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| 20080202912 | PROXIMITY SENSOR FOR A VEHICLE - A proximity sensor for controlling a component that may be installed on a window, on an interior or exterior pillar of a vehicle, on a control panel or any suitable location on a vehicle or any other structure. The sensor includes a substrate and a conductive layer disposed on the substrate. The conductive layer is formed from a conductive ink composition with the conductive layer defining at least one circuit for controlling the component when a user is in proximity to the conductive layer. A protective layer is disposed over the conductive layer. At least one of the conductive layer and the protective layer defines a graphic formed through the layer for visual identification to the user. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080223708 | COVER FOR A MOBILE DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE HAVING SAME - A cover for a mobile device is provided. The cover includes a support member having an upper surface, and a touch sensitive portion located on the upper surface of the support member, the touch sensitive portion being configured to generate a signal when touched to control the mobile device. A mobile device is also provided. The mobile device has a cover including a support member having an upper surface, and a touch sensitive portion located on the upper surface of the support member, the touch sensitive portion being configured to generate a signal when touched to control the mobile device. The mobile device also includes a display unit located in the mobile device. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080237024 | Rf Mems Switch With a Flexible and Free Switch Membrane - The RF MEMS switch comprising micromechanical switching means that are carried by a substrate ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080257706 | IN-MOLDED CAPACITIVE SWITCH - An article of manufacture having an in-molded capacitive switch and method of making the same are shown and described. In one disclosed method, a conductive ink sensing zone is printed on a film. The film is formed to a desired shape and put in an injection mold. A molten plastic material is introduced into the injection mold to form a rigid structure that retains the film. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080257707 | TOUCH SENSOR SWITCH - A touch sensor switch for easily taking out an output of a touch sensor with high reliability. Push-type switching elements | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080277259 | Capacitive type touch panel - A capacitive type touch panel includes: a transparent substrate; an array of first conductors formed on a surface of the transparent substrate; an array of second conductors formed on the surface of the transparent substrate; a plurality of conductive first bridging lines, each of which interconnects two adjacent ones of the first conductors; a plurality of conductive second bridging lines, each of which interconnects two adjacent ones of the second conductors and each of which intersects insulatively a respective one of the first bridging lines; and a plurality of spaced apart insulators, each of which is disposed at an intersection of a respective one of the first bridging lines and a respective one of the second bridging lines to separate the respective first and second bridging lines. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080302649 | Structured touch switch - The present invention relates to a structured touch switch, which is of an electrostatic capacity type. The structured touch switch comprises a substrate made of a material having a non-conductive characteristic, a conductive member made of a material having a conductive characteristic and formed integrally with the substrate so that a portion of the conductive characteristic member appears at a surface of the substrate and a detection electrode positioned at a backside of the substrate and in opposed relation to the conductive member in a state where a space is defined with respect to the conductive member. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080314725 | Uniform threshold for capacitive sensing - The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and method for providing and using a uniform threshold for capacitive touch sensing in a user interface having a non-flat touch surface. The capacitive touch sensor can to provide a sensor signal using the uniform capacitance threshold level as a function of a location of an object (e.g., finger, stylus, etc.) on or near the non-flat touch surface of a user interface module using a substantially uniform distance between the non-flat touch surface and a capacitive touch sensor layer, and/or using a gradient of a dielectric constant of materials between the non-flat touch surface and the capacitive touch sensor layer according to a predetermined criterion. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090008234 | INPUT DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING AN INPUT DEVICE - An input device including a support structure, such as a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), and a switch device, e.g. a switch dome, mounted on the support structure. The switch device may be configured to provide tactile feedback to a user upon depression of the switch device by a finger of the user. The input device also comprises a capacitive touch sensing device, e.g. a capacitive touch screen, which is positioned in relation to the switch device such that the capacitive touch sensing device is configured to sense the capacitance of the finger upon depression of the switch device by the finger. The invention also concerns an electronic device, e.g. a mobile phone, comprising one or several input devices. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090014309 | INITIALIZING A CAPACITIVE SENSING SWITCH FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE - An apparatus, system, and method that initialize a capacitive sensing switch and detects a pushed button are described. The apparatus comprises a keypad, a logic component, an initialization threshold, a measured capacitive value, and a processor. The keypad is disposed on the wireless device and comprises at least one capacitive sensing switch. The logic component is configured to determine a capacitive sensing range for each capacitive sensing switch, wherein the capacitive sensing range corresponds to the difference between the maximum capacitance and the minimum capacitance. The initialization threshold is associated with the capacitive sensing range and each capacitive sensing switch is initialized when the capacitive sensing range exceeds the initialization threshold. The measured capacitive value measures the capacitive value for each capacitive sensing switch and a corresponding push-button threshold determines whether the button has been pushed. The processor is configured to process computer instructions that correspond to each capacitive sensing switch when the capacitive sensing range exceeds the initialization threshold and when the measured capacitive value for each capacitive sensing switch exceeds the push-button threshold. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090057124 | Control and Data Entry Apparatus - A control and data entry device adapted for use in for electronic devices such as portable computers, PDA's, cell phones, MP3 players and the like. The control and data entry device includes a tiltable member or similar structure carrying an electrically conductive member spaced from multiple sense electrodes disposed on a circuit substrate. In one embodiment, capacitances between the electrically conductive member and the electrodes are measured to provide information concerning the tiltable member's orientation relative to the sense electrodes. The tiltable member may be manipulated by a users finger to tilt such member slightly and thereby effect scrolling functionality, thereby simulating the operation of circular capacitive touch pads known in the art. Switches may also be included, responsive to greater tilting of the tiltable member, thereby to effect clicking functionality. In some embodiments, a rotatable knob may be used to effect scrolling functionality. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090090611 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SWITCH AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCE PROVIDED WITH SUCH SWITCH - A capacitive touch switch having a printed circuit board and capacitive electrode provided on a surface of the printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board is interposed between a transparent planar light guide and the electrode, the planar light guide being attached to a first face of a transparent cover whose second face is adapted to be touched by the user, a light source being connected to the printed circuit board and being able to convey light to the planar light guide. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090101489 | IN-MOULD MOLDING TOUCH MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An in-mould molding touch module includes a plastic film, a touch circuit and a molding rind. The plastic film includes an inner surface and an outer surface for handling and touching. At least one region of the inner surface and a corresponding region of the outer surface define a touch area. The touch circuit is arranged on the inner surface in the touch area. The molding rind is integrated on the inner surface by an in-mould injecting mode to contain the touch circuit for forming a one-piece body. In addition, the invention also provides a method for manufacturing an in-mould molding touch module. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090107829 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SWITCH - A capacitive touch switch for an operator control panel of an electrical domestic appliance includes a panel, a sensor area disposed in the panel, a printed circuit board disposed at a distance behind the panel, and a capacitive sensor element which is disposed between the panel and the printed circuit board, is in electrically conductive contact with the printed circuit board and is associated with the sensor area in the panel at a distance from the sensor area. The sensor area is formed by a plate of metal material, and a non-conductive insulating body is disposed between the plate and the capacitive sensor element. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090114518 | TOUCH PAD STRUCTURE - A touch pad includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a joining layer. The joining layer joins the first substrate and the second substrate together. The first substrate provides a refection layer at a lateral side or both sides thereof with at least a light emitting component being disposed at the periphery of said reflection layer. The second substrate provides an electrical circuit with a first conductor to connect with the light emitting component. The reflection layer is provided with a size less than said first substrate and has an upper side to adhere said first substrate so as to be fixed in said joining layer. the electrical circuit is capable of determining if the touch pad is touched with an object by means of receiving a change of coupling capacity of a sensing locus and capable of controlling luminosity of said light emitting component. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090159417 | Capacitive overcoat structure of touch panel and touch panel having the same - An organic/inorganic composite structure is provided for serving as an overcoat of a capacitive touch panel. Such structure provides the overcoat with a capacitive property and refraction so that the sensitivity and the transparency of the touch panel are improved. Moreover, the entire thickness of the touch panel is also reduced in accordance with the present invention. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090236211 | RADIOFREQUENCY OR HYPERFREQUENCY MICRO-SWITCH STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ONE SUCH STRUCTURE - The micro-switch structure comprises, on a substrate | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090266700 | SWITCH FOR A BRUSH WEAR RECORDING CIRCUIT - A switch for a brush wear monitoring recording circuit for monitoring wear of at least one brush, the switch having an open and a closed state, comprises a fixed part including a switch plate having a switch face and a moving part including a capacitive flag disposed on a brush so as to move the capacitive flag corresponding to a brush wear movement in a brush wear direction and a capacitive plate having a capacitive face, wherein the capacitive face and the switch face are disposed parallel to each other and provide capacitance to the switch, and further wherein the capacitive flag is disposed on the brush so as to bring the capacitive face and the switch face in proximity to each other so as to face each other and increase capacitance, thereby changing the switch state. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090266701 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC APPLIANCE COMPRISING CONTACT SWITCHES AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING ON A SUPPLEMENTARY HEATING DEVICE - The design and evaluation of sensor elements, such as used in an electric hob, of an operating device is simplified. For this purpose, the sensor elements are configured in such a manner so as to have differently sized sub-area regions. When a finger is placed on a cover above the sensor element according to the mark provided thereon, a contact surface is created above the sensor element. By this contact surface a corresponding operating signal having variable characteristics is triggered, which can then be associated with a corresponding operating function. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090314621 | Brick Layout and Stackup for a Touch Screen - A touch sensor panel is disclosed having an array of co-planar single-layer touch sensors fabricated on a single side of a substrate. The sense (or drive) lines can be fabricated in a single strip as columnar or zig-zag patterns in a first orientation, and the drive (or sense) lines can be fabricated as rows of polygonal (e.g. brick-shaped or pentagonal) conductive areas in a second orientation. Each sense (or drive) line in the first orientation can be coupled to a separate metal trace in the border area of the touch sensor panel, and each polygonal area in the second orientation can also be coupled to a metal trace in the border area of the touch sensor panel. The metal traces can allow both the row and column lines to be routed to the same edge of the substrate for flex circuit attachment. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100078304 | Operator Control Panel for a Domestic Appliance - An operator control panel for a domestic appliance includes a panel body having an operator control face facing a user and a rear face facing away from the operator control face. A sensor element of an electrically conductive material forms a capacitive sensor area together with the panel body. A conversion electronics system converts capacitance values generated in the sensor area into digital signals. The conversion electronics system is electrically conductively connected to the sensor element and is disposed on the rear face of the panel body. The sensor element and the conversion electronics system are firmly connected to the panel body and are two components which are mechanically decoupled from a control electronics system of the domestic appliance. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100096248 | TOUCH SWITCH STRUCTURE - A touch switch structure is provided that can be preferably used for an automotive instrument panel and can securely prevent misjudgments and incorrect detections with respect to operations on the switch. For that purpose, the touch switch structure comprises a base material | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100163394 | Capacitive Touch Panel - A capacitive touch panel includes a substrate and a patterned conductive layer formed on the substrate. The patterned conductive layer includes a plurality of first electrode units, a plurality of second electrode units, a plurality of spaced apart first conductive lines, and a plurality of spaced apart second conductive lines. The first electrode units are capacitively coupled to the second electrode units so as to form a plurality of two dimensionally arranged capacitive sensing units. Each of the first electrode units includes a plurality of first electrodes. Each of the first conductive lines is connected to and extends from at least one of the first electrodes of a respective one of the first electrode units. The second conductive lines extend respectively from the second electrode units, and do not cross the first conductive lines. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100175979 | Gateless Switch with Capacitively-Coupled Contacts - A switch includes an input contact and an output contact to a conducting channel. At least one of the input and output contacts is capacitively coupled to the conducting channel. A control contact is located outside of a region between the input and output contacts, and can be used to adjust the switch between on and off operating states. The switch can be implemented as a radio frequency switch in a circuit. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100181181 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE - An operating device for an electrical appliance comprises a control panel and an operating element arranged in the control panel for operation by rotary actuation. The operating element is mounted in a cup-like receptacle, at least one additional touch-sensitive switch being arranged in a region of the control panel adjacent to or around the operating element. Advantageously, this is a capacitive touch-sensitive switch with a capacitive sensor element. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100243422 | INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE - An information input device includes a flexible print substrate including first, second and third installation units, first and second coupling units coupling the first installation unit with the second installation unit and the second installation unit with the third installation unit respectively, so that the first, second, and third installation units are extended along a same axis, the first, the second, and the third installation units being folded to a bellows form and integrated through the first and the second coupling units, a sensor sheet, an operation plate configured to be pushably installed by means of the sensor sheet on an upper surface of the third installation unit, a push button configured to be pushably assembled through an operation hole formed in the operation plate; and a dome-shaped movable contact arranged on the second installation unit. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100252408 | TOUCH SENSOR DEVICE AND TOUCH SENSOR PROGRAM - A touch sensor device comprises: a touch sensor | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100264009 | SWITCH ASSEMBLY WITH A CAPACITOR, AND CAPACITOR FOR A SWITCH ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a switch assembly including a switch component, a switch housing, an electrical contact region, one or more user control elements, and a receiving region for a capacitor element. The capacitor element can be plugged by its contact elements into a receiving region of the switch housing. The invention also relates to a switch assembly with a plug-in capacitor element. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100276268 | CAPACITIVE PROXIMITY AND/OR TOUCH SWITCH - A capacitive proximity and/or touch switch has an electrically conductive body bridging a spacing distance between an at least partially translucent, electrically insulating cover plate and a carrier plate. The electrically conductive body has a sensor surface at the end thereof facing the cover plate. The sensor surface is connected to an evaluation circuit via the electrically conductive body. A light source is associated with the sensor surface, the light of which implements an optical display in an operating region defined by the sensor surface at the front of the cover plate. The light source is disposed at an offset to the position of the operating region, and the electrically conductive body has a reflector region configured such that light emitted from the light source can be deflected in the direction of the operating region by the reflector region. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100294641 | Sanitary Fitting With an Electrical Operating Device, Which has at Least One Capacitive Sensor - The invention describes a sanitary fitting with an electrical operating device, which has at least one capacitive sensor ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100300862 | Touch Panel - A touch sensor (touch panel) which can be formed over the same substrate as a display portion is provided. Alternatively, a touch sensor (touch panel) which does not cause degradation in the quality of an image displayed on a display portion is provided. The touch panel includes a light-emitting element and a microstructure in which a pair of electrodes facing each other is isolated with an insulating material. As the insulating material, an elastic material or a material having a hole is used so that a filler layer formed using the insulating material can be deformed when a movable portion operates. It is preferable to use a material which is softened or hardened by certain treatment (e.g., heat treatment or chemical treatment) after formation. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100314233 | HIGH-FREQUENCY SWITCH IN MULTI-LAYER SUBSTRATE - A switch module consists of a build-up multi-layer structure and some passive devices. The build-up multi-layer structure has multitudes of conductive layers and dielectric layers laminated upon each another. At least one dielectric layer is interfered between any two conductive layers. Any one passive device is a portion of at least one conductive layer and electrically connects multitudes of conductive pads on the surface of the build-up multi-layer structure. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100320069 | KEY-PRESS STRUCTURE AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A key-press structure comprises a transparent substrate, a plurality of characters formed inside the transparent substrate thereby forming a plurality of keys, and a touch control member disposed on the surface of the transparent substrate such that each of the keys is operable to sense a touch event. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110000776 | TOUCH CONTROL BUTTON APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS UTILIZING THE TOUCH CONTROL BUTTON APPARATUS - A touch control button apparatus including a touch control light emitting surface, a touch sensing conductor, a touch sensing device and a light emitting device, which is under the touch control light emitting surface and surrounded by the touch sensing conductor. The touch sensing device detects the capacitance value variation of the touch sensing conductor when the touch control light emitting surface is touched by the object, to determine how the light emitting device is lightened. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110011717 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH CIRCUIT - A capacitive touch circuit includes a single comparator, a reference voltage control unit, a resistance adjusting unit, a delay unit, and a relaxation oscillation control unit. The comparator has a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal. The reference voltage control unit is electrically connected to the second input terminal and includes a high level voltage source, a low level voltage source, and a voltage switching controller. The voltage switching controller electrically connects either the high level voltage source or the low level voltage source to the second input terminal of the single comparator according to an output signal of the single comparator. The relaxation oscillation control unit is electrically connected to the resistance adjusting unit, the delay unit, and the reference voltage control unit. The relaxation oscillation control unit outputs a relaxation oscillation signal, and the frequency of the relaxation oscillation signal varies according to the resistance set by the resistance adjusting unit. