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Personality identified self-powering keyboard

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1419769
A keyboard for converting keystrokes into electrical signals is disclosed. The keyboard includes a plurality of keys. At least one of the keys includes two electrodes and a member that generates triboelectric charges upon skin contact. The member is adjacent to one of the electrodes to affect a flow of electrons between the two electrodes when a distance between the member and the skin varies.
Research Organization:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-07ER46394;
Assignee:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, GA)
Patent Number(s):
9,886,098
Application Number:
14/962,693
OSTI ID:
1419769
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English