{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9779282","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9779282","title":"Capacitive fingerprint sensing device and method for capturing a fingerprint using the sensing device","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2017-01-03T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G06V","G06V","G06V","G06V"],"num_claims":20,"abstract":"The present invention relates to a capacitive fingerprint sensing device for sensing a fingerprint pattern. The sensing device comprises a protective dielectric top layer having an outer surface forming a sensing surface to be touched by the finger; a two-dimensional array of electrically conductive sensing structures arranged underneath the top layer; readout circuitry coupled to each of the electrically conductive sensing structures to receive a sensing signal indicative of a distance between the finger and the sensing structure; and an electroacoustic transducer arranged underneath the top layer and configured to generate an acoustic wave, and to transmit the acoustic wave through the protective dielectric top layer towards the sensing surface to induce an ultrasonic vibration potential in a ridge of finger placed in contact with the sensing surface."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Capacitive fingerprint sensing device and method for capturing a fingerprint using the sensing device","description":"The present invention relates to a capacitive fingerprint sensing device for sensing a fingerprint pattern. The sensing device comprises a protective dielectric top layer having an outer surface formi","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9779282","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9779282","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Capacitive fingerprint sensing device and method for capturing a fingerprint using the sensing device\" (US-9779282). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9779282","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9779282","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9779282","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T07:14:35.158Z"}