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Stylus for electronic devices

  • US 10,168,804 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2016
  • Issued: 01/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stylus for providing user input to an input surface of an electronic device, the stylus comprising:

  • a body;

    a tip assembly configured to contact the input surface, the tip assembly comprising;

    a first electric field generator configured to produce a first electric field that indicates a point of contact between the tip assembly and the input surface; and

    a second electric field generator, offset from the first electric field generator and aligned with a central axis of the body, the second electric field generator configured to produce a second electric field that indicates an angle of the body relative to the input surface;

    wherein the first electric field generator and the second electric field generator are configured to move relative to the body when the tip assembly applies a force to an input surface; and

    a translatable structure disposed within the body and supporting the tip assembly, the translatable structure comprising a force sensor configured to detect the force applied by the tip assembly to the input surface.

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