Patent 7918142 was granted and assigned to CLEVELAND MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. on April, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention is related to a sensor for simultaneously measuring both normal and shear forces applied to two or more flexible sensors, and further a statically responsive sensor for measuring shear forces. The present invention further includes a method of designing an object, prototype or a device using these sensors to detect both shear and normal forces encountered at the sensor locations.