Patent ID: 7528328
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gasket suitable for use in protecting a fingerprint reader from receiving an electrostatic discharge when a user's finger is placed in contact with an electronic scanning portion of the fingerprint reader, the gasket comprising: a lower surface having at least one portion that is electrically-conductive; an opening; and one or more flanges having one or more inner flange surfaces, at least one portion of the one or more inner flange surfaces being electrically non-conductive; whereby the opening is configured to allow the gasket to be positioned generally about the electronic scanning portion with a path to ground for the electrostatic discharge being formed by the at least one electrically-conductive portion of the gasket's lower surface contacting a portion of the fingerprint reader, and with the at least one electrically non-conductive portion of the gasket's one or more inner flange surfaces forming an electrically-insulative barrier generally between the electronic scanning portion, the electrostatic discharge, and the at least one electrically-conductive portion of the gasket's lower surface.