Multi-touch sensor patterns and stack-ups
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsBrett William DEGNER, Kenneth Lawrence STATON, Steven Porter HOTELLING, Shin John CHOI
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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsBrett William DEGNER, Kenneth Lawrence STATON, Steven Porter HOTELLING, Shin John CHOI
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Capacitive multi-touch sensor panels in which both row and column traces may be formed on a single conducting surface are disclosed. These stack-ups may be made thinner and more flexible allowing them to be particularly well-suited for curved or other non-flat touch sensor panels, such as those that might be present on a mouse or other device designed to be grasped by a user's hand. Curved sensor panel arrays that may be formed from flat substrates are also disclosed. These sensor panel configurations may include channels around the periphery of the array. These channels allow the flat array to lie flat when applied to a curved surface, such as the inside of the curved surface. The pattern of the touch sensor elements may be adjusted across the array to avoid the channels.
A touch sensor array comprising:
A touch sensor array configured for use on a curved surface comprising:
A touch sensor array comprising:
A multi-touch mouse comprising a touch sensor array comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.