Inputting fingertip sleeve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9529478-B2
Application number	US-201113335063-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2011
Priority date	Dec 27, 2010
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

An inputting fingertip sleeve includes a sleeve, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The sleeve includes at least one opening and a close end. The at least one opening is configured to receive a finger. The sleeve includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The first conductive layer is located on at least part of the inner surface. The second conductive layer covers the outer surface and comprises a carbon structure. The first conductive layer is electrically connected with the second conductive layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An inputting fingertip sleeve comprising:
a sleeve comprising at least one opening configured to receive a finger and a closed end, the sleeve further comprising an inner surface and an outer surface;
a first conductive layer located on at least part of the inner surface;
a second conductive layer covering the outer surface and comprising a carbon structure; wherein the first conductive layer is electrically connected with the second conductive layer, and the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are in direct contact with each other to form an integrated conductive layer.

2. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the carbon structure comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes, a plurality of graphenes or a combination thereof.

3. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the carbon structure comprises a carbon nanotube structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes.

4. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 3 , wherein the carbon structure further comprises a conductive material, and the conductive material coats a surface of each carbon nanotube.

5. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 4 , wherein the carbon nanotube structure has a layer-shaped carbon nanotube structure comprising the plurality of carbon nanotubes that are joined end to end with each other by van der Waals attractive force.

6. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 3 , wherein the carbon nanotube structure is a layer-shaped carbon nanotube structure, the plurality of carbon nanotubes in the carbon nanotube structure are joined with each other by van der Waals attractive force, a plurality of pores is defined by adjacent carbon nanotubes.

7. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the carbon structure is a pure structure of carbon nanotubes.

8. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the carbon structure comprises at least one graphene layer, the at least one graphene layer comprises at least one graphene or a plurality of graphenes stacked with each other or located side by side.

9. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the carbon structure is a graphene composite structure comprising a plurality of graphenes and a polymer matrix, and the plurality of graphenes is located in the polymer matrix.

10. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 9 , wherein a weight percentage of the plurality of graphenes in the graphene composite structure is in a range from 10% to 60%.

11. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the carbon structure is a pure structure of graphenes.

12. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 1 , wherein a material of the first conductive layer is metal, alloy or conductive polymer.

13. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive layer covers the whole inner surface, and the second conductive layer covers the whole outer surface.

14. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 13 , wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer join with each other at the at least one opening to form an integrated conductive layer.

15. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive layer covers part of the inner surface, the second conductive layer covers the whole outer surface, and the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer join with each other at the at least one opening to form an integrated conductive layer.

16. An inputting fingertip sleeve comprising:
a sleeve comprising at least one opening, a closed end, an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the at least one opening is configured to receive a finger;
a conductive layer covering the whole outer surface and at least part of the inner surface, and the conductive layer is a pure structure of carbon nanotubes comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and the conductive layer is a continuous structure.

17. The inputting fingertip sleeve of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are joined joins end to end by van der Waals attractive force.

18. An inputting fingertip sleeve comprising:
a sleeve, wherein the sleeve comprises at least one opening, a closed end, an inner surface and an outer surface, and the at least one opening is configured to receive a finger; and
a conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer covers the whole inner surface and the whole outer surface, the sleeve is wrapped by the conductive layer, and the conductive layer is a pure structure of carbon nanotubes.

Assignees

• Jiang Kai-Li
• Fan Shou-Shan
• Univ Tsinghua
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jiang Kai-Li
• Fan Shou-Shan

Classifications

• B82Y10/00 Primary

  Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic · CPC title

• G06F3/044 Primary

  by capacitive means · CPC title

• D03D1/0088

  Fabrics having an electronic function · CPC title

• G06F3/03545 Primary

  Pens or stylus · CPC title

• G06F2203/0331

  Finger worn pointing device · CPC title