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110048914 | MATRIX TOUCH PANEL - A matrix touch panel has an upper panel, a separation layer, an insulation layer and a lower panel. The lower panel has a plurality of first transparent electrodes on a bottom intersected by a plurality of second transparent electrodes on the upper panel. A plurality of wires and leading lines are formed on a border of the upper and lower panels. One terminal of each wire is connected to one end of the corresponding first or second transparent electrode, and the other terminal is connected with a corresponding leading line. One end of the first and second transparent electrode corresponding to the wires has an inner lead and an outer lead. The outer lead is electrically connected with the wires. An area defined between the inner lead and the outer lead varies to generate different impedance to balance the impedance difference among the wires with different lengths. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110079501 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND TOUCH PANEL - A mounting structure includes a first member that includes a first electrode, a second member that includes a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an anisotropic conductive material that includes conductive particles electrically connecting the first electrode and the second electrode by being deformed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode is positioned in a bottom portion of an opening portion of an insulating layer that is formed in the first member. At least a part of the periphery of the opening portion of the insulating layer overlaps with the second electrode in a plan view. Also, a particle diameter of the conductive particles is equal to or more than twice a depth value of the opening portion. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110079502 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE - A control device for an electrical appliance has a control panel wherein a plurality of capacitive sensor elements for a capacitive proximity switch are arranged under the control panel and are arranged in a continuous row, in order to form an elongated slider for operation by application of a finger and drawing the finger over them. The sensor elements are all identical and have a rectangular shape, wherein they are each arranged with one of their first sides facing one another and with all of their sides parallel to one another. They are aligned in the same way with respect to the continuous row, wherein the first sides are rotated through an angle of between 46° and 75° to form the row along which the sensor elements are arranged. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110094870 | OPERATOR CONTROL APPARATUS OF AN ELECTRONIC DOMESTIC APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE OPERATOR CONTROL APPARATUS - An operator control apparatus of an electronic domestic appliance contains an operator control panel on that side of the operator control apparatus which faces a user, at least one electrically conductive sensor element on that side of the operator control panel which is averted from the user, and a printed circuit board with at least one electrically conductive contact area which is arranged on that side of the printed circuit board which faces the operator control panel so as to be associated with the at least one sensor element. In this case, the at least one sensor element and the at least one contact area of the printed circuit board are connected to one another by an adhesive which is electrically conductive at least in the connection direction. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110100793 | Capacitive Micro-Switch Comprising a Charge Drain Based on Oriented Nanotubes on the Bottom Electrode and Method of Fabrication - The invention relates to an electrostatic actuation micro-switch of capacitor type composed of two plates, the first of which is a flexible membrane and the second of which comprises at least one control electrode, the two plates being separated by a thickness of vacuum or gas and at least one layer of at least one electrical insulating material situated on the control electrode characterized in that it furthermore comprises a charge drain consisting of oriented conducting nanotubes on the surface of the said electrode, the said drain being overlaid with the said layer of electrical insulating material. The subject of the invention is also a method for fabricating the micro-switch according to the invention. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110147191 | METHODS OF USING A CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE MATERIAL - Composite materials having conductive properties are described for use in testing circuits and in manufacturing electrical switches. The composite materials described, when in an unstressed state, generally behave as insulators. However, when sufficient mechanical pressure is applied to portions of the composite materials, the portions to which the mechanical pressure is applied become increasingly conductive. Methods for testing a PCB using composite material switches are also disclosed. A sheet that includes a composite material may be used to test electrical functionality of various regions on a PCB by way of local pressure application. The sheet may be easily applied to and removed from the PCB. Additionally, in forming an electrical switch, a voltage applied to one or more actuating elements may be used to provide mechanical pressure to a composite material that is disposed between two conductive members. Application of a sufficient voltage allows for portions of the composite material to transition from an insulator to a conductor for providing an electrical pathway. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110147192 | PROJECTED CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A projected capacitive touch panel has an upper substrate and a lower substrate. The upper substrate has multiple upper conducting layers, and each upper conducting layer has multiple upper sensor units serially connected. The upper substrate further has an insulating ink layer being non-transparent, formed on a perimeter of the bottom of the upper substrate, covering an edge of the upper sensor unit located on one end of each upper conducting layer in a direction, overlapping with the lower ports and the lower wires of the lower substrate, and having multiple reserved slots, each formed through a portion of the insulating ink layer overlapping with a corresponding upper sensor unit, and multiple conductors, each mounted in a corresponding reserved slot. The insulating ink layer masks the wires and ports on the lower and upper substrates, thereby eliminating the use of a masking cover, saving the cost and thinning the product. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110162950 | Chalcogenide Nanoionic-Based Radio Frequency Switch - A nonvolatile nanoionic switch is disclosed. A thin layer of chalcogenide glass engages a substrate and a metal selected from the group of silver and copper photo-dissolved in the chalcogenide glass. A first oxidizable electrode and a second inert electrode engage the chalcogenide glass and are spaced apart from each other forming a gap therebetween. A direct current voltage source is applied with positive polarity applied to the oxidizable electrode and negative polarity applied to the inert electrode which electrodeposits silver or copper across the gap closing the switch. Reversing the polarity of the switch dissolves the electrodeposited metal and returns it to the oxidizable electrode. A capacitor arrangement may be formed with the same structure and process. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110209976 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING CAPACITIVE SENSING IN THE PRESENCE OF CONDUCTIVE DECORATIVE MATERIALS - A control panel is disclosed. The control panel includes an electrically conductive substrate having a front surface. A first dielectric layer is disposed on the front surface of the substrate. A first electrode layer is disposed on a front surface of the first dielectric layer, wherein the first dielectric layer electrically isolates the first electrode layer from the substrate. The first electrode layer is in electrical communication with a switch circuit adapted to detect a change in a capacitance of the first electrode layer. A substantially transparent film can be provided to cover the electrode. The front surface of the substrate is a decorative surface substantially visible through the first dielectric layer, the first electrode layer, and the film. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110214978 | APPLIANCE CONTROL PANEL - An appliance control panel is described. The control panel includes a front metal panel, a rearwardly positioned polymeric decorated film and an adhesive layer disposed between the panel and the decorated film. The film overlies an electronic control module which typically includes various displays and press-type switches. Various markings and indicia on the decorated film are visible through openings in the panel and the adhesive layer. The appliance control panel includes one or more capacitance touch switches. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110240455 | CONTROL KNOB - A control knob ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110272266 | MEMS SWITCH - A MEMS switch comprises a substrate, first and second signal lines over the substrate, which each terminate at a connection region, a lower actuation electrode over the substrate and movable contact electrode suspended over the connection regions of the first and second signal lines. An upper actuation electrode is provided over the lower actuation electrode. The connection regions of the first and second signal lines are at a first height from the substrate, wherein signal line portions extending from the connection regions are at a lower height from the substrate, and the lower actuation electrode is provided over the lower height signal line portions, so that the lower height signal line portions are buried. The area available for the actuation electrodes becomes larger and undesired forces and interference are reduced. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110290631 | CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - First conductive patterns, which each contain two or more first large lattices electrically connected by a first connection in series in a first direction, are formed on a first transparent substrate, and second conductive patterns, which each contain two or more second large lattices electrically connected by a second connection in series in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, are formed on a second transparent substrate. As viewed from above, the first conductive patterns and the second conductive patterns are arranged adjacent to each other, and the first connection and the second connection are arranged facing each other. The first large lattices are electrically connected via three or more connection paths in the first connection, and the second large lattices are electrically connected via three or more connection paths in the second connection. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110308929 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a touch panel | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110315535 | Capacitive switch - In a capacitive switch ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110315536 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a substrate, a first patterned conductive layer, a second patterned conductive layer and a circuit board is provided. The substrate has a first surface, a second surface, a first bonding area and a second bonding area. The first patterned conductive layer disposed on the first surface includes first sensing series electrically insulated from each other. The second patterned conductive layer disposed on the second surface includes second sensing series electrically insulated from each other. The circuit board includes a rigid portion, a first flexible bonding portion and a second flexible bonding portion. The first flexible bonding portion and the second flexible bonding portion are electrically connected to the rigid portion. The first flexible bonding portion is electrically connected to the first sensing series in the first bonding area. The second flexible bonding portion is electrically connected to the second sensing series in the second bonding area. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120012450 | CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FOR A CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A circuit structure for capacitive touch panel is disclosed herein. The circuit structure for capacitive touch panel includes a plurality of metal leads and a plurality of electrode sensing blocks. Those electrode sensing blocks are isolated to each other and electrically connected to the metal leads. The electrode sensing blocks will output a plurality of capacitive signals in accordance with a plurality of touch positions. According to the electrode pattern structure described above, the impedance of the electrode structure can be decreased and the efficiency of the signal transmission can be improved and the sensibility of the touch panel can be increased. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120024685 | CAPACITIVE INPUT SWITCH - In a capacitive input switch that is accommodated in a housing of electronic equipment, the capacitive input switch includes a rigidity imparting layer having rigidity and a laminate sheet laminated on the rigidity imparting layer. The rigidity imparting layer and the laminate sheet are three dimensionally formed. The laminate sheet is formed by a substrate sheet, a conductive pattern layer for capacitor formation, and a decorative layer that is laminated at least on any one of the substrate sheet and the conductive pattern layer. A separate conductor is caused to contact with the conductive pattern layer and the conductive pattern layer is caused to be electrically connected to an external electric circuit by the conductor. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120037485 | CAPACITIVE SWITCH REFERENCE METHOD - An example capacitive switch apparatus comprises a capacitive switch sensor providing a capacitive switch signal, a capacitive reference sensor providing a capacitive reference signal, and an electronic circuit, receiving the switch and reference signals and detecting switch activation by comparing the switch signal level with a threshold level. The threshold level is adjusted as a function of the reference signal level. The reference signal is obtained, for example during periods of operator proximity to the reference sensor. For a finger-operated switch, the reference signal is obtained when a finger is proximate the reference sensor. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120073947 | NARROW FRAME TOUCH INPUT SHEET, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME, AND CONDUCTIVE SHEET USED IN NARROW FRAME TOUCH INPUT SHEET - A narrow frame touch input sheet, and a conductive sheet used in the narrow frame touch input sheet, are suitable for a capacitive touch sensor having a narrow frame and two layers of transparent conductive film patterns. The conductive sheet includes one or more transparent base sheets stacked into a layer, transparent conductive films, light-excluding conductive electrode films, and first resist layers, which are layered sequentially on the uppermost and lowermost surfaces thereof. The first resist layers are exposed simultaneously on both surfaces, and after development, the transparent and light-excluding conductive electrode films are simultaneously etched, the first resist layers are stripped away, then second resist layers are formed as coating on the both surfaces in an outer edge portion, so that the light-excluding conductive electrode films are etched only in the central window portions. Thus, circuit patterns of the transparent conductive films are exposed. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120080302 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A touch screen panel according to an embodiment includes a substrate; an electrode forming part formed on the substrate, the electrode forming part including a plurality of first electrode serials arranged in parallel in a first direction and a plurality of second electrode serials arranged in parallel in a second direction to cross over the plurality of first electrode serials; a routing wire forming part formed on the substrate outside the electrode forming part, the routing wire forming part including a plurality of first routing wires respectively connected to the plurality of first electrode serials and a plurality of second routing wires respectively connected to the plurality of second electrode serials; and an insulation layer configured to insulate the first electrode serial from the second electrode serial at each of intersections of the first electrode serials and the second electrode serials. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120090976 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed is a manufacturing method of a touch panel, comprising the steps of: preparing a solution containing a silane coupling agent; applying the solution to a surface of a first substrate having a hydroxy group on the surface thereof: chemically bonding the silane coupling agent to the surface of the first substrate to form convex portions each having a silicon oxide backbone and an organic functional group in the structure thereof; and disposing a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate to face the surface having the convex portions formed thereon of the first substrate. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120103777 | Touch screen panel - A touch screen panel includes a transparent substrate having a screen area, a black matrix area adjacent to an outside of the screen area, and a decoration pattern area in the black matrix area. The touch screen panel also includes a plurality of conductive sensing cells in the screen area, and a black matrix corresponding to the black matrix area. The black matrix is on one surface of the transparent substrate, and the black matrix has one or more openings formed in the decoration pattern area. The touch screen panel further includes a conductive decoration pattern in the opening of the black matrix, and the conductive decoration pattern is grounded through a ground line connected thereto. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120103778 | INPUT APPARATUS - An input apparatus including a layered body is provided. The layered body includes an electrostatic capacity type touch sensor, a character and symbol printed film, on which characters or symbols are printed, and a surface light emitting layer configured to illuminate the character and symbol printed film. The character and symbol printed film is arranged on an upper surface side of the surface light emitting layer, the touch sensor is arranged on a lower surface side of the surface light emitting layer, and an input operation surface that is positioned at an uppermost surface is flat. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120103779 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE CAPABLE OF DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN CONDUCTOR AND NONCONDUCTOR - A capacitive touch device capable of distinguishing conductor and nonconductor includes a flexible sensor layer receiving a first driving signal, an elastic insulation layer below the flexible sensor layer, and an electrically conductive layer below the elastic insulation layer and receiving a second driving signal synchronous but out of phase to the first driving signal. The flexible sensor layer generates a capacitance variation responsive to an object touching thereon, for identifying the object as a conductor or a nonconductor. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120132511 | ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITANCE TYPE INPUT DEVICE - An electrostatic capacitance type input device is provided which has a structure in which translucent electrodes are aligned on the same layer in two axial directions, and has features that jumpers for connecting among the translucent electrodes in one of the two axial directions can be prevented from becoming conspicuous, and disconnection is less likely to occur. Jumpers | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120160657 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a movable electrode and a capacitance detection electrode provided on the upper and lower sides of the resin film substrate, respectively. The movable electrode includes a moving section, and an immobile section. The moving section includes a protrusion. The end of the protrusion comes in contact with the upper side of the resin film substrate in an initial state, or is bonded to the upper side of the resin film substrate. The protrusion has a curved shape so that the side surface of the protrusion is depressed relative to a straight line that connects the end and the base of the protrusion having an approximately trapezoidal cross-sectional shape, or at least one step is formed on the side surface of the protrusion, and the width of the protrusion increases stepwise from the end to the base of the protrusion. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120175235 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a substrate, a first and a second patterned conductive layers respectively disposed on an upper surface of the substrate and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface. The substrate has a first sensing area and a first circuit bonding area located on the upper surface. The first patterned conductive layer includes a plurality of first sensing series and a plurality of first dummy patterns respectively located in the first sensing area and the first circuit bonding area. Each of the first sensing series is electrically insulated from each other and has a first terminal extending into the first circuit bonding area. The first dummy patterns surround each first terminal and are electrically insulated from each first terminal. A plurality of first dummy patterns intervenes between any two adjacent first terminals in the first circuit bonding area. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120186966 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a substrate, plural first bridges, an insulating layer, plural conductive columns, plural second bridges, plural first sensing pads, plural second sensing pads, a reticulated electrode, and plural discharge electrodes. The insulating layer disposed on the substrate covers the first bridges and the substrate. The conductive columns are connected between the first sensing pads and the first bridges. The second bridges, the first sensing pads, the second sensing pads, the reticulated electrode, and the discharge electrodes are disposed on the insulating layer. Each of the second bridges is connected between two adjacent second sensing pads. The first sensing pads and the second sensing pads are located in openings of the reticulated electrode respectively and electrically insulated from the reticulated electrode. Each of the discharge electrodes connected to the reticulated electrode is located between two adjacent first sensing pads and between two adjacent second sensing pads. