US 8,274,486 B2 · Diamond pattern on a single layer

Abstract

A touch screen assembly and method of manufacturing thereof that includes a single layer of conductive material is provided. The conductive material is configured to include a horizontal pattern and a vertical pattern of electrodes, with one of the patterns having gaps between the electrodes, such that the electrodes in the horizontal pattern do not come into direct contact with electrodes in the vertical pattern. To provide a connection between the electrodes separated by gaps in the interrupted pattern, an insulating material is placed onto the gaps over the uninterrupted pattern, and a printable and electrically conductive connector is positioned over the insulating material and functions to couple at least two electrodes together. In one embodiment, the conductive connector includes carbon nanotubes.

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Dependent claims

A touch panel assembly comprising:

a patterned layer of conductive material organized into a plurality of rows of conductive electrodes and a plurality of columns of conductive electrodes, wherein the conductive electrodes in each row of the plurality of rows are continuous, and the conductive electrodes in each column of the plurality of columns are discontinuous;
an insulating material disposed over a portion of the conductive material that is at least part of one of the plurality of rows;
a printable and conductive connector disposed over the insulating material and operable to electrically couple two conductive electrodes in one column of the plurality of columns together.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Diamond pattern on a single layer

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Abstract

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