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BIOMETRIC AND PROXIMITY SENSOR COMPATIBLE PROTECTIVE CASE FOR MOBILE DEVICE

  • US 20160021998A1
  • Filed: 10/08/2015
  • Published: 01/28/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A removable protective case for a mobile device, wherein said mobile device includes a touchscreen display and biometric sensor, said biometric sensor comprising an electrode element for emitting electric energy and a sensing element residing below a dielectric region for detecting emitted electric energy passing through a user'"'"'s tissue, the protective case comprising:

  • an enclosure configured to reversibly receive and retain the mobile device therein, said enclosure including a panel structure having a first portion and a second portion, the panel structure being comprised of a polymer wherein said first portion is more transparent than the second portion and wherein said first portion of said panel structure having an inner surface, an opposing outer surface, and a first thickness defined between said inner and outer surfaces, said inner surface being configured to face and be in contact with the touchscreen display of said mobile device when said mobile device is received and retained within said enclosure and said outer surface being configured to face away from said mobile device when said mobile device is received and retained within said enclosure; and

    a user interface coupled to said panel structure, said user interface having a first and second region, wherein said first region is configured to be in contact with the electrode element of the biometric sensor when the touchscreen display of the mobile device is received and retained within the enclosure in contact with the first portion, and wherein said second region is configured to be depressible when the touchscreen display of the mobile device is received and retained within the enclosure in contact with the first portion, and wherein said user interface is comprised of a flexible polymer layer having an outer face and an opposing inner face and a second thickness defined between said outer and inner faces, and wherein said second thickness is dimensioned to be less than said first thickness.

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