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120193210 | PROJECTIVE CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A projective capacitive touch sensor structure includes following elements. Two second transparent patterned electrodes are disposed on a substrate and located at two sides of a first transparent patterned electrode. A bridging wire strides over the first transparent patterned electrode and electrically bridges the second transparent patterned electrodes to form a conducting wire. A transparent dielectric pad is disposed between the bridging wire and the first transparent patterned electrode. A dielectric portion of the transparent dielectric pad located above the first transparent patterned electrode and the second transparent patterned electrodes includes an upper surface, a lower surface and an inclined side surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, an area of the upper surface is 70%-95% of an area of the lower surface, and an included angle between the inclined side surface and the lower surface is an acute angle. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120199462 | PROJECTED CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL WITH SENSITIVITY ADJUSTING STRUCTURE - A projected capacitive touch panel with sensitivity adjusting structure has an X-axis sensing layer and a Y-axis sensing layer. The X-axis sensing layer comprises multiple sensing rows and each sensing row is composed of multiple X-axis electrodes connected in series. The Y-axis sensing layer comprises multiple sensing columns, and each sensing column is composed of multiple Y-axis electrodes connected in series. The X-axis electrodes and the Y-axis electrodes are formed between each other. There is at least one hole formed on at least one X-axis electrode and at least one Y-axis electrode. The areas of the X-axis electrodes and the Y-axis electrodes decrease. Therefore, the coupling capacitance between two adjacent electrodes decreases. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120199463 | FURNITURE ELEMENT WITH OPERATING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE - In a furniture element including an operating arrangement for an electrical device comprising a capacitive sensor, the furniture element is provided with a blind channel extending from one end through the furniture element into close proximity to the other end and a rod-like sensor is disposed in the blind channel for sensing movements outside the furniture piece for actuating the electrical device, the sensor being in communication with the operating arrangement for operating the electrical device depending on the movement sensed by the sensor. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120199464 | Touch Panel and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a first conductive pattern, a first insulation layer, a second conductive pattern, a first metal electrode, a second metal electrode, and a second insulation layer. The first conductive pattern is formed on a transparent substrate. The first insulation layer is formed on the first conductive pattern. The second conductive pattern is formed on the first insulation layer. The first metal electrode is connected to one end of the first conductive pattern. The second metal electrode is connected to one end of the second conductive pattern. The second insulation layer is formed on the second conductive pattern, the first metal electrode or the second metal electrode. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120217147 | PHYSICAL FORCE CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSORS HAVING CONDUCTIVE PLANE AND BACKLIGHTING - A physical force capacitive touch sensor comprises a capacitive sensor element on a substrate, a physically deformable electrically insulating spacer over the capacitive sensor element and a conductive plane over the physically deformable electrically insulating spacer. A protective fascia may be placed over the conductive plane provides an environmental seal for physical and weather protection, but is not essential to operation of the capacitive touch sensor. Back lighting is accomplished with a light transmissive layer having a suspended metal target proximate to the capacitive touch sensor plate. When the light transmissive layer and metal target are displaced toward the capacitive touch sensor plate the capacitance value of the capacitive touch sensor plate changes and that change is detected. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120222948 | TOUCH SENSING UNIT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch sensing unit and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The touch sensing unit includes a first substrate, a first electrode, a second substrate, a second electrode, a supporting layer, a third electrode and a sensing layer. The first electrode is disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The first electrode is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second electrode is disposed on the second substrate, and the first electrode contacts the second electrode through a pressing motion. The supporting layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The third electrode is disposed on the second substrate. The sensing layer has constant impedance and is disposed on the second substrate between the second electrode and the third electrode to electrically connect the second electrode and the third electrode. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120228109 | SENSOR, KEYBOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SENSOR - A sensor includes a first printed wiring board having a first electrode made of a metal film, a second printed wiring board facing the first printed wiring board and having a second electrode made of a metal film, the second electrode being positioned on the second printed wiring board such that the second electrode faces the first electrode of the first printed wiring board, and a dielectric body spacing the first electrode and the second electrode apart such that the first electrode, the second electrode and the dielectric body form a capacitor. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120228110 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE ELEMENT, INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A transparent electrode element includes: a base substrate; a transparent conductive film which is formed on the base substrate; an electrode region which is formed using the transparent conductive film; and an insulation region which is a region adjacent to the electrode region and in which the transparent conductive film is separated in independent island shapes by groove patterns extending in random directions. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120228111 | CAPACITIVE KEYSWITCH TECHNOLOGIES - Described herein are techniques related to capacitance-based keyswitch technologies. According to one implementation, an apparatus includes a key with a floating electrode. The floating electrode pairs with a fixed electrode and a capacitance may be generated between them. The apparatus has a controller configured to measure the capacitance as the electrodes move relative to each other as the key is depressed and released. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120234663 | TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a single-sided one-sheet type capacitive touch screen and a method for manufacturing the same. The touch screen includes: a substrate; a first conductive pattern disposed on the substrate in a vertical direction and including at least two pattern columns having two or more conductive pattern regions electrically connected with each other; a second conductive pattern disposed on the same surface of the substrate as the surface where the first conductive pattern is disposed, not being electrically connected with the first conductive pattern, and including two or more conductive pattern regions not electrically connected with each other; a transparent conductive bridge electrically connecting the conductive pattern regions of the second conductive pattern in a horizontal direction; and a transparent insulating part disposed between the transparent conductive bridge and the first conductive pattern to electrically insulate the transparent conductive bridge and the first conductive pattern. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120241304 | SLIDER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTAINING THE SLIDER - A slider and an electronic apparatus containing the slider, the slider including upper and lower board bodies, a first metal part positioned on the upper board body and connected to a capacitive touch sensor, the capacitive touch sensor being arranged on the circuit board of an electronic apparatus containing the slider; and a second metal part positioned on the lower board body and connected to a ground end (terminal), the ground end being arranged on the circuit board of the electronic apparatus containing the slider; the first and second metal parts are respectively positioned at the same end of the upper board body and the lower board body, and the first and second metal parts constitute a capacitor, the capacitance of which provides for detecting the open mode and closed mode of the slider. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120247938 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a first transparent substrate, a first transparent electrode layer for detecting change of a capacitance value, and a first drawn wiring layer electrically connected to an end of the first transparent electrode layer. The first transparent electrode layer is formed on an input region of the first transparent substrate, and the first drawn wiring layer is formed on a non-input region surrounding the input region. The first transparent electrode layer and the first drawn wiring layer are connected to each other through a first pad portion for connection, and a second pad portion for electrical property inspection is electrically connected to the other end of the first transparent electrode layer. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120255850 | TOUCH PANEL AND MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING THE TOUCH PANEL - The invention provides a touch panel including a first face, a second face that is opposite the first face, a first region forming a part of the transparent substrate and defining an area of each of the first and second faces; and a second region forming a part of the transparent substrate that is aligned with the first region along a first direction. The second region defines another area of each of the first and second faces and is provided with an accommodating hole or notch to accommodate at least a portion of an electronic component. The accommodating hole or notch open into at least one of the first and second faces. A plurality of first transparent electrodes are arranged on the first region of the transparent substrate. A plurality of second transparent electrodes are arranged so as to cross the first transparent electrodes in plan position. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120261242 | Two-Layer Sensor Stack - In one embodiment, an method apparatus includes an optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer between a cover sheet and a substrate. The substrate has drive or sense electrodes of a touch sensor disposed on a first surface and a second surface of the substrate. The first surface is opposite the second surface and the drive or sense electrodes are made of a conductive mesh of conductive material including metal. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120261243 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes: a base member including a hollow support body; and an operation body supported so as to at least freely rotate relative to the hollow support body. The operation body includes an operation knob formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom and having a top surface portion and a plate-shaped capacitance type touch pad provided on a back side of the top surface portion for detecting approach or contact of a finger with respect to the top surface portion. A support body supporting the capacitance type touch pad is mounted on the base member and supports the capacitance type touch pad through an elastic body which elastically urges the capacitance type touch pad against the top surface portion of the operation knob. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120267228 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a capacitive type touch panel, including: a transparent substrate; and a transparent electrode formed on the transparent substrate, wherein the transparent electrode has first, second, and third patterns sequentially formed in either a short direction or a long direction of the transparent substrate. According to the present invention, the one-layer capacitive type touch panel according to the present invention can easily recognize the coordinates of touched points by the touch and accurately recognize the coordinates. Furthermore, the transparent electrode patterns according to the present invention allow realization of multi-touch and improvement in driving reliability. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120267229 | TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a touch panel includes two steps wherein, in a first step a transparent conductive film having a front side formed with a conductive electrode pattern is prepared, and in a second step in-mold decorating (ID) techniques are applied to form a cover lens on the front side of the transparent conductive film such that the conductive electrode pattern is bonded to the cover lens when the cover lens is formed. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120273336 | CONDUCTIVE SHEET, USAGE METHOD OF CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND CAPACITIVE TYPE TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed are a conductive sheet, a usage method of the conductive sheet and a capacitive type touch panel. For a first conductive sheet ( | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120279843 | ILLUMINATED CAPACITIVE SWITCH BUTTON - The present invention provides for an illuminated capacitive switch button assembly for use in an automotive vehicle dashboard assembly. The assembly further comprising a substrate, a printed circuit board (PCB) having at least one capacitive switch mounted to the printed circuit board, a light guide having at least one reflector disposed between the substrate and the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board and the substrate disposed at a predetermined distance from one another and a light source disposed on the edge of the light guide. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120279844 | Multifunctional Touch Switch Apparatus for Bathroom - A multifunctional touch switch apparatus for bathroom, comprising of: mutually fitted upper and lower shells, on the upper shell is a protruding button area with several touch switches and a display screen, the protruding button area locked with the a concave space in the lower shell; a panel closely attached to the upper shell and fastened; a transparent light guide plate closely attached to the panel surface and fastened; a rectangular hollow framework embedded in the center of transparent light guide plate and panel, for fastening the light guide plate; a circuit embedded in the space between upper shell and lower shell, composed of touch-control switch circuit and colorful LED backlight lamp for touch control and colorful backlight changes. Therefore, an innovative multifunctional touch switch apparatus for bathroom is designed for controlling on/off of functions in the bathroom, with LED indicator and colorful backlight color control. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120279845 | Use of Micro-Structured Plate for Controlling Capacitance of Mechanical Capacitor Switches - Micro capacitive switches and methods of manufacturing micro capacitive switches at variable nominal capacitance value using micro-structures on the contact plates of the same dimension. In a preferred embodiment, a separately manufactured contact plate can be mounted to a movable magnet in order to be actuated to “on” and “off” state of the capacitive switch. Depending on the contact plate's surface condition, variable contact capacitance at “on” state can be precisely specified by geometrical properties of the micro-structures on the surface, such as the density, size and depth. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120279846 | CAPACITIVE MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCHES WITH DYNAMIC SOFT-LANDING - A microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-based electrical switch. The electrical switch includes a moveable electrode, a dielectric layer positioned adjacent the moveable electrode on a first side of the dielectric layer and spaced apart from the moveable electrode when the moveable electrode is in an inactivated position and in contact with the moveable electrode when the moveable electrode is in an activated position, and a substrate attached to the dielectric layer on a second side opposite to the first side, the moveable electrode is configured to brake prior to coming in contact with the dielectric layer when the moveable electrode is switched between the inactivated state and the activated state. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120298497 | CONDUCTIVE LAMINATE AND TOUCH PANEL USING SAME - The present invention provides a touch panel that not only demonstrates little deterioration of performance even in harsh environments at high temperature and high humidity, but is also free of the occurrence of a whitening phenomenon occurring during sudden changes in temperature and humidity, while also having superior shock resistance. Provided are a conductive laminate in which a uniform or arbitrarily patterned conductive layer containing a polythiophene-based conductive agent and an adhesive layer containing an acidic component are in direct contact over the entire surface or a portion thereof, and a touch panel in which it is used. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120312676 | PROXIMITY SWITCH HAVING LEARNED SENSITIVITY AND METHOD THEREFOR - A vehicle proximity switch and method are provided having learned sensitivity control. The switch includes a proximity sensor, such as a capacitive sensor, installed in a vehicle and providing a sense activation field. Also included is sense control circuitry processing the activation field to sense user activation of the switch by comparing the activation field to a threshold. The switch further includes sensitivity control circuitry learning a user sensitivity based on user activation of a sensor and controlling the sensitivity of one or more proximity switches. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120312677 | CONDUCTIVE SHEET, METHOD FOR USING CONDUCTIVE SHEET, AND TOUCH PANEL - A conductive sheet, method for using conductive sheet and touch panel, having a base substance and conductive parts formed on one of the principal surfaces of the base substance. The conductive parts respectively extend in primary directions, and have two or more conductive patterns made from metal wires arranged in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The conductive pattern is constituted by serially connecting two or more large gratings in the first direction, and each of the large gratings is constituted by combining two or more small gratings. Around the edges of the large grating, non-connective patterns are formed from metal wires which are not connected with the large gratings. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120318657 | SWITCH - A switch according to various embodiments of the disclosure comprises a mechanical actuator configured to control a function associated with the switch and a face coupled to the actuator. The face is configured to depress in response to a force applied to at least a portion of the face, whereby depression of the face engages the actuator to control the function associated with the switch. The face includes a plurality of segments, each segment for controlling a respective additional function associated with the switch. A respective capacitive touch sensor is coupled to each respective segment of the plurality of segments, wherein each capacitive touch sensor is configured to control the function associated with its respective segment in response to detecting human skin in contact with the segment. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120325639 | TOUCH SENSOR AND METHOD OF FORMING A TOUCH SENSOR - A touch sensor includes a substrate having a substrate surface and first electrode sets. Each first electrode set has a plurality of electrodes formed over the substrate surface and arranged in a row along a first direction, the electrodes being transparent and formed of a first material, the first material being electrically conductive and light transmissive. Each first electrode set also has connection elements. Each connection element provides an electrical connection between a pair of adjacent ones of the plurality of electrodes. The connection elements are formed of a second material having a smaller specific electric resistance than the first material. Each of the connection elements comprises a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The third portion provides an electrical connection between the first portion and the second portion. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120325640 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A transparent capacitive touch panel comprising a transparent substrate, a transparent cover lens and a transparent adhesive layer is provided, wherein a first transparent electrode layer and a second transparent electrode layer are disposed on the transparent cover lens and the transparent substrate respectively. The transparent adhesive layer is used to bind the first transparent electrode layer and second transparent electrode layer in order to combine the transparent cover lens and the transparent substrate disposed in parallel. Thereby, the manufacturing process of the transparent capacitive touch panel is simplified, and the manufacturing cost of the same is lowered. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130001058 | Vehicle touch button - The present disclosure relates to a touch sensitive button used in a vehicle. In one embodiment, the button is used to start the vehicle. The button may also include an illuminated area to indicate a condition of the vehicle. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130001059 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A transparent capacitive touch panel comprising a transparent substrate, a transparent cover lens and a transparent adhesive layer is provided, wherein a first transparent electrode layer and a second transparent electrode layer are disposed on the transparent cover lens and the transparent substrate respectively. The transparent adhesive layer is used to bind the first transparent electrode layer and second transparent electrode layer in order to combine the transparent cover lens and the transparent substrate disposed in parallel. Thereby, the manufacturing process of the transparent capacitive touch panel is simplified, and the manufacturing cost of the same is lowered. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130008769 | Reduced stiffness micro-mechanical structure - Apparatuses and method are described to create a reduced stiffness microstructure (RSM). A RSM is made by forming a first buckled membrane along a first buckling direction and forming a second buckled membrane along a second buckling direction. The second buckling direction is opposite to the first buckling direction and the first buckled membrane is in contact with the second buckled membrane over a contact area. Within an operating zone, a stiffness of the reduced stiffness microstructure spring is less than an absolute value of a stiffness of either the first buckled membrane or the second buckled membrane when the contact area translates along either one of the buckling directions. In the operating zone the stiffness can approach or equal zero. