Technology - Protective Membrane With Tactile Buttons for a Tongue Touch Keypad

Protective Membrane With Tactile Buttons for a Tongue Touch Keypad

A new membrane which incorporates in its design an enhanced moisture-proof packaging to increase the longevity of the Tongue Touch Keypad

Background:

The mouth is an accessible body cavity which can be exploited for real-time human-machine interface control and physiological monitoring.

Technology Overview:

This new membrane incorporates in the design an enhanced moisture proof packaging to increase the longevity of the Tongue Touch Keypad (TTK) electronic. The new membrane incorporates both printed and tactile actuators. This enhances the membrane with the ability of being small form factor, and ease of manufacturability. The use of a tactile switch can enable a solution to poor touch recognition and membrane collapse.
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Advantages:

This new membrane will allow for enhanced moisture-proof packaging that will increase the longevity of the TTK electronics.

Applications:

About 126,500 people in the US are considered to have high-level tetraplegia without neuromuscular control below the neck. This method aids in enhancing assistive technologies incorporating the mouth.

Intellectual Property Summary:

Inpart-IP Status

Stage of Development:

Inpart-Patents Link

Licensing Status:

Available to license. Seeking to develop and commercialize, by an exclusive or non-exclusive license agreement and/or sponsored research, with a company active in the area.

Licensing Potential:

Development partner - Commercial partner - Licensing

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