US Patent Issued on Sept. 30 for "Soft phasic electronic tactile sensing elements for characterization of touch" (Canadian, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,971, issued on Sept. 30.

"Soft phasic electronic tactile sensing elements for characterization of touch" was invented by Cyril Bounakoff (Albiez-Montrond, France), Jacques Beauvais (Gatineau, Canada), Francois Michaud (Sherbrooke, Canada) and Jonathan Genest (Sherbrooke, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is an apparatus and method for detecting various types of contacts, touches and complex gestures as well as allowing for their detailed and accurate characterization. In one aspect, the apparatus is an intrinsically phasic artificial mechanoreceptor. The proposed apparatus can provide biomimetic artificial skins...