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130008770 | Single Side Touch Panel Structure and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A single side touch panel structure is provided, which includes a substrate, and a mask layer, a first transparent conducting layer, an insulating layer, and a second transparent conducting layer, wherein the mask layer, the first transparent conducting layer, the insulating layer, and the second transparent conducting layer are from bottom to top sequentially formed on the substrate. The first transparent conducting layer has a plurality of the first patterns, and the second transparent conducting layer has a plurality of the second patterns. The first patterns are arranged in series along a first direction. The second patterns are arranged in series along a second direction that intersects the first direction at an angle. The first and second patterns cross each other, and are separated from each other by the insulating layer. Therefore, a plurality of capacitors are formed at the intersections between the first and second patterns. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130026026 | POSITION DETECTION DEVICE - A shift lever, a shift knob provided on an upper end of the shift lever, an electrode portion provided on a lower end of the shift lever, an operation fulcrum rotatably supporting the shift lever, and a capacitive coupling sensor located in non-contact with the electrode portion are included. By a movement operation of the shift knob, the shift lever rotates and the electrode portion moves while keeping non-contact with a surface of the capacitive coupling sensor. The capacitive coupling sensor detects a position of the electrode portion on the basis of a capacitance change caused with movement of the electrode portion. By so doing, shift position information and trajectory information between each shift position can be obtained. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130043116 | TOUCH PANEL HAVING CONDUCTIVE ZONE FOR AVOIDING FALSE OPERATION - A touch panel includes an insulating substrate, a transparent conductive layer, a number of electrodes, a number of conductive wires, and at least one conductive zone. The transparent conductive layer corresponding to a touch area of the touch panel is fixed on the insulating substrate. The electrodes are electrically connected to the transparent conductive layer. The conductive wires are electrically connected to a controller and are respectively electrically connected to the electrodes. The at least one conductive zone has two ends. One of the two ends of the at least one conductive zone is electrically connected to the controller. The at least one conductive zone and the conductive wires are disposed in a trace area of the touch panel at a distance. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130056342 | SEAMLESS CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A seamless capacitive touch panel includes a substrate, a pattern layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The pattern layer is formed on the substrate. The first electrode is formed on the pattern layer. The second electrode is formed on the substrate. The first electrode and the second electrode are separated by the pattern layer for preventing conduction between the first and second electrodes. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130056343 | PROJECTED CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A projected capacitive touch panel has multiple first electrode strings and multiple second electrode strings parallelly and alternately formed on a substrate. The first and the second electrode strings respectively have multiple first sensing electrodes and multiple second sensing electrodes connected in series, and have a first end and a second end. The first sensing electrodes of each first electrode string progressively decrease in area from the first end to the second end while the second sensing electrodes of each second electrode string progressively decrease oppositely. Accordingly, the difference of the RC values between each first electrode string and an adjacent second electrode string increases, and the accuracy of touch detection on edges of the touch panel is enhanced to facilitate the manufacture of oversized projected capacitive touch panels. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130062180 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes an operation surface configured to be operated by a finger (operating body); a capacitive sensor disposed below an operation region (including the operation surface), the capacitive sensor being capable of detecting an operation position of the finger; and a photosensor having a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element disposed below the operation region, the photosensor being capable of obtaining detection information when the light-receiving element receives reflected light corresponding to light (infrared light) emitted from the light-emitting element toward the operation surface, the detection information indicating detection of the finger. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130062181 | TOUCH SWITCH - A touch switch includes a glass substrate; a lattice pattern formed on the glass substrate by a plurality of first line wirings and a plurality of second line wirings; and a non-transparent insulating member formed on the first line wirings and the second line wirings. The plurality of first line wirings are arranged at a predetermined interval. The plurality of second line wirings are arranged at a predetermined interval to intersect the first line wirings. The sensor units and dummy sensor units are formed to be electrically isolated from each other and adjacent to each other by separators provided in the first and second line wirings of the lattice pattern. Marks are formed by the non-transparent insulating member and a transparent opening section, the marks being arranged in positions corresponding to the sensor units. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130062182 | TOUCH SWITCH - A touch switch includes a substrate; a sensor unit including a plurality of switch electrodes arranged on the substrate, and switch electrode wirings connected respectively to the corresponding switch electrodes; and a dummy electrode which is arranged on the substrate around the sensor unit and is electrically isolated from the sensor unit. Each of the switch electrodes includes a mark having a planar pattern and a design portion in the planar pattern, and each of the sensor unit and the dummy electrode is formed of a metal thin film. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130068602 | TOUCH PAD WITH FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - A touch sensor device is provided that uses a flexible circuit substrate to provide an improved input device. Specifically, the present invention uses a touch sensor controller affixed to the flexible circuit substrate, which is coupled to a sensor component to provide a flexible, reliable and cost effective touch sensor suitable for a wide variety of applications. In one embodiment the touch sensor uses a flexible circuit substrate that provides relatively high temperature resistance. This allows the touch sensor controller to be affixed using reliable techniques, such as various types of soldering. The sensor component can comprise a relatively low-temperature-resistant substrate that can provide a cost effective solution. Taken together, this embodiment of the touch sensor provides reliability and flexibility at relatively low cost. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068603 | TOUCH PANEL USING A METAL THIN FILM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - This invention relates to a touch panel using a metal thin film and a method of manufacturing the same. The touch panel according to an embodiment of the invention includes a transparent substrate; a metal pattern unit formed under the transparent substrate and including at least one first pattern electrode and a first wiring electrode which is connected to the first pattern electrode; and a film substrate combined with the transparent substrate having the metal pattern unit, and including at least one second pattern electrode and a second wiring electrode which is connected to the second pattern electrode, wherein the first pattern electrode is in the form of a mesh of thin wires. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130075243 | SWITCH DEVICE, DISPLAY WITH SWITCH DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC UNIT WITH SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device includes: a switch; an operation section disposed to face the switch; a first resilient section that is deformed by first pressing force derived from the operation section; and a second resilient section that is brought into contact with the switch by the deformation of the first resilient section, and is deformed to activate the switch by second pressing force greater than the first pressing force. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130092520 | TOUCH DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a touch technology, and more particularly to a touch device and a fabrication method thereof. The touch device comprises a sensing area and a peripheral area. The touch device further comprises a sensing electrode layer, a shading layer, a signal transmission line layer, and a conductive layer. The sensing electrode layer extends from the sensing area to the peripheral area. The shading layer is disposed on the peripheral area to overlay the sensing electrode layer and has a through hole to expose a portion of the sensing electrode layer. The signal transmission line layer is disposed on the shading layer and does not cover the through hole. The conductive layer fills the through hole and electrically connects the sensing electrode layer. In addition, a fabrication method of a touch device is also provided. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130092521 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH LAMINATED STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, and more particularly, to an electronic device with laminated structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The electronic device comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate; and a solid-state adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The solid-state adhesive layer reacts with the first substrate and the second substrate to form a chemically linked chain for bonding the first substrate and the second substrate. The present disclosure further selects a solid-state adhesive with both physical and chemical cohesiveness to laminate the two substrates: thereby making an electronic device more firm with higher shock resistance. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130098749 | TOUCH SENSING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a touch sensing device comprising a plurality of sensing electrode units and an insulating pattern layer. The insulating pattern layer covers the plurality of sensing electrode units and has a plurality of openings that are not corresponding to plurality of sensing electrode units. The present disclosure also discloses a method for manufacturing the touch sensing device. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130105294 | TOUCH PANEL WITH A CONDUCTIVE BRIDGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130112542 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN - The present disclosure relates to a color filter and a capacitive touch screen. Said color filter comprises a substrate; a color filter film formed on the substrate and comprising a plurality of sub-pixel regions; and a sensing layer formed on the substrate and comprising a first metal layer, a second metal layer and an insulting layer located between the first metal layer and the second metal layer. At least one of the first metal layer, the second metal layer and the insulating layer is made of a light shielding material, the light shielding material is projected on the color filter film as a grid and shields the boundaries between respective sub-pixel regions. According to the present disclosure, the number of layers produced is reduced, production process is optimized, and the cost is reduced and the color filter substrate is thinner and lighter compared with the conventional color filter substrate. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130118883 | ONE SIDED THIN FILM CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSORS - Thin film capacitive touch sensors and applications thereof are described herein. Embodiments include construction of one-sided and two-sided thin film capacitive touch sensors with partial fill patterns, one-sided thin film capacitive touch sensors including conductive ground plane layers, one-sided thin film capacitive touch sensors including air gap layers, one-sided thin film capacitive touch sensors including a combination of both separation layers to create air gap layers and conductive ground plane layers. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130126327 | TOUCH PANEL STRUCTURE - A touch panel structure is provided. The touch panel structure includes a sapphire substrate having a crystal axis, a crystal structure and a transmittance, wherein the crystal axis includes one selected from a group consisting of c-axis (0001), a-axis (1 | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130153390 | TOUCH SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a touch sensor and a method for manufacturing the same. The touch sensor includes a window substrate, an electrode unit integrally formed on one side surface of the window substrate, an inorganic insulating layer coating the electrode unit, and a chemically strengthened layer formed on the other side surfaces of the window substrate except for the one side surface of the window substrate. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130153391 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch panel includes a substrate, a plurality of first axis electrodes and a plurality of second axis electrodes disposed on the substrate. Each of the first axis electrodes includes a plurality of first sensing electrodes disposed along a first direction and a plurality of first connecting electrodes respectively disposed between two adjacent first sensing electrodes. Each of the second axis electrodes includes a plurality of second sensing electrodes disposed along a second direction and a plurality of second connecting electrodes respectively disposed between two adjacent second sensing electrodes. Each of the first sensing electrodes partially overlaps the second sensing electrodes along a third direction perpendicular to the substrate. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130153392 | MEMBER FOR ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITANCE-TYPE SENSOR AND ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITANCE-TYPE SENSOR USING THE SAME - A member for an electrostatic capacitance-type sensor which suppresses a decrease in the variation amount of the electrostatic capacitance caused between an input body and the electrode through a proximate operation or a touch operation by the input body and has a metallic luster appearance which does not degrade with time, and is economical, and an electrostatic capacitance-type sensor using the same. The disclosed member includes a sheet member having an operation surface S on which a proximate operation or a touch operation by an input body is carried out and an electrode which is disposed on the opposite side of the operation surface of the sheet member, in which the sheet member includes a decorative layer having a metallic luster, and the decorative layer is a continuous film made of silicon or an alloy of silicon and a metal. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130153393 | COVER GLASS INTEGRATED SENSOR - A cover glass integrated sensor has an excellent visibility of sharp outlines of the display screen as seen through the cover glass and has a sense of unity in appearance in portions surrounding the display screen. The cover glass integrated sensor includes a cover glass and a capacitance type film sensor. The cover glass includes a glass substrate and a first frame-like light-blocking layer made of a screen printing film formed on peripheral portion on the rear surface of the glass substrate. The capacitance type film sensor has a second frame-like light-blocking layer made of an exposure/development product of color resist material formed on a periphery of the front surface. The capacitance type film sensor is attached to a rear surface of the cover glass. An inner edge of the second frame-like light-blocking layer is closer to the center than an inner edge of the first frame-like light-blocking layer. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130161178 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a touch panel and a method for manufacturing the same. A touch panel | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130161179 | OPERATION SWITCH DEVICE - An operation switch device includes a circuit board and a push switch disposed on the circuit board and including a movable part exposed to an outside for reacting to an external pressing operation. Also provided on the circuit board is a touch detecting electrode formed in proximity to the push switch. The operation switch device further includes an operation detecting circuit connected with the push switch and the touch detecting electrode, and an operation member disposed to oppose the circuit board with the push switch interposed between the operation member and the circuit board. The operation member is displaceable such that the pressing operation on the operation member causes depression of the movable part of the push switch. The operation detecting circuit detects a touch operation on the operation member using the touch detecting electrode, and detects the pressing operation on the operation member using the push switch. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130168220 | TOUCH DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch device is provided in the present disclosure, wherein the touch device comprises: a protection cover having a sensing area and a peripheral area surrounding the sensing area; a first mask layer disposed in the peripheral area surrounding the sensing area; a second mask layer disposed in the peripheral area surrounding the first mask layer, wherein the area of the second mask layer is bigger than that of the first mask layer; and a sensing electrode layer having a sensing portion located in the sensing area and an extension portion extending from the sensing area to the peripheral area, wherein the extension portion is disposed on the first mask layer. Moreover, a method for manufacturing the touch device described above is also provided in the present disclosure. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130168221 | TOUCH PANEL AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a touch technology, and more particularly, to a touch panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The present invention discloses a touch panel comprising a touch region, a first peripheral region at the first side of said touch region, a second peripheral region at the second side opposite to said first side, a plurality of first axial electrodes and second axial electrodes that intersect with each other diagonally to limit peripheral routing in the two peripheral regions, a plurality of peripheral first lead-wires disposed at the first peripheral region, and a plurality of second lead wares disposed at the second peripheral region. A manufacturing method of a touch panel is also provided. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130168222 | Conductive Composites - The invention features a conducting system which when attached to an object, the system converts the object into input device used to input functions on a touch screen device. The system features a material having an active capacitive layer with an antenna design which stores an electrical charge that is substantially similar to a human's body capacitance. Additional layers may be provided for attaching the material and protecting the material. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130175153 | THIN CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - The present invention proposes a thin capacitive touch panel that includes a plurality of conductive strips, a surface glass and a hydrophobic material. The conductive strips include a grid consisting of a plurality of crisscrossed first conductive strips arranged in parallel and second conductive strips arranged in parallel. The surface glass is overlaid on the conductive strips with a thickness of less than 0.7 mm. In addition, the hydrophobic material is coated on a surface of the surface glass, forming a hydrophobic surface. When moisture is left on the hydrophobic surface after a finger sweep, the moisture is divided into a plurality of water particles by the hydrophobic surface. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130175154 | TOUCHSCREEN PANEL SENSOR FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a touchscreen panel sensor film with alignment marks or product information assigned thereto, this sensor film being formed so as to improve in post-processing accuracy. The touchscreen panel sensor film | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130180841 | Sensor Stack with Opposing Electrodes - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first substrate and a second substrate, each with drive or sense electrodes of a touch sensor disposed on it. The drive or sense electrodes are made of a conductive mesh of conductive material. The apparatus also includes a first adhesive layer between the drive or sense electrodes of the first substrate and the drive or sense electrodes of the second substrate. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130199915 | Connecting Conductive Layers Using In-Mould Lamination And Decoration - In one embodiment, a method for forming a touch sensor is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of electrodes on a first substrate. The plurality of electrodes are configured to form a plurality of capacitive nodes. Each capacitive node is configured to sense touch of an object proximate a touch sensing area of the substrate. The method further includes compressing together a plurality of conductive pads at least in part by applying a resin in liquid form to a first substrate, the resin being applied under pressure. A first one of the plurality of conductive pads had been formed on the first substrate. A second one of the plurality of conductive pads had been formed on a second substrate. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130199916 | ELONGATIONAL STRUCTURES - The present disclosure generally relates to expandable electrodes and/or components that are expandable and/or flexible during, prior to, and/or after the manufacture of the electrodes. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130206566 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE - A capacitive touch device includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate and an adhesive layer connecting the first and second transparent substrates with each other. The first transparent substrate has a first side and a second side. A first conductive layer is disposed on the second side. The second transparent substrate has a third side and a fourth side. A second conductive layer is selectively disposed on the third side or the fourth side. The adhesive layer is disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate. By means of the design of the capacitive touch device, the thickness of the touch device is greatly reduced and the manufacturing cost is lowered. