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US 12,230,579 B2Granted
Electronic components for soft, flexible circuitry layers and methods therefor
AssigneeLOOMIA Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMadison Thea Maxey, Ezgi Ucar, Janett Martinez
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Abstract
A flexible circuitry layer may comprise a conductive mesh including a circuitry trace; and an interfacing component, comprising: a flexible substrate; a terminal electrically connected to the circuitry trace; and a connector configured to be detachably connected to an external device.
Claims20
An electronic element, comprising:
- a first piece of conductive mesh;
- a second piece of conductive mesh, wherein at least one of the first piece of conductive mesh or the second piece of conductive mesh includes:
- at least one high-pitch circuitry trace component;
- a lighting component of a circuitry that includes the at least one of the first piece of conductive mesh or the second piece of conductive mesh;
- and
- an interfacing component electrically connected to the at least one high-pitch circuitry trace component, the interfacing component including:
- at least one low-pitch circuitry trace component;
- and
- circuitry for transitioning between the at least one high-pitch circuitry trace component and the at least one low-pitch circuitry trace component;
- wherein deformation of the first piece of conductive mesh relative to the second piece of conductive mesh is operative to control the lighting component.
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An electronic element, comprising:
- a first piece of conductive mesh including a capacitive touch portion, the first piece of conductive mesh configured to be in electrical connection with a lighting component;
- and
- a second piece of conductive mesh;
- wherein, when a portion of the first piece of conductive mesh has a first position relative to a portion of the second piece of conductive mesh, the lighting component is in a first electrical state and, when the portion of the first piece of conductive mesh has a second position, different from the first position, relative to the portion of the second piece of conductive mesh, the lighting component is in a second electrical state, different from the first state, and wherein at least one of the first piece of conductive mesh or the second piece of conductive mesh includes at least one high-pitch circuitry trace component.
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A method for manufacturing a flexible circuitry layer, comprising:
- providing a first piece of conductive mesh including at least one high-pitch circuitry trace component, the first piece of conductive mesh configured to be in electrical connection with a lighting component;
- providing a second piece of conductive mesh, wherein deformation of the first piece of conductive mesh relative to the second piece of conductive mesh is operative to control the lighting component;
- connecting the at least one high-pitch circuitry trace component to a terminal of an interfacing component, the interfacing component including at least one low-pitch circuitry trace component;
- applying an insulating layer to the high-pitch circuitry trace component;
- and
- applying an encapsulation layer to the interfacing component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.