Patent ID: 9696223
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B82Y,G01L

Claim:
1. A sensor for sensing an application of pressure, the sensor comprising: a substrate; at least first and second conductive elements supported on the substrate and having elongate edges spaced apart from each other; and a single electroactive layer for electrically connecting the first and second conductive elements, the single electroactive layer being disposed on the first and second conductive elements and having a common surface adhered against the first and second conductive elements, the single electroactive layer defining at least one electrical property in a portion of the single electroactive layer between the first and second conductive elements, the electrical property configured to vary in relation to a magnitude of the pressure, wherein the electrical property exhibits a characteristic curve that at least partially varies as a function of a distance between the elongate edges, and wherein the single electroactive layer provides a conductive path between the first and second conductive elements.