AU2020241875A1 - Apparatus and methods for detecting obscured features - Google Patents

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AU2020241875A1
AU2020241875A1 AU2020241875A AU2020241875A AU2020241875A1 AU 2020241875 A1 AU2020241875 A1 AU 2020241875A1 AU 2020241875 A AU2020241875 A AU 2020241875A AU 2020241875 A AU2020241875 A AU 2020241875A AU 2020241875 A1 AU2020241875 A1 AU 2020241875A1
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David M. Dorrough
Dylan Thomas Smith
Daniel Scott TOBORG
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Franklin Sensors Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
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    • H03K17/962—Capacitive touch switches
    • H03K17/9622—Capacitive touch switches using a plurality of detectors, e.g. keyboard
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    • G01N27/24—Investigating the presence of flaws
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    • G01V3/00—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation
    • G01V3/08—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation operating with magnetic or electric fields produced or modified by objects or geological structures or by detecting devices
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    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/945—Proximity switches
    • H03K17/955—Proximity switches using a capacitive detector
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/96—Touch switches
    • H03K2017/9602—Touch switches characterised by the type or shape of the sensing electrodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/96—Touch switches
    • H03K2017/9602—Touch switches characterised by the type or shape of the sensing electrodes
    • H03K2017/9604—Touch switches characterised by the type or shape of the sensing electrodes characterised by the number of electrodes
    • H03K2017/9615—Touch switches characterised by the type or shape of the sensing electrodes characterised by the number of electrodes using three electrodes per touch switch

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  • Measurement Of Length, Angles, Or The Like Using Electric Or Magnetic Means (AREA)
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US16/360,913 2019-03-21
US16/360,913 US10663613B2 (en) 2015-06-23 2019-03-21 Apparatus and methods for detecting obscured features
PCT/US2020/023714 WO2020191235A1 (fr) 2019-03-21 2020-03-19 Appareils et procédés de détection des caractéristiques obscurcies

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