Wide band vibrational stimulus device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8398570
APP PUB NO 20090200880A1
SERIAL NO

12348800

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An eccentric mass (EM) motor in a vibrotactile transducer provides a wide band vibrational stimulus to a mechanical load in response to an electrical input. The eccentric mass and motor may form part of the transducer actuator moving mass, which is in contact with a load, i.e, the skin of a user. The moving mass and the actuator housing may be in simultaneous contact with the load. The moving mass may be guided by a spring between the actuator housing and the moving mass. The load, moving mass, spring compliance, and housing mass make up a moving mass resonant system. The spring compliance and system component masses may be configured to maximize the actuator displacement and/or tailor the transducer response to a desired level. This configuration may be implemented as a low-mass wearable wide-band vibrotactile transducer.

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ENGINEERING ACOUSTICS INC406 LIVE OAKS BOULEVARD CASSELBERRY FL 32707

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mortimer, Bruce J P Maitland, US 12 420
Zets, Gary A Maitland, US 11 459

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