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130206567 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel is provided that includes: a substrate; a plurality of X-axis lines disposed on the substrate; a plurality of Y-axis lines crossing the plurality of X-axis lines; and an insulating layer interposed between the X-axis lines and the Y-axis lines, in which at least one first X-axis line and at least one second X-axis line selected from among the plurality of X-axis lines are connected by a first connection portion, and among the plurality of Y-axis lines, a Y-axis line crossing the first X-axis line and the second X-axis line has a first area in a region where the Y-axis line overlaps the first X-axis line and a second area in a region where the Y-axis line overlaps the second X-axis line, and the first area and the second area are different from each other. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130206568 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a first sensing layer, a second sensing layer, and a plurality of spacers is provided. The second substrate is parallel to and opposite to the first substrate in a top-bottom manner. The first sensing layer is disposed on the first substrate and located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second sensing layer is disposed on the second substrate. The spacers are located between the first sensing layer and the second sensing layer, and the spacers includes a plurality of movable first spacers and a plurality of second spacers fixed on the second substrate, wherein each of the first spacers is surrounded by a portion of the second spacers. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130206569 | CAPACITIVE SWITCHES - A capacitive switch is comprises a sensor area and with a reference surface in which the sensor surface and the reference surface are configured to produce an electric field (E) between them. The sensor surface and the reference surface are arranged substantially in a common plane such that an electrical field (E) is formed between them with an arched line of force. A coupling surface is configured to move in a plurality of directions in space with respect to the sensor surface and reference surface. A lighting element is configured to illuminate the capacitive switch when activated. A tactile feedback device provides feedback as the capacitive switch is being actuated. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130206570 | THERMOFORMABLE POLYMER THICK FILM SILVER CONDUCTOR AND ITS USE IN CAPACITIVE SWITCH CIRCUITS - This invention is directed to a polymer thick film conductive composition that may be used in applications where thermoforming of the base substrate occurs, e.g., as in capacitive switches. Polycarbonate substrates are often used as the substrate and the polymer thick film conductive composition may be used without any barrier layer. Thermoformable electric circuits benefit from the presence of an encapsulant layer over the dried polymer thick film conductive composition. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130213788 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a light-transmittable first conductive layer and a light-transmittable second conductive layer facing the first conductive layer with a predetermined gap between the conductive layers. At least one of the first and second conductive layers contains light-transmittable resin, metal filaments dispersed in the resin, and materials absorbing light reflected by the metal filaments. The touch panel allows a display of a display element on a rear surface to be easily viewed and is operated reliably. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130213789 | Layout Method and Layout Structure of Touch Panel Electrode - A layout method of a touch panel electrode includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a first electro-conductive layer, having pattern blocks disposed adjacently to one another, on one side of the substrate, wherein the first electro-conductive layer is transparent; forming an alignment film on the one side of the substrate; forming an second electro-conductive layer, having wires to be connected to at least one of the pattern blocks, on the one side of the substrate; and forming a protection layer on the second electro-conductive layer to protect the second electro-conductive layer. The present invention can reduce the processes of manufacturing the conventional electrode, especially do not needs to form another electro-conductive layer and another protection layer on the other side of the substrate, and can effectively prevent the electrostatic charge effect and increase the capacitance and sensitivity. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130228441 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a transparent plate, an upper substrate having an upper surface situated on a lower surface of the transparent plate and stacked on the transparent plate in a downward direction, an upper conductive layer provided between the lower surface of the transparent plate and the lower surface of the upper substrate, a lower substrate having an upper surface situated on the lower surface of the upper substrate and stacked on the upper substrate in the downward direction, and a lower conductive layer provided between the lower surface of the upper substrate and the upper surface of the lower substrate and facing the upper conductive layer across the upper substrate. The upper surface of the transparent plate has a dome shape projecting upward on a cross section in a first direction perpendicular to the downward direction and on a cross section in a second direction perpendicular to the downward direction and the first direction. The lower surface of the transparent plate is concave upward on the cross section in the first direction is straight on the cross section in the second direction. The touch panel can be easily manufactured and reliably operated. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130228442 | PARTIAL LASER ABLATION SENSOR PROCESS - Processes for fabricating compact touch sensors for touch sensitive devices are disclosed. A process can include providing a touch sensor structure having a substrate, a first layer disposed on the substrate, and a second layer disposed on the first layer. The second layer can have an ablation fluence value that is lower than an ablation fluence value of the first layer. The process can include patterning the second layer with a laser emitting energy having a fluence value greater than or equal to the ablation fluence value of the second layer and less than the ablation fluence value of the first layer. The process can further include etching at least a portion of the first layer that was exposed during the patterning of the second layer. At least a portion of the second layer can then be removed by etching or laser ablation. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130240341 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a substrate and sensing units. Each sensing unit includes an electrode line, first electrode patterns, second electrode patterns and connecting lines. The electrode line extends along a second direction and has first openings arranged along the second direction and first breaches corresponding to the first openings. Each first breach connects the corresponding first opening and the exterior of the electrode line. The first electrode patterns are respectively disposed in the first openings. Each first electrode pattern has a second opening and a second breach connecting the second opening and the exterior of first electrode pattern. The second electrode patterns are respectively disposed in the second openings and respectively connected with the electrode line through the second breaches. The connecting lines are disposed on at least one side of the electrode line and connected with the corresponding first electrode pattern through the first breach. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130240342 | ELECTRODE UNIT WITH PERIMETER-LENGTHENED TOUCH-SENSING PATTERN FOR TOUCH-SENSING ELEMENT LOCATED AT FRINGES OF TOUCH PANEL - An electrode unit on a touch-sensing element includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode includes a first conductive element; and a plurality of second conductive elements extending from the first conductive element in directions in parallel with a first direction within a specific range. The second electrode includes a third conductive element and a plurality of fourth conductive elements extending from the third conductive element in directions in parallel with a second direction within a specific range. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130248344 | TOUCH RESPONSIVE USER INTERFACE WITH BACKLIT GRAPHICS - A user interface includes a touch surface substrate, a graphic layer, a touch sensor disposed on a circuit carrier associated with the rear side of the touch surface substrate, and a light source associated with the rear side of the circuit carrier. The circuit carrier defines an aperture through which light emanating from the light source can pass. This light also passes through the graphic layer and is visible at the front side of the touch surface substrate. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130248345 | IN-MOLDED RESISTIVE AND SHIELDING ELEMENTS - An article of manufacture having an in-molded resistive and/or shielding element and method of making the same are shown and described. In one disclosed method, a resistive and/or shielding element is printed on a film. The film is formed to a desired shape and put in an injection mold. A molten plastic material is introduced into the injection mold to form a rigid structure that retains the film. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130256111 | WIRING PATTERN FOR TOUCH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Electrodes on a touch sensor are connected with pins of an integrated circuit by wires. The wires connecting a first side of the integrated circuit go under the integrated circuit to the electrodes, and wires connecting a second side of the integrated circuit have segments extending away from the touch sensor under the integrated circuit. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130256112 | CONTROL UNIT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A VEHICLE COMPONENT - The control unit, in particular for a vehicle component, is provided with a manually actuable control element ( | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130264183 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH UNIT - A capacitive touch unit includes a transparent substrate, a polymeric transparent substrate, a second conductive layer and an adhesive layer. The transparent substrate is coated with at least one first conductive layer and is correspondingly attached to the polymeric transparent substrate. The second conductive layer is selectively disposed on one of two sides of the polymeric transparent substrate. The adhesive layer is disposed between the transparent substrate and the polymeric transparent substrate. By means of the capacitive touch unit, the thickness can be greatly reduced and the manufacturing cost can be greatly lowered. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130264184 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE - A capacitive touch device includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate and an adhesive layer connecting the first and second transparent substrates with each other. The first transparent substrate has a first side and a second side. A first conductive layer is disposed on the second side. The second transparent substrate has a third side and a fourth side. A second conductive layer is selectively disposed on the third side or the fourth side. The adhesive layer is disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate. By means of the design of the capacitive touch device, the thickness of the touch device is greatly reduced and the manufacturing cost is lowered. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130270095 | TWO LAYER CAPACITIVE SENSOR - The embodiments described herein provide improved sensor devices and methods that facilitate improved sensor devices. Specifically, the devices and methods provide capacitive image sensors that require only two layers of conductive elements formed on a single substrate. The ability to provide an image sensor using only a single substrate with two layers of conductive elements may substantially reduce the cost and complexity of the capacitive image sensor. In one embodiment, an input device is provided that comprises a first substrate having a first and second side. Each of the second array of second sensor electrodes comprises a plurality of isolated components disposed on the first side and a plurality of connectors disposed on the second side. The connectors and isolated components of the second sensor electrodes are arranged such that adjacent pairs of connectors along the first direction are separated by a distance substantially greater than the first pitch. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130270096 | ELECTROMECHANICAL MICROSYSTEMS WITH AIR GAPS - The present invention relates to an microelectromechanical system ( | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130270097 | LOW VOLTAGE TOUCH PANEL - Wall mountable touch panels are described. In one embodiment, a wall mountable touch panel for controlling a load device includes a touch sensor configured to receive a user touch input and to control the load device based on the user touch input and a power interface configured to receive a low-voltage direct current (DC) power signal for powering the touch sensor. Other embodiments are also described. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130270098 | CONDUCTIVE LAMINATE AND TOUCH PANEL USING SAME - A touch panel that not only demonstrates little deterioration of performance even in harsh environments at high temperature and high humidity, but is also free of the occurrence of a whitening phenomenon occurring during sudden changes in temperature and humidity, while also having superior shock resistance. A conductive laminate in which a uniform or arbitrarily patterned conductive layer containing a polythiophene-based conductive agent and an adhesive layer containing an acidic component are in direct contact over the entire surface or a portion thereof, and a touch panel in which it is used. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130277193 | PROJECTED CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR WITH ASYMMETRIC BRIDGE PATTERN - A capacitive touch sensitive device includes a matrix of pads patterned in a first electrically conductive material on a substrate. Horizontally adjacent pads within each even row of the matrix are electrically coupled to one another via channels to form a plurality of horizontally arranged electrodes. Insulators are positioned over respective channels. Conductive links are formed over respective insulators and are configured to electrically couple vertically adjacent pads between odd rows of the matrix to form a plurality of vertically arranged electrodes. The dimensions of the channels and the conductive links are configured such that an RC time-constant (RCtc) of each of the vertically arranged electrodes substantially matches an RCtc of each of the horizontally arranged electrodes. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130277194 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a touch panel including: a transparent substrate; an electrode formed on the transparent substrate; and a visibility reducing layer having a width smaller than that of the electrode and interposed between the electrode and the transparent substrate. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130277195 | TOUCH SENSOR - A touch sensor is provided. The touch sensor includes a first buffer layer disposed on a substrate, a first electrode layer disposed on the first buffer layer, a second buffer layer disposed on the first electrode layer and a second electrode layer disposed on the second buffer layer and electrically connected with the first electrode layer, wherein the first and second buffer layers are formed of the same material including an insulated metal oxide, and the first and second electrode layers are formed of the same material including a doped metal oxide. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130277196 | DUAL-SUBSTRATE CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch panel sequentially has a first glass substrate, a lower touch sensitive layer, a lower insulation ink layer, a lower conductor layer, a lower insulation layer, a lower conductive adhesive layer, a flexible circuit board, a transparent insulation adhesive layer, an upper insulation layer, an upper conductive adhesive laver, an upper conductor layer, an upper insulation ink layer, an upper touch sensitive layer and a second glass substrate. The aforementioned structure allows fabrication of the capacitive touch panel to be separated into a lower panel fabrication process and an upper panel fabrication process. The two independent fabrication processes prevent the capacitive touch panel from being damaged in one of the processes when the process is completed so as to increase the yield in production and further facilitate producing large-size touch panel. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130277197 | DUAL-SUBSTRATE CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch panel sequentially has a first transparent substrate, a lower touch sensitive layer, a lower conductor layer, a lower insulation layer, a lower conductive adhesive layer, a flexible circuit board, a transparent insulation adhesive laver, an upper insulation layer, an upper conductive adhesive layer, an upper conductor layer, an upper insulation ink layer, an upper touch sensitive layer and a second transparent substrate. The aforementioned structure allows fabrication of the capacitive touch panel to be separated into a lower panel fabrication process and an upper panel fabrication process. The two independent fabrication processes prevent the capacitive touch panel from being damaged in one of the processes when the process is completed, thereby increase the yield in production and further facilitate producing large-size touch panel. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130284578 | INFORMATION CARRIER AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION - The invention describes a capacitive information carrier in which at least one electrically conductive touch structure is arranged on an electrically non-conductive substrate. The invention also comprises a system and method for acquiring information, consisting of a capacitive information carrier, a capacitive area sensor, a contact between the two elements and interaction which makes the touch structure of the information carrier evaluable for a data processing system connected to the area sensor and can trigger events associated with the information carrier. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130292239 | CAPACITIVE PROXIMITY AND/OR CONTACT SWITCH - A capacitive proximity and/or contact switch includes a cover plate having an upper side and an underside. The upper side provides a sensitive area of the switch and the cover plate, at least in the region of the sensitive area, is at least partially non-conductive. A conductive sensor face is disposed at a distance from the underside of the cover plate. The dielectric system of this capacitive proximity and/or contact switch is formed of the cover plate, at least one non-conductive element facing towards the sensor face and at least one conductive element between the cover plate and the non-conductive element. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130299330 | TOUCH PANEL HAVING A SINGLE-SIDED SENSING PATTERN - A touch panel has multiple first-axis sensing lines and multiple second-axis sub-sensing sets. Each first-axis sensing line has a second-axis sensing set formed therein with multiple second-axis sensing part of the second-axis sensing set spaced apart along the first axis. The second-axis sub-sensing parts at each identical coordinate of the second axis are connected to constitute a second-axis sensing line, and the first-axis sensing lines and the second-axis sensing lines are mutually crossed. As the second-axis sub-sensing parts constituting each second-axis sensing line are separately enclosed in different first-axis sensing lines, the capacitance values of capacitive coupling between the first-axis sensing lines and the second-axis sensing lines are relatively higher and more stable. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130299331 | CAPACITIVE DOME SWITCH - This is directed to a dome switch that includes a capacitive sensor. A dome switch can include a dome operative to deform to provide tactile feedback to a user. To provide an electrical instruction to the device, the region underneath the dome can define a free space separating conductive regions forming a capacitor. For example, a tip of the dome, a button placed between the dome and a circuit board, or a user's finger can form a first conductor of a capacitor, and a support structure for the dome can include a terminal forming a second conductor completing the capacitor. When the dome deflects, the distance between the conductors can change and provide a measurable capacitance variation, which the device can detect. To protect the dome switch from damage due to contaminants, the terminal can be integrated within a volume of the circuit board such that it is not exposed to the environment of the dome switch. In one implementation, the terminal may not be exposed to air. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130306459 | Display Device - An electrostatic-capacitance touch panel includes of X electrodes which are formed above a front surface of the electrostatic-capacitance touch panel, Y electrodes which intersect with the X electrodes, a back-surface electrode which is formed above a back surface of the electrostatic-capacitance touch panel, X-electrode signal lines which supply signals to the X electrodes from both ends of each X electrode, Y-electrode signal lines which supply signals to the Y electrodes from both ends of each Y electrode, a flexible printed circuit board connected to the X-electrode signal lines and the Y-electrode signal lines at a connection portion, intersecting portions where the X electrodes and the Y electrodes overlap with each other, and electrode portions each of which is formed between two intersecting portions. A back-surface-connection-use terminal is formed outside of the connection portion, and the back-surface-connection-use terminal and the back-surface electrode are connected to each other using a conductive member. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130306460 | Display Device - A touch panel includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a plurality of wirings. Each of the plurality of first electrodes has a first portion formed on a layer different from that on which the second electrodes are formed and intersecting the second electrodes, and a second portion formed on the same layer as that on which the second electrodes are formed, but separated from the second electrode. The second electrode and the second portion of the first electrode are formed on a layer different than the layer where the wiring is formed. The first portion of the first electrode is connected to the second portion through a contact portion formed in an insulating film made of a negative resist between the first portion and the second electrode. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130306461 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY - The present invention provides a capacitive touch panel and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the capacitive touch panel includes a first transparent substrate in which an upper transparent electrode and an upper metal interconnect electrode are formed on the lower side thereof; a transparent adhesive portion; and a second transparent substrate in which a lower transparent electrode and a lower metal interconnect electrode are formed on the upper side thereof. More specifically, the invention provides a capacitive touch panel with excellent visibility since an expensive ITO transparent electrode is replaced with conductive materials such as CNT and graphene and the touch panel has an electrode pattern of a specific structure. