WO2010117882A3 - Improved touch sensor panel design - Google Patents

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WO2010117882A3
WO2010117882A3 PCT/US2010/029698 US2010029698W WO2010117882A3 WO 2010117882 A3 WO2010117882 A3 WO 2010117882A3 US 2010029698 W US2010029698 W US 2010029698W WO 2010117882 A3 WO2010117882 A3 WO 2010117882A3
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Sueng Jae Hong
Martin Paul Grunthaner
Steven Porter Hotelling
Lynn Youngs
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Apple Inc.
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    • G06F2203/04112—Electrode mesh in capacitive digitiser: electrode for touch sensing is formed of a mesh of very fine, normally metallic, interconnected lines that are almost invisible to see. This provides a quite large but transparent electrode surface, without need for ITO or similar transparent conductive material
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Abstract

A touch sensor panel including a plurality of drive lines crossing a plurality of sense lines, forming an array. The plurality of drive lines and the plurality of sense lines are formed by interconnecting sections of at least one conductive material having a truncated diamond shape or formed of interconnected conductive lines. At least one conductive dummy region may be disposed in an area of the touch sensor panel around the truncated diamond shape sections or interconnected conductive lines of the plurality of drive lines and the plurality of sense lines. One or more lines may be formed overlapping the interconnected sections of each of the plurality of drive lines and the plurality of sense lines.
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US16854309P 2009-04-10 2009-04-10
US61/168,543 2009-04-10
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