Capacitor-sensor
First Claim
1. An improved capacitor-sensor formed between two rigid, closely-spaced and facing, first and second plates, each with a perimeter, facing and nonfacing surface and with specific electrode patterns on each facing surface thereby forming a plurality of capacitors sensitive to displacement between the plates, comprising:
- a plurality of separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the second plate;
a plurality of separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the first plate, corresponding to and facing the second plate conductive regions; and
wherein one of each corresponding regions is a subset of the other.
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Abstract
An improved capacitor-sensor formed between two rigid, closely-spaced and facing, first and second plates, each with a facing and nonfacing surface and with specific facing electrode patterns on the plates forming a plurality of capacitors sensitive to displacement between the plates, which will eliminate asymmetrical overlap patterns and horizontal motion sensitivity. The first and second plate electrode patterns each have three, equispaced, identical, circular conductive regions on their facing surfaces. The diameters of the first plate circular conductive regions are less than the diameters of the circular conductive regions of the second plate. Electrical leads and interconnections are so arranged that overlap between leads and interconnections on opposing plates is avoided.
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30 Claims
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1. An improved capacitor-sensor formed between two rigid, closely-spaced and facing, first and second plates, each with a perimeter, facing and nonfacing surface and with specific electrode patterns on each facing surface thereby forming a plurality of capacitors sensitive to displacement between the plates, comprising:
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a plurality of separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the second plate; a plurality of separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the first plate, corresponding to and facing the second plate conductive regions; and wherein one of each corresponding regions is a subset of the other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An improved capacitor-sensor formed between two rigid, closely-spaced and facing, first and second plates, each with a facing surface and with one or more electrode patterns on each facing surface thereby forming one or more capacitors sensitive to displacement between the plates, comprising:
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one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the second plate; one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the first plate, corresponding to and facing the second plate conductive regions, wherein each of said first plate conductive regions is broken into a plurality of concentric, electrically conductive and interconnected rings; and wherein one of each corresponding regions is a subset of the other. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An improved capacitor-sensor formed between two rigid, closely-spaced and facing, first and second plates, each with a facing surface and with one or more electrode patterns on each facing surface thereby forming one or more capacitors sensitive to displacement between the plates, comprising:
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one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the second plate; one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the first plate, corresponding to and facing the second plate conductive regions, wherein each of said first plate conductive regions has a center electrode portion and a plurality of identical, elongated conductor elements radiating outward from said center electrode portion; and wherein one of each corresponding regions is a subset of the other.
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24. An improved capacitor-sensor formed between two rigid, closely-spaced and facing, first and second plates, each with a facing surface and with one or more electrode patterns on each facing surface thereby forming one or more capacitors sensitive to displacement between the plates, comprising:
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one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the second plate; one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the first plate, corresponding to and facing the second plate conductive regions, wherein each of said first plate conductive regions has conductive spot portions removed from the region in a density increasing toward the edge of said region; and wherein one of each corresponding regions is a subset of the other. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. An improved capacitor-sensor formed between two rigid, closely-spaced and facing, first and second plates, each with a facing surface and with one or more electrode patterns on each facing surface thereby forming one or more capacitors sensitive to displacement between the plates, comprising:
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one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the second plate; one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the first plate, corresponding to and facing the second plate conductive regions; and wherein each of said conductive regions on at least one facing surface is broken into a plurality of concentric, electrically conductive rings with staggered electrical inter-ring connections.
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27. An improved capacitor-sensor formed between two rigid, closely-spaced and facing, first and second plates, each with a facing surface and with one or more electrode patterns on each facing surface thereby forming one or more capacitors sensitive to displacement between the plates, comprising:
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one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the second plate; one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the first plate, corresponding to and facing the second plate conductive regions; wherein each of said conductive regions on at least one facing surface is broken into a plurality of concentric, electrically conductive and interconnected rings; and wherein each of said broken conductive regions has a center and said plurality of concentric rings have decreasing widths as each is positioned further from said center.
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28. An improved capacitor-sensor formed between two rigid, closely-spaced and facing, first and second plates, each with a facing surface and with one or more electrode patterns on each facing surface thereby forming one or more capacitors sensitive to displacement between the plates, comprising:
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one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the second plate; one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the first plate, corresponding to and facing the second plate conductive regions; and wherein each of said conductive regions on at least one facing surface has a center electrode portion and a plurality of identical, elongated conductor elements radiating outward from said center electrode portion.
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29. An improved capacitor-sensor formed between two rigid, closely-spaced and facing, first and second plates, each with a facing surface and with one or more electrode patterns on each facing surface thereby forming one or more capacitors sensitive to displacement between the plates, comprising:
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one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the second plate; one or more separate conductive regions on the facing surface of the first plate, corresponding to and facing the second plate conductive regions; and wherein each of said conductive regions on at least one facing surface has conductive spot portions removed from the region in a density increasing toward the edge of said region. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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