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130313098 | ELECTRODE ARRAY OF TOUCH PANEL - Disclosure is an electrode array of a touch panel, which includes a plurality of rhombus-shaped electrodes, dumbbell-shaped electrodes, and bridge wires. The rhombus-shaped electrodes are arranged along a first direction and interconnected in the first direction. The dumbbell-shaped electrodes are arranged along a second direction. Each dumbbell-shaped electrode has a first enlarged part, a second enlarged part, and a narrow part. Here, each rhombus-shaped electrode is disposed between two adjacent dumbbell-shaped electrodes along the second direction. The bridge wires are used for electrically coupling the two first enlarged parts and the two second enlarged parts of the two adjacent dumbbell-shaped electrodes, respectively. The production reliability of the present invention is increased according to the dumbbell-shaped electrodes. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130313099 | OPERATING SWITCH - An operating switch provided on a vehicle seat includes a first conductive cloth that includes a wire material that is able to carry current, and functions as a touch sensor that detects an input medium approaching or contacting with the conductive cloth, a second conductive cloth provided below the first conductive cloth and capable of absorbing electromagnetic wave, and an insulating cloth inserted between the two conductive cloths. The second conductive cloth absorbs electromagnetic waves, and can prevent malfunction of the first conductive cloth that functions as a touch sensor. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130319840 | ONE-PIECE LAMELLAR PROJECTIVE CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A one-piece lamellar projective capacitive touch panel structure includes a substrate unit, a conductive unit, an insulating unit and a signal transmitting unit. The substrate unit includes a transparent substrate and a surrounding opaque layer formed on the bottom surface of the transparent substrate. The conductive unit includes a transparent conductive layer formed on the bottom surface of the transparent substrate to cover the surrounding opaque layer and a surrounding electrode layer formed on the bottom surface of the transparent conductive layer, and a terminal resistance substantially between 2000Ω and 2500Ω generated by the surrounding electrode layer. The insulating unit includes an insulating layer formed on the bottom surface of the transparent conductive layer to cover the surrounding electrode layer. The signal transmitting unit includes a signal transmitting cable between the surrounding electrode layer and the insulating layer and electrically connected to the surrounding electrode layer. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130319841 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a first conductive layer, an insulating layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer, the insulating layer, and the second conductive layer are stacked in that order. The first conductive layer includes a carbon nanotube layer. The carbon nanotube layer includes a large number of carbon nanotubes, and the carbon nanotubes are arranged substantially along a first direction. The second conductive layer includes a number of metal strips. The metal strips are spaced from each other. The metal strips are arranged substantially along a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are intersected. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130334024 | TACTILE FEEDBACK APPARATUS - A tactile feedback apparatus is disclosed. The tactile feedback apparatus includes at least one tactile feedback unit. The feedback tactile sense unit includes at least one feedback electrode, a dielectric layer and at least one reference electrode. A common reference potential is formed by a user's finger and the tactile feedback apparatus using the reference electrode. An electric filed is generated on the user's finger by the dielectric layer and the feedback electrode to provide a tactile feedback. Besides, the tactile feedback apparatus also provides a touch sensing function. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140001023 | Complex Adhesive Boundaries for Touch Sensors | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140001024 | TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140001025 | ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITANCE TYPE INPUT APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH INPUT FUNCTION INCLUDING THE SAME | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140008199 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL STRUCTURE - A capacitive touch panel structure includes a transparent substrate, a conductive layer, a polymeric transparent substrate and an adhesive layer. The transparent substrate has a first side and a second side. The conductive layer is disposed on the second side. The polymeric transparent substrate has a third side and a fourth side. The adhesive layer is disposed between the transparent substrate and the polymeric transparent substrate. By means of the design of the capacitive touch panel structure, the number of the conductive layer is reduced to lower the manufacturing cost. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140008202 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL UNIT - A capacitive touch panel unit includes a transparent substrate, a conductive layer and a protection layer. The transparent substrate has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The conductive layer is disposed on the second side. The protection layer is correspondingly attached to one side of the conductive layer, which side is opposite to the transparent substrate. By means of the design of the capacitive touch panel unit, the number of the conductive layer is reduced to lower the manufacturing cost and reduce the total thickness. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140008203 | PRESSURE SENSING DISPLAY DEVICE - Integrated touch displays with combined pressure and projected capacitance touch capabilities are provided. A sensing electrode layer and, optionally, a driving electrode layer, has a plurality of discrete pads deposited, patterned, printed or laminated on a cover lens or color filter substrate. Each of the discrete pads may be formed of an optically transparent conductor. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140021027 | Conductive Element - A conductive element which can serve as capacitive sensing element comprises a conductive pad comprising relatively low conductivity material, such as carbon-based ink, and a conductive mesh comprising relatively high conductivity material, such as silver-based ink, underlying or overlying the pad to form a composite conductive element. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140027260 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, TOUCH COVER AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A touch cover including a substrate, a sensing circuit and a grounding circuit is provided. The substrate has an inner plane and an inner side surface extending from the inner plane. The inner plane and the inner side surface are not coplanar. The sensing circuit is disposed on the inner plane. At least a portion of the grounding circuit is disposed on the inner side surface. An electronic apparatus with the touch cover and a fabricating method of the touch cover are also provided. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140027261 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH CONTROL SENSOR - A capacitive touch control sensor includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of first electrode wires, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of second electrode wires. The first and second electrodes are disposed at predetermined interval. The first electrodes have two opposite sensor units and a connecting unit which bridges there-between. Each of the first electrode wires connects one of the first electrodes. Each of the second electrode wires connects more than one of the second electrodes in a same column. The first and second electrodes are arranged alternatively and the neighboring second electrodes are disposed respectively at either side of the connecting unit of the first electrodes. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140027262 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - Accordingly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a touch screen panel including: sensing patterns in a display region of a transparent base; and sensing lines in a non-display region positioned at an outer side of the display region and coupled to the sensing patterns. Here, the sensing patterns include: a plurality of first sensing cells in a plurality of first lines in a first direction; first connecting lines coupling the first sensing cells in corresponding first lines to each other; second sensing cells in a plurality of second lines in a second direction; and second connecting lines coupling the second sensing cells in corresponding second lines to each other, and the first sensing cells and the second sensing cells each have a stacked structure, and the first connecting lines are integral with an upper layer of the first sensing cells. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140027263 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A touch panel includes a translucent substrate; a plurality of translucent lower conductive layers formed along a first direction of an upper surface of the substrate; a translucent curable insulating layer covering entire surfaces of the lower conductive layers; and a plurality of translucent upper conductive layers formed in a second direction perpendicular to the lower conductive layers on an upper surface of the curable insulating layer. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140027264 | TOUCH PANNEL - The touch panel comprises a plurality of first axial electrodes extending along a first direction and a plurality of second axial electrodes extending along a second direction. The second axial electrode comprises a plurality of second axial conductive units and a plurality of bridging structures connecting with two adjacent second axial conductive units electrically. The bridging structure comprises a conductive component and an insulating component. The insulating component disposed between the conductive component and the first axial electrode. The conductive component comprises a connection portion and two contact portions, the two contact portions are respectively disposed on both ends of the insulating component and contact their corresponding second axial conductive units. The connection portion is electrically connected with the two contact portions, while the length of the connection portion along the first direction is less than the lengths of the contact portions along the first direction. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140042008 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a light-permeable substrate, an insulating layer disposed on a lower surface of the substrate, first light-permeable electrodes having substantially strip shapes disposed on a lower surface of the insulating layer, and second light-permeable electrodes having substantially strip shapes disposed on the lower surface of the insulating layer. Each of the first electrodes includes electrode segments having substantially rectangular shapes and connection segments for connecting the first electrode segments. The touch panel has a small number of parts, is inexpensive, and is reliably operated. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140048401 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND CAPACITANCE TYPE TOUCH PANEL - One embodiment of the present invention is a transparent conductive laminate including a transparent substrate layer, a first transparent conductive layer and a second transparent conductive layer formed on both surfaces of the transparent substrate layer, a first conductive pattern area and a first nonconductive pattern area formed on the first transparent conductive layer, and a second conductive pattern area and a second nonconductive pattern area formed on the second transparent conductive layer, wherein at least one layer formed between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer is a layer including an ultraviolet absorbing agent or a resin in which a non-reactive ultraviolet absorbing agent to which at least one functional group selected from a vinyl group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, an alcoholic hydroxyl group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, an epoxide group and an isocyanate group is added is copolymerized. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140054156 | TOUCH-SENSING ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE - A touch-sensing electrode structure includes multiple first electrodes and multiple second electrodes. Each first electrode includes a longitudinal part extending in a first direction and multiple branch parts connected to the longitudinal part. The second electrodes are disposed on at least one side of each longitudinal part, and each of the second electrodes at least spreads over a region between two adjacent branch parts of each of the first electrodes. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140069795 | SENSING ARRANGEMENT, SENSOR AND APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The present invention is concerned with a sensing arrangement. The arrangement comprises a plurality of layers laminated together. The layers include sequentially a first layer of electrode, a second layer for insulation, a third layer made principally of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and a fourth layer of electrode. The third layer is provided with an array of micro-structures configured in the form of hemispheres, with convex surface of the hemispheric micro-structures oriented towards the insulation layer. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140069796 | FLEXIBLE TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A flexible touch screen panel includes a substrate divided into an active area, a first non-active area, and a second non-active area, a plurality of sensing electrodes in the active area, a plurality of position detecting lines in the first non-active area and connected to the sensing electrodes, a plurality of connecting units in the second non-active area and connected to the plurality of position detecting lines and the connecting units are multiple layer structure wiring lines, a pad unit including a plurality of pads in the second non-active area and the pad unit is connected to the plurality of connecting units, and an insulating layer in the active area, overlapping the first non-active area, and excluded from the second non-active area | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140076705 | LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURE HIGH VOLTAGE CONTACTOR - An electrical contactor for use in a high voltage bus utilizes two capacitor plates and a dielectric element movable in a gap between the plates under a charging voltage applied to the plates. The dielectric element is biased to a contactor off, or open, position by a biasing element, such as a spring. Once activated, the contactor remains closed under the influence of the charging voltage across the capacitor plates, yet does not draw a current during this state. The contactor may be released by a controllable discharge circuit placed across the capacitor plates. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140076706 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a substrate having a first surface and a bonding region, first electrode lines, sets of electrode pads, first connecting lines, second connecting lines, and a flexible printed circuit having bridge lines and bonded to the bonding region. The first electrode lines are arranged abreast on the first surface along a first direction and respectively extend along a second direction intersecting the second direction. Each electrode pads set is arranged aside the corresponding first electrode line along the second direction. The first connecting lines are respectively connected to the first electrode lines, and the second connecting lines are respectively connected to the electrode pads, and both the first and second connecting lines extend to the bonding region along the second direction. The bridge lines are respectively connected to the second connecting lines, so that the corresponding electrode pads in the first direction form a second electrode line. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140083834 | Touch Sensitive Device - A touch sensitive device includes a capacitive touch panel with plural electrodes, a driving and sensing circuit electrically connected to the electrodes through sensing lines, and at least one conductive member. The conductive member is arranged orthogonal to and crosses the sensing lines without contact and is electrically connected to the driving and sensing circuit. Therefore, a stable coupling capacitance is provided for a one dimensional capacitive touch panel for improved touch sense performance. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140102872 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a touch panel and a method of manufacturing the same. The touch panel includes a substrate on which an active area and an inactive area surrounding the active area are defined; a first printing layer on the inactive area; a transparent electrode provided on the substrate to sense a position; and a second printing layer spaced apart from the substrate. A method of manufacturing a touch panel includes preparing a substrate on which an active area and an inactive area surrounding the active area are defined; printing a first printing layer on the inactive area of the substrate; preparing a transparent electrode provided on the substrate and on which the second printing layer is formed to sense a position; and bonding the transparent electrode with the substrate. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140102873 | Touch Panel Based Switch - A touch panel-based switch includes a control circuit layer, a sensing layer, a dielectric layer, and a touch operation layer, stacked in the order. The sensing layer electrically connected to the control circuit layer includes plural sensing cell, and the dielectric layer is flexible. The touch operation layer is flexible as well and includes a button area and an adjacent non-button area. The button area includes a ground plane stacked on the dielectric layer and a first touch cover stacked on the ground plane, and the non-button area includes a second touch cover stacked on the dielectric layer. Plural though openings are provided in the button area corresponding to the sensing cells such that a portion of the dielectric layer is exposed. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140110239 | Touch screen panel for display device and method of manufacturing the same - A touch screen panel for a display device includes layers of polymer formed on both sides of a substrate for forming driving electrodes and sensing electrodes. The substrate may be made of materials such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Instead of bonding a window cover made of a heavy material, layers or polymer are formed on both sides of the substrate to afford rigidity to the touch screen panel. By removing the window cover, the weight and thickness of the touch screen panel can be reduced. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140116869 | PROXIMITY SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAVING GROUND LAYER - A vehicle proximity switch assembly includes a ground layer, a first proximity switch provided on a first major side of the ground layer and a second proximity switch provided on an opposite second major side of the ground layer. The first proximity switch includes a first proximity sensor and a first dielectric layer for controlling movement of a window panel in a first direction. The second proximity switch includes a second proximity sensor and a second dielectric layer for controlling movement of the window panel in a second direction. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140124351 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a capacitive touch panel has steps of providing a substrate, delimiting at least one preset zone on the substrate, forming multiple first-axis sensing units and multiple second-axis sensing units on one of the surfaces of the substrate, forming at least one set of connection circuit and at least one die pad on the other surface of the substrate, forming multiple first conductive vias through the substrate with at least one of the first conductive vias located within the preset zone for the second-axis sensing units to be mutually connected by the first conductive vias to form multiple second-axis sensing lines, and bonding a controller with an LQFP (Low Profile Quad) package or a TQFP (Thin Quad Flat) package on the at least one die pad within the preset zone to ensure enough space available to form the at least one first conductive via on the bottom of the controller. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140124352 | TOUCH DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A touch device is provided. The touch device includes a decorative layer formed on at least one side of a sensing electrode layer and disposed for corresponding to the sensing electrode layer to constitute a vacant space, a signal-conveying trace disposed on the decoration layer, an insulating layer formed to fill the vacant space, and a conductive layer formed on the insulating layer and bridging over the sensing electrode layer and the decorative layer through the buffer function of the insulating layer for electrically connecting the sensing electrode layer with the signal-conveying trace. Further, a method for fabricating the touch device is also provided. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140131188 | TOUCH SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention provides a touch sensor including first and second layers and a first welding layer. The first and second layers are laminated together. The first welding layer is provided between the first and second layers and welding the first and second layers together at least partially. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing a touch sensor. The method includes laminating a first and second layers together, at least one layer of the first and second layers being a plastic layer, and welding the one layer at least partially to the other layer of the first and second layers by melting and then solidifying a portion of the one layer. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140144766 | TOUCH PANEL - A capacitance-type touch panel includes an insulating layer, a first transparent conductive layer, a number of first electrodes, a second transparent conductive layer, and at least one second electrode. The first transparent conductive layer includes a carbon nanotube film. The carbon nanotube film includes a number of carbon nanotube wires substantially parallel with each other and a number of carbon nanotube clusters located between the number of carbon nanotube wires. The carbon nanotube wires extend along an X direction and are spaced from each other along a Y direction. The carbon nanotube clusters between each adjacent two of the carbon nanotube wires are spaced from each other along the X direction. The X direction is intercrossed with the Y direction. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140151214 | TOUCH ELECTRODE DEVICE - A touch electrode device includes a substrate, at least one electrode layer and a conductive ink pattern. The electrode layer is disposed above a surface of the substrate, and the electrode layer includes non-transparent conductive material. The conductive ink pattern is printed on two sides of a surface of the electrode layer. