material and the mechanical sensing material, at least one of the plurality of printed diodes is in contact with one of the plurality of sensing elements so each sensing element has at least one of the plurality of printed diodes connected to one of the plurality of sensing elements; and
a computer in communication with the printed mechanical-sensing elements which causes prompting signals to be sent to the conductive traces of the plurality of printed mechanical sensing elements and which reconstructs data signals received from the plurality of printed mechanical-sensing elements through the plurality of printed diodes.