Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120105081 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR, DEVICE AND METHOD - Exemplary capacitive sensors may be capable of determining presence and location of a touch and capable of determining a fingerprint pattern. | 05-03-2012 |
20130032414 | Touch Sensor for Curved or Flexible Surfaces - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a substantially flexible substrate configured to bend at an edge between a first surface and a second surface of a device. The edge has an angle of deviation between the first and second surfaces of at least approximately 45°. The apparatus includes a touch sensor disposed on the substantially flexible substrate and configured to bend with the substantially flexible substrate at the edge between the first and second surfaces. The touch sensor includes drive or sense electrodes made of flexible conductive material configured to bend with the substantially flexible substrate at the edge between the first and second surfaces. The touch sensor has at least one active area on each of the first and second surfaces. | 02-07-2013 |
20130038563 | Substantially Edgeless Touch Sensor - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a substrate configured to extend substantially out to at least two edges of a surface of a device. The apparatus also includes a touch sensor disposed on the substrate, the touch sensor comprising an active area that is configured to extend substantially out to at least two of the edges of the surface of the device. | 02-14-2013 |
20130106441 | Flexible Touch Sensor | 05-02-2013 |
20130127775 | Single-Layer Touch Sensor with Crossovers - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes drive or sense electrodes of a touch sensor. Each of the electrodes are made of a conductive mesh of lines of conductive material. The apparatus also includes one or more conductive crossovers that each couple two of the drive electrodes to each other or couple two of the sense electrodes to each other. At least a portion of each of the conductive crossovers is disposed on a plane different than a plane of the drive or sense electrodes. | 05-23-2013 |
20130155001 | Low-Resistance Electrodes - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes one or more substrates and a touch sensor disposed on one or more of the substrates. The touch sensor has a substantially transparent electrode made of lines of substantially opaque conductive material and the substantially transparent electrode having an effective sheet resistance within a range of approximately 5 to approximately 20 ohms per square. | 06-20-2013 |
20130194198 | Thin Dielectric Layer For Touch Sensor Stack - In one embodiment, a method for forming a touch sensor is provided. The method includes forming a substrate and a plurality of electrodes comprising one or more conductive materials on a first surface of the substrate. The method further includes forming a dielectric layer that is less than 40 microns thick over the plurality of electrodes and at least a portion of the first surface of the substrate, with no adhesive layer placed between the dielectric layer and the plurality of electrodes. | 08-01-2013 |
20140047706 | Capacitive Touch Sensor for Identifying a Fingerprint - A capacitive sensor includes at least one substrate, a capacitive touch position sensor, and a capactive fingerprint sensor. The capacitive touch position sensor is included on the at least one substrate and in a touch sensing area. The capactive touch position sensor includes electrodes configured to enable detection of the presence and position of a touch in the touch sensing area. The capactive fingerprint sensor is included on the at least one substrate and in a fingerprint sensing area. The capacitive fingerprint sensor includes electrodes configured to enable identification of the fingerprint of a finger placed in the fingerprint sensing area. | 02-20-2014 |
20140267099 | TOUCH SENSOR WITH PLASTIC COVER LENS - According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a substrate, a touch sensor, and a cover lens. The touch sensor is disposed on the substrate. A conductive mesh forms portions of the touch sensor, and the conductive mesh comprises fine lines of metal. The cover lens is coupled to the touch sensor and is at most 0.4 mm thick. The cover lens comprises plastic. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267141 | TOUCH SENSOR WITH COVER LENS - According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a substrate, a touch sensor, and a cover lens. The touch sensor is disposed on the substrate. A conductive mesh forms portions of the touch sensor, and the conductive mesh comprises fine lines of metal. The cover lens is coupled to the touch sensor and is at most 0.55 mm thick. | 09-18-2014 |