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140158513 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel connected with p signal channels of a chip is provided. The touch panel includes a substrate, electrode pairs, and signal lines. The electrode pairs are arranged in a matrix of q columns and r rows and each includes a first electrode connected to the h | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140166461 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTER-CHIP CONTACT THROUGH VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT MEMS - An electrically conducting, vertically displacing microelectromechanical system (MEMS) is formed on a first integrated circuit chip. The first integrated circuit chip is physically connected to a three-dimensional packaging structure. The three-dimensional packaging structure maintains a fixed distance between the first integrated circuit chip and a second integrated circuit chip. A control circuit is operatively connected to the MEMS. The control circuit directs movement of the MEMS between a first position and a second position. The MEMS makes contact with a contact pad on the second integrated circuit chip when it is in the second position forming a conductive path and providing electrical communication between the first integrated circuit chip and the second integrated circuit chip. The MEMS avoids making contact with the contact pad on the second integrated circuit chip when it is in the first position. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140166462 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH KEYPAD ASSEMBLY - A capacitive touch keypad assembly includes a housing, a capacitance sensing substrate disposed within the housing, and a plurality of conducting members. The housing includes a barrier panel and a keypad display disposed on an exterior surface of the barrier panel. The keypad display defines a plurality of key locations each aligned with a corresponding bore in the barrier panel. The capacitance sensing substrate includes a plurality of key sensors in alignment with the corresponding plurality of key locations. Each of the plurality of conducting members has a first end disposed in a corresponding one of the plurality of barrier panel bores and a second end engaging a corresponding one of the plurality of key sensors. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140166463 | PLANAR CAVITY MEMS AND RELATED STRUCTURES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND DESIGN STRUCTURES - A method of forming a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) includes forming a lower electrode on a first insulator layer within a cavity of the MEMS. The method further includes forming an upper electrode over another insulator material on top of the lower electrode which is at least partially in contact with the lower electrode. The forming of the lower electrode and the upper electrode includes adjusting a metal volume of the lower electrode and the upper electrode to modify beam bending. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140166464 | Capacitive Touch Panel Device - A multi-layer body for providing a touch panel functionality has a plurality of areas of surface which have a different size defined by corresponding electrically conductive elements; in particular, larger areas of surface are arranged more in a central area of the entirety of the area of surface and smaller areas of surface are arranged more further toward an edge of the body. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140174902 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a substrate, a plurality of first electrode lines, and a plurality of second electrode lines is provided. The first electrode lines are arranged on the substrate in parallel and extended along a first axial direction. Each first electrode line includes multiple first electrode pads and multiple first bridge portions serially connecting the first electrode pads. Each first electrode pad includes a first central portion and two first side portions connected to the first central portion. The second electrode lines are arranged on the substrate in parallel and extended along a second axial direction perpendicular to the first axial direction. Each second electrode line includes multiple second electrode pads alternatively disposed with the first electrode lines and multiple second bridge portions serially connecting the second electrode pads. Each second electrode pad includes a second central portion and two second side portions connected to the second central portion. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140190813 | MOISTURE BARRIER LAYER DIELECTRIC FOR THERMOFORMABLE CIRCUITS - This invention is directed to a polymer thick film moisture barrier layer dielectric composition comprising thermoplastic urethane resin, thermoplastic phenoxy resin, diacetone alcohol and fumed silica. Dielectrics made from the composition can be used in various electronic applications to protect electrical elements and particularly to insulate and protect both the conductive thermoformable silver above it and the polycarbonate substrate below it in capacitive switch applications. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140190814 | TOUCH INPUT DEVICE WITH BUTTON FUNCTION - A touch input device with a button function is provided. The touch input device includes a base plate, a touch module, an elastic element, and a triggering element. When the touch module is depressed, the triggering element is triggered to generate a touch signal. The triggering element is arranged between the base plate and the touch module. The elastic element is disposed around the peripheral area of the base plate. Since the elastic element is contacted with the peripheral area of the touch module, the elastic force provided to each position of the touch module is substantial equal. Consequently, the tactile feel on each position of the touch module is nearly identical for the user. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140190815 | MOISTURE BARRIER LAYER DIELECTRIC FOR THERMOFORMABLE CIRCUITS - This invention is directed to a polymer thick film moisture barrier layer dielectric composition comprising thermoplastic urethane resin, thermoplastic phenoxy resin, diacetone alcohol and fumed silica. Dielectrics made from the composition can be used in various electronic applications to protect electrical elements and particularly to insulate and protect both the conductive thermoformable silver above it and the polycarbonate substrate below it in capacitive switch applications. The thermoformed electrical circuit may be subsequently subjected to an injection molding process. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140197017 | TOUCH PANEL STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A touch panel structure and a fabrication method thereof. The touch panel structure includes a substrate, a decoration layer, a touch unit and at least one first ink layer. The decoration layer and the touch unit are disposed on a side of the substrate, wherein the decoration layer is sandwiched between the touch unit and the substrate. The decoration layer includes a display region and at least one pattern disposition region, and the touch unit includes a transparent sensing unit extending over the pattern disposition region. The first ink layer is disposed on the touch unit and includes at least one pattern. The first ink layer corresponds to the pattern disposition region. The touch panel structure and related fabrication method have low cost and low productive hours. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140197018 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer disposed above a transparent substrate. At least one transparent insulating layer is disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The electrode pattern of the first electrode layer has more than four sides, and the electrode pattern of the second electrode layer substantially complements the electrode pattern of the first electrode layer. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140197019 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH CONTROL ELEMENT - A household appliance includes at least one control element for modifying at least one operating parameter of the household appliance. At least one modification of at least one operating parameter which modification has been executed last is resettable by a reset control element. In a method for operating a domestic appliance, a most recently executed modification of an operating parameter can be reset by an operator. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140202843 | FORCE FEEDBACK-TYPE TOUCH PANEL DEVICE - A force feedback-type touch panel device is provided which can provide an operator with clearer feedback than that of conventional art by presenting the operator with vibration having a larger vibration amplitude than that of conventional art and can prevent any breakage or damage of a touch panel when an external impact is applied to the touch panel. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140209444 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes first electrode lines disposed along a first axis on a transparent substrate, adjacent first electrodes being connected via a first conductive connecting element. The touch panel also includes second electrode lines disposed along a second axis on the transparent substrate, adjacent second electrodes being connected via a conductive bridge. The conductive bridge includes low-temperature conductive material. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140209445 | TOUCH PANEL SUPPORT - A touch panel support which has a full flat surface and an outstanding operability is provided. The touch panel support includes a touch panel assembly and a case assembly for supporting the touch panel assembly. The touch panel assembly has, on the periphery thereof, a stepped engagement part which is lower than the surface of the touch panel assembly. The case assembly has a case main body for accommodating the touch panel assembly so as to allow a force feedback perpendicular vibration thereof and a bezel which is secured to the opening of the case main body. The bezel is engaged with the engagement part of the touch panel assembly so as not to inhibit the perpendicular vibration of the touch panel assembly. The surfaces of the touch panel assembly and the bezel are formed to be flush with each other. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140216913 | INERTIA SWITCH - An inertia switch includes a stack of a base plate and a base cover. The base plate provided inside a liquid storage chamber and a sensing chamber communicating with a liquid storage chamber. The liquid storage chamber contains working fluid, and the sensing chamber equipped with a sensing electrode extending to and connected to an external equipment that tend to interact with the inertia switch. The electricity-conductive liquid is utilized as a medium for inertia detection. Furthermore, by the width, depth and angle of the flow channel design, when the liquid material flows into the sensing chamber through the channel after a time delay, a sensing signal is obtained by the sensing electrodes through a change of a resistance value or a capacitance value to actuate the switch. The inertia switch has a simple structure and is low cost. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140216914 | Capacitive Sensor Packaging - An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140231236 | MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) CAPACITIVE OHMIC SWITCH AND DESIGN STRUCTURES - A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS), methods of forming the MEMS and design structures are provided. The method includes forming a coplanar waveguide (CPW) comprising a signal electrode and a pair of electrodes on a substrate. The method includes forming a first sacrificial material over the CPW, and a wiring layer over the first sacrificial material and above the CPW. The method includes forming a second sacrificial material layer over the wiring layer, and forming insulator material about the first sacrificial material and the second sacrificial material. The method includes forming at least one vent hole in the insulator material to expose portions of the second sacrificial material, and removing the first and second sacrificial material through the vent hole to form a cavity structure about the wiring layer and which exposes the signal line and pair of electrodes below the wiring layer. The vent hole is sealed with sealing material. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140238833 | FUSED METAL NANOSTRUCTURED NETWORKS, FUSING SOLUTIONS WITH REDUCING AGENTS AND METHODS FOR FORMING METAL NETWORKS - Reduction/oxidation reagents have been found to be effective to chemically cure a sparse metal nanowire film into a fused metal nanostructured network through evidently a ripening type process. The resulting fused network can provide desirable low sheet resistances while maintaining good optical transparency. The transparent conductive films can be effectively applied as a single conductive ink or through sequential forming of a metal nanowire film with the subsequent addition of a fusing agent. The fused metal nanowire films can be effectively patterned, and the patterned films can be useful in devices, such as touch sensors. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140238834 | Method for Forming a Sensor Electrode for a Capacitive Sensor Device - A sensor electrode (SE) for a capacitive sensor device is designed such that the width of the sensor electrode decreases towards the center such that the capacity between the sensor electrode and an object (F) with constant distance between the sensor electrode and the object (F) substantially is equal in size for each position of the object (F) relative to the sensor electrode along a longitudinal axis of the sensor electrode. The sensor electrode may consist of a plurality of segments arranged in a strip with decreasing width towards the center of the electrode. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140246300 | PIECE OF FURNITURE WITH AN ELECTRONIC SWITCHING ELEMENT FOR AN AIRLINER - Piece of furniture comprising an electronic switching element ( | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140251781 | IN-MOLDED RESISTIVE AND SHIELDING ELEMENTS - An article of manufacture having an in-molded resistive and/or shielding element and method of making the same are shown and described. In one disclosed method, a resistive and/or shielding element is printed on a film. The film is formed to a desired shape and put in an injection mold. A molten plastic material is introduced into the injection mold to form a rigid structure that retains the film. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140251782 | IN-MOLDED RESISTIVE AND SHIELDING ELEMENTS - An article of manufacture having an in-molded resistive and/or shielding element and method of making the same are shown and described. In one disclosed method, a resistive and/or shielding element is printed on a film. The film is formed to a desired shape and put in an injection mold. A molten plastic material is introduced into the injection mold to form a rigid structure that retains the film. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140262721 | TOUCH KEYBOARD WITH IMPROVED STRUCTURE - A touch keyboard with an improved structure is disclosed. The touch keyboard includes a keyboard casing and an inductive circuit layer. The keyboard casing has a front surface and a rear surface; the front surface has a keyboard key assembly composed of a plurality of touch keyboard keys. The touch keyboard keys are integrally formed with the keyboard casing and projected from the front surface of the keyboard casing. The inductive circuit layer is formed on the rear surface of the keyboard casing and is used to detect touching and sliding operations from the user. The touch keyboard keys are projected from the front surface of the keyboard casing so as to identify positions of the touch keyboard keys without fixing user's eyes on the keyboard and increase touching feeling. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140262722 | IN-MOLDED RESISTIVE AND SHIELDING ELEMENTS - An article of manufacture having an in-molded resistive and/or shielding element and method of making the same are shown and described. In one disclosed method, a resistive and/or shielding element is printed on a film. The film is formed to a desired shape and put in an injection mold. A molten plastic material is introduced into the injection mold to form a rigid structure that retains the film. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140284196 | Household Appliance Comprising Touch Sensors - The present invention relates to a household appliance ( | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140291136 | MEMS DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a MEMS device includes a first electrode formed on a support substrate, a second electrode arranged to face the first electrode and formed to be movable in a facing direction with respect to the first electrode, a beam portion formed on the support substrate and formed to support the second electrode, a cap layer formed to cover the second electrode and beam portion, a plurality of through-holes formed in the cap layer, the through-holes being formed in a portion other than a proximity portion in which a facing distance between the cap layer and a member in the cap layer is not longer than a preset distance, and a sealing layer formed to cover the cap layer and fill the through-holes. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140339066 | CIRCUIT SWITCH FOR KEYBOARD - A circuit switch for a keyboard is formed of a first plate and a second plate. A first sensitive portion and a second sensitive portion are mounted on a surface of the first plate, superposed on each other, and electrically insulated against each other. A first conductive wire is located on the first plate and electrically connected with the first sensitive portion. A conductive portion is located on the second plate. The second plate is parallel to the first plate in arrangement. The conductive portion corresponds to the second sensitive portion in a way that an interval is located therebetween. A second conductive wire is located on the second plate and electrically connected with the conductive. portion. A grounded circuit is located between the first and second plates and spaced from the second sensitive portion. The grounded circuit partially overlaps or crosses the first or second conductive wire. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140339067 | Flat Surface Touch Device for Introducing Visual Effect - An electrode and an isolation layer of a touch device are the same color, so that a user of the touch device perceives a good visual effect without having to employ expensive optical adhesive and decorative films in the touch device. The front bezel design used in conventional touch devices can thus be abandoned. Further, simpler fabrication, higher yield rate, and lower cost are also achieved. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140346027 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel, having a viewing region and a peripheral region adjacent to at least one edge of the viewing region, includes a plurality of first axis electrodes, a plurality of second axis electrodes, and a plurality of first traces. The first axis electrodes are disposed in the viewing region and extend along a first direction. The second axis electrodes are disposed in the viewing region and extend along a second direction. The first direction is not parallel to the second direction. The first traces are at least partially disposed in the viewing region. Each of the first traces is electrically connected to at least one of the first axis electrodes. The first traces extend from the viewing region to the peripheral region. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140346028 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a substrate, first electrodes, second electrodes, first wires, second wires and a means for shortening a gap between the second electrodes in a third direction is provided. The first electrodes are arranged sequentially in a first direction. Each first electrode has openings arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The second electrodes are located in the openings. Each first electrode and the second electrodes surrounded by the first electrode constitute a sensing unit. The first wires and the second wires connect the first electrodes and the second electrodes to a driving circuit. The means for shortening the gap between the second electrodes in the third direction renders a ratio of the gap between the second electrodes in the third direction to that in the second direction to be smaller than 1:3.4, where the third direction intersects either the first direction or the second direction. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140346029 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF DETECTING POSITION - A touch panel includes a first conductive film having separate areas, each of which has a strip shape with a length direction thereof extending in a first direction, a second conductive film having separate areas, each of which has a strip shape with a length direction thereof extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and a third conductive film, wherein the separate areas of the first conductive film are arranged side by side in the second direction, and the separate areas of the second conductive film are arranged side by side in the first direction, wherein position detection based on a capacitive method is performed by using the first conductive film and the second conductive film, and wherein a potential of a position of contact between the second conductive film and the third conductive film is detected to detect the position of the contact. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140360855 | TOUCH SENSOR PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a touch sensor panel with a reduced number of masks includes forming a first resist layer with both full and partial thickness patterns, the latter being at a region corresponding to a plurality of first sensor electrodes; etching a first transparent conductive layer and a first other conductive layer using the first resist layer patterns having both full and partial thicknesses; forming a second resist layer with both full and partial thickness patterns, the latter being at a region corresponding to a plurality of second sensor electrodes; and etching while using the second resist layer patterns. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140360856 | TOUCH PANEL - Provided is a touch panel that has excellent visibility without being dependent on positional accuracy of bonding between substrates on which electrodes are formed, and without being affected by the substrates. A touch panel | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140367242 | DECORATION COVER PLATE AND TOUCH PANEL HAVING THE SAME - A decoration cover plate and a touch panel having the decoration cover plate are provided. The decoration cover plate includes a substrate having an appearance decoration layer, an auxiliary light-shielding layer and a buffer layer stacked thereon. The buffer layer is disposed between the appearance decoration layer and the auxiliary light-shielding layer. The auxiliary light-shielding layer and the appearance decoration layer are opposite to each other. The touch panel further includes a touch-sensing element and a plurality of transmission lines. The touch-sensing element is disposed on the substrate and at least located within a transparent region of the touch panel. The transmission lines are disposed at a side of the auxiliary light-shielding layer far away from the substrate and electrically connected to the touch-sensing element. