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US 2014/0152580 A1Published application
Mesh patterns for touch sensor electrodes
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsBilly L. WEAVER, Roger W. BARTON, Thomas HERDTLE, Brock A. HABLE
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Abstract
An electrode for a touch sensitive device includes micro-wire conductors arranged to define an electrically continuous electrode trunk area, and including branching elements which extend outward from the electrode trunk area. The electrically continuous trunk area is patterned coincident an underlying reference mesh pattern, as are the branching elements.
Claims12
An electrode for a touch sensor, comprising
- an array of discontinuous micro-wire conductors establishing a reference mesh;
- a first conductive pattern of continuous micro-wires disposed along a first direction, wherein the conductive pattern is coincident with the reference mesh;
- and,
- a plurality of electrically continuous branching elements electrically connected to the first conductive pattern and extending outward therefrom, wherein the branching elements are coincident with the reference mesh and are comprised of micro-wires.
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