US Patent Issued to Boreas Technologies on Aug. 25 for "Piezoelectric button system" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,719,474, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Boreas Technologies Inc. (Bromont, Canada).

"Piezoelectric button system" was invented by LouisDavid Archambault (Bromont, Canada), Pascal-Frederic St-Laurent (Bromont, Canada), Jean-Martin Duhamel (Bromont, Canada), Gabriel Lemieux (Bromont, Canada), Mathilde Charmeau (Bromont, Canada) and Cedric Leclerc (Bromont, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A push button system for an electronic device, e.g. smart device, comprises a piezoelectric element; a first sensor configured for measuring a first force or strain on one side of the piezoelectric element; and a second sensor for measuring a sec...