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140374232 | TOUCH SWITCH DEVICE WITH ILLUMINATOR - A touch switch device with an illuminator for detecting a close approach or contact of a human body to an operation surface includes: a wiring board having a light-emitting device and a detection electrode on a one surface side; a light guide plate located on the one surface side of the wiring board to emit light from the light-emitting device to the outside from the operation surface opposite the wiring board; and a detector connected with the detection electrode to detect change in electrostatic capacity to be generated at the detection electrode when a human body closely approaches or contacts the operation surface to produce a detection signal corresponding to the detected condition. An operation part is displayable on a surface of the light guide plate to serve as the operation surface, and the operation part is positioned corresponding to a position of the detection electrode. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150008115 | TOUCH SENSING COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, TOUCH SCREEN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The embodiments of the present invention provide a touch sensing component and a method for manufacturing the same, a touch screen and an electronic device. The touch sensing component includes a base layer which serves as a carrier of Indium Tin Oxide (ITO); and an ITO layer provided on the base layer. The ITO layer is divided into two or more portions in a direction parallel with the base layer, and the two or more portions are staggered in a direction perpendicular to the base layer. In the embodiments of the present invention, the boarder size of the electronic device can be further reduced, and a larger effective display or control area can be obtained. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150014141 | ENVIRONMENTAL SEAL MAXIMIZING SENSOR SPACE BENEATH A BUTTON POSITIONED IN TRIM - An environmental seal is formed around a square sensor disposed beneath a circular button cap within a button assembly. The button assembly includes shelf portions each extending separately into the interior of the assembly from a sidewall of the assembly. Portions of the sidewall are exposed between the shelf portions large enough to permit the four corners of the square sensor to contact the sidewall. The button cap is set above the sensor, resting upon the shelf portions. A first sealant bonds the top faces of the shelf portions to the bottom of the button cap. A second sealant bonds the edges of the sidewall to the corners of the sensor. The second sealant interfaces with the first sealant to form a complete environmental seal. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150021156 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, INPUT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PATTERNING THIN FILM - A transparent conductive element easily formed by a printing method includes a substrate having a surface, and transparent conductive portions and transparent insulating portions that are alternately provided in a planar manner on the surface. Each of the transparent insulating portions is a transparent conductive layer including a plurality of hole elements provided two-dimensionally in a first direction and a second direction on the surface of the substrate. The hole elements that are adjacent in the first direction are connected to each other, and the hole elements that are adjacent in the second direction are connected to each other. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150021157 | INPUT DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - [Object] To provide an input device, a display device, an electronic device, and a mobile terminal in which an opening of a decorative layer can be decorated while reducing a possibility of peeling off of a protective layer. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150034473 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE DIELECTRIC FOR THERMOFORMABLE CIRCUITS - This invention is directed to a polymer thick film thermally conductive thermoformable dielectric composition comprising urethane resin, thermoplastic phenoxy resin, diacetone alcohol and thermally conductive powder. Dielectrics made from the composition can be used in various electronic applications to protect electrical elements and particularly to insulate and protect both the conductive thermoformable silver and the polycarbonate substrate in capacitive switch applications. The thermoformed electrical circuit may be subsequently subjected to an injection molding process. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150041302 | TOUCH SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AS WELL AS TRANSFER RIBBON FOR TOUCH SENSOR MANUFACTURING - A touch sensor including a plurality of first electrode films and a plurality of second electrode films which are formed on a surface of a substrate and are arranged in different directions from each other; and a manufacturing method for the same. The manufacturing method includes: a first transfer step, which uses a transfer ribbon made by at least an insulating layer and an electrode-imparting layer which are entirely sequentially stacked as a transfer layer upon an elongated release film, attaches to a substrate only a portion of the transfer layer to which heat and pressure have been applied, and by stripping the release film, transfers the transfer layer in at least the shape of a first electrode film; and a second transfer step including attaching only the portion of the transfer layer to which the heat and the pressure had been applied and stripping the release film. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150041303 | NOVEL ITO CROSSOVER INTEGRATED CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a novel ITO crossover integrated capacitive touch screen and a manufacturing method thereof. The novel ITO crossover integrated capacitive touch screen comprises a transparent substrate, and a silicon dioxide layer, a niobium pentoxide layer, a black resin layer, an ITO crossover electrode, a first insulation layer, an ITO electrode, a metal electrode, and a second insulation layer sequentially stacked on the transparent substrate. The silicon dioxide layer covers the glass completely, and the niobium pentoxide layer covers the silicon dioxide layer completely. The ITO electrode comprises a capacitive screen driver and a sensing electrode, and is provided with a patterned graphic structure. The capacitive screen driver and the sensing electrode are on the same layer, mutually independent, mutually insulated, and vertical in design. By the reasonable design for the stacked structure and the crossover conductive mode of the capacitive touch screen, the present invention can effectively improve the transmittance of the capacitive touch screen and reduce the visibility of the ITO pattern, and the reliability of the touch screen is further improved. novel ITO crossover integrated capacitive touch screen. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150060256 | ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITIVE TOUCH-SENSITIVE PANEL FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrostatic capacitive touch-sensitive panel has an active area; a touch electrode forming area; a routing wire forming area disposed; a plurality of first touch electrode lines disposed in the active area, with both ends extending to a plurality of electrode pattern extension regions; a plurality of second touch electrode lines disposed in the active area to cross the first direction so as to cross the first touch electrode lines without contact; a plurality of first routing wires connected to the plurality of first touch electrode lines, respectively; and a plurality of second routing wires connected to the plurality of second touch electrode lines, respectively. Each of the second touch electrode lines includes a plurality of second touch electrode patterns and a plurality of second connecting portions connecting neighboring second touch electrode patterns. The second touch electrode pattern has an asymmetrical portion. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150060257 | SWITCH SYSTEM - A switch system that can be accurately operated even when disposed in a narrow area is provided. In this switch system, an operator touches an operation surface of a switch with a finger, a change in electrostatic capacitance caused by the touch is sensed, and the movement of the finger of the operator is detected. The operation surface of the switch is formed into concavities or convexities. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150075960 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a substrate, at least one decoration layer, and a conductive electrode structure is provided. The decoration layer is disposed on at least one side of the substrate. The decoration layer has at least one hot key area. The hot key area includes a hot key pattern area and a hot key touching area. The hot key touching area is located on at least one side of the hot key pattern area without overlapping each other. The decoration layer has at least one recess disposed in the hot key pattern area. The conductive electrode structure is disposed on the decoration layer. The conductive electrode structure is located in the hot key touching area, and an orthogonal projection of the conductive electrode structure on the substrate and an orthogonal projection of the recess on the substrate do not overlap with each other. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150083568 | TOUCH SENSOR INCLUDING ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PATTERN - A touch sensor including an electrostatic discharge pattern. The touch sensor includes: touch electrodes disposed in a touch region of a touch panel and configured to sense a touch; and a connection wire disposed in the touch region and connected to the touch electrode. A width of the connection wire is less than a width of the touch electrode, and an electrostatic discharge pattern is disposed adjacent a bottleneck portion, which is a part where the touch electrode and the connection wire are connected to each other. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150083569 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a substrate, a touch-sensing element, transmission lines, a ground electrode, a first electrode layer, an insulation layer and a second electrode layer is provided. The transmission lines are electrically connected to the touch-sensing element. The ground electrode surrounds the touch-sensing element and the transmission lines. The first electrode layer is located around and electrically connected to the ground electrode. The insulation layer is at least disposed on the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer is disposed on the insulation layer to form at least one capacitance storage unit, so that the electro static discharge can be conducted to the ground electrode through the capacitance storage unit. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150090578 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a touch panel including: a substrate; mesh pattern electrodes formed on the substrate; and hard coating layers formed on the substrate and filling air gaps of the mesh pattern electrode. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150090579 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes an insulation substrate, a switch element, and a detection portion. The switch element includes a fixed electrode portion that is provided on the substrate, and a movable electrode portion that is provided on a main surface side of the substrate, at least part of the movable electrode portion being elastically displaceable toward a direction approaching and leaving the fixed electrode portion. The movable electrode portion is displaceable toward a direction approaching the fixed electrode portion due to pressure from an object to be detected that is an electric conductor. The detection portion is capable of detecting a capacitance change caused by the object to be detected approaching and leaving the movable electrode portion and a capacitance change between the movable electrode portion and the fixed electrode portion produced by displacement of the movable electrode portion due to pressing. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150096877 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device including a substrate, a display medium layer disposed above the substrate, first side electrodes and a sensing electrode disposed above the substrate is provided. The display medium layer includes charged particles and micro-structures connected to each other. Each of the micro-structures holds a portion of the charged particles, and has a first side wall which is not parallel to the substrate. Each of the first side electrodes is disposed above the first side wall of each of the micro-structures. The micro-structures are disposed between the substrate and the first side electrodes. A touch sensing unit is composed by the sensing electrode and the first side electrodes. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150096878 | Touch-Sensitive Sensor And Method For Producing Such A Sensor - This touch-sensitive sensor includes a layer of piezoelectric material interposed between, on the one hand, first and second electrically-conductive elements and, on the other hand, at least one third conductive element including a surface opposite at least one of the first and second conductors. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150114816 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed is a touch panel. The touch panel includes a cover substrate including an active area and an inactive area; a first printing layer on the inactive area; and first and second conductive layers on the first printing layer, wherein the first and second conductive layers extend from a side surface of the first printing layer along a top surface of the first printing layer. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150129408 | CAPACITIVE CONTROL INTERFACES FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES - A capacitive control interface for a domestic appliance includes an outer layer configured to be pressed by a user, a first capacitive component, a second capacitive component facing and separated from the first capacitive component, a first layer of insulating material between the outer layer and the first capacitive component, and a second layer of insulating material beneath the first layer of insulating material and in contact with the first capacitive component, the second layer having a thru hole encompassing the second capacitive component, wherein the second capacitive component faces the first capacitive component at the thru hole, and wherein the outer layer is flexibly responsive to pressure and is configured to transfer a flexure to the first capacitive component. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150144475 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH BUTTON WITH GUARD - An apparatus, such as a set-top box, includes at least one capacitive touch button with a guard feature that provides, among other things, the ability to detect and reject false touches. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a first conductive element that is capacitively isolated from ground, and a second conductive element that is capacitively isolated from ground and located adjacent to the first conductive element. A first sensor is coupled to the first conductive element and measures a change in capacitance between the first conductive element and ground due to a change in physical environment. A second sensor is coupled to the second conductive element and measures a change in capacitance between the second conductive element and ground due to the change in physical environment. A controller is coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor and determines a difference between the measured changes in capacitance of the first sensor and the second sensor. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150311022 | Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films With Optimized Dielectric Properties For Advanced RF MEMS Capacitive Switches - An efficient deposition process is provided for fabricating reliable RF MEMS capacitive switches with multilayer ultrananocrystalline (UNCD) films for more rapid recovery, charging and discharging that is effective for more than a billion cycles of operation. Significantly, the deposition process is compatible for integration with CMOS electronics and thereby can provide monolithically integrated RF MEMS capacitive switches for use with CMOS electronic devices, such as for insertion into phase array antennas for radars and other RF communication systems. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150341031 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR FOR DETECTING THE MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT - The capacitive sensor for detecting the movement of an object, particularly for detecting the actuation of a key of an operating unit, is furnished with a first electrode ( | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150358014 | Large Projected Capacitive Touch Sensor - The present disclosure describes methods for designing a projected capacitive touch sensor, projected capacitive touch sensor manufacturing methods, and projected capacitive touch sensors. A projected capacitive touch sensor may comprise: a sensor grid including electrically conductive rows and electrically conductive columns, and wherein one or more rows, or one or more columns, include one or more electrically conductive tiles, wherein each tile includes multiple electrically connected elements with pseudo-random orientation. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160049933 | CAPACITANCE-TYPE SWITCH - In the present invention, a capacitance-type switch is provided with an operation plate and an electrode plate. The operation plate forms operation surfaces operated by the touch of a fingertip F (operation body) of a user. The electrode plate is disposed on the side of the operation plate opposite the operation surfaces. Furthermore, the capacitance-type switch is turned on and off in response to the change in capacitance caused between the fingertip F and the electrode plate. In addition, a high-permittivity material is disposed in an outer circumferential section of the electrode plate, the high-permittivity material having a higher permittivity than the operation plate. It is possible to improve the sensitivity of the capacitance-type switch while minimizing malfunctioning. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160072504 | CAPACITANCE-SENSITIVE TOUCH SWITCH - The present invention relates to a capacitance-sensitive touch switch. The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a touch switch of an electronic device, which is capable of sensing constant variation of capacitance regardless of whether the cover panel of the front surface of the switch is curved or flat, and is capable of subtly sensing a variation in capacitance even when the electronic device is used over a long time. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160079023 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - An electrically conductive element, including an insulator and a first conductor, is provided, which can be affixed to a second conductor consisting of conductive structural element, wherein the insulator is positioned between the first and second conductors to electrically isolate them. A power supply may be connected between the first and second conductors to provide power thereto, and an electrical device may be connected across the first and second conductors. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160104585 | SWITCH STRIP, SAFETY SENSOR STRIP AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND ALSO ANTI-TRAP PROTECTION - The invention relates to a switch strip ( | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160118155 | CONDUCTIVE PASTE, METHOD OF PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE PATTERN, AND TOUCH PANEL - A conductive paste includes a conductive filler (A), a zwitterionic compound (B) and a thermosetting compound (C); a method of producing a conductive pattern including applying the conductive paste to obtain a coating film, drying the coating film to obtain a dried film, exposing and developing the dried film to obtain a pattern, and curing the pattern at 100 to 200° C. to obtain a conductive pattern; and an electrostatic capacitance type touch panel including as peripheral wiring the conductive pattern produced by the method of producing the conductive pattern. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160134284 | A TOUCH SWITCH FOR A CONTROL DEVICE OF AN ELECTRIC AND/OR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a touch switch of ( | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160141133 | CAPACITIVE MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCHES WITH DYNAMIC SOFT-LANDING - A microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-based electrical switch. The electrical switch includes a moveable electrode, a dielectric layer positioned adjacent the moveable electrode on a first side of the dielectric layer and spaced apart from the moveable electrode when the moveable electrode is in an inactivated position and in contact with the moveable electrode when the moveable electrode is in an activated position, and a substrate attached to the dielectric layer on a second side opposite to the first side, the moveable electrode is configured to brake prior to coming in contact with the dielectric layer when the moveable electrode is switched between the inactivated state and the activated state. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142052 | FINGER SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A finger sensing device includes a first conductive plate, wherein the area between the finger and the first conductive plate increases in response to the finger moving in a first direction proximate the first conductive plate. A second conductive plate is located proximate the first conductive plate, wherein the area between the finger and the second conductive plate decreases in response to the finger moving in the first direction proximate the second conductive plate. A first capacitance detector is coupled to the first conductive plate for measuring a first capacitance between the finger and the first conductive plate. A second capacitance detector is coupled to the second conductive plate for measuring a second capacitance between the finger and the second conductive plate. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160149571 | TOUCH- AND/OR PROXIMITY-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE, AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING THE INPUT DEVICE - A touch- and/or proximity-sensitive input device has a cover plate with a control section. The side of the control section facing a user forms a control field for the user and a side facing away from the user forms a sensor plane. A sensor film has at least one capacitive sensor field within the control section of the cover plate. A carrier plate has at least one electric contact field. The cover plate has a contacting section next to the control section and the side facing away from the user forms a contacting plane. The sensor film has an electric contact field next to the sensor field. At least one electric contact element connects the electric contact field of the sensor film electrically conductively to the at least one electric contact field of the carrier plate. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160156352 | MODULAR TOUCH SWITCH | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160156353 | MANIPULATION DEVICE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160173089 | CAPACITIVE SWITCH HAVING HIGH ACCURACY | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160197608 | MULTI-STAGE SWITCH | 07-07-2016 |
| 20170237430 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE | 08-17-2017 |
