Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Touch sensor pattern for edge input detection
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Application No.: US14870905Application Date: 2015-09-30
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Publication No.: US10671222B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Yuta Kuboyama , Kevin F. Holz , Wesley W. Zuber , Massoud Badaye , Sudip Mondal , Chun-Hao Tung , Mengshu Huang , Der-Song Lin , Jinghong Chen
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kubota & Basol LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/044
- IPC: G06F3/044 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F1/16

Abstract:
An apparatus is disclosed. In some examples, the apparatus comprises a cover substrate having a front surface, a first edge and a first cavity adjacent to the first edge. In some examples, the apparatus comprises a plurality of touch sensor electrodes disposed opposite the front surface of the cover substrate. In some examples, the apparatus comprises at least one touch sensor edge electrode disposed within the first cavity on a surface that is angled relative to the front surface of the cover substrate. In some examples, at least one touch sensor edge electrode is disposed on an outward facing curved surface of the first cavity. In some examples, the plurality of touch sensor electrodes are formed from a first conductive material and the at least one touch sensor edge electrode is formed from a second conductive material. In some examples, the first conductive material is transparent, and the second conductive material is non-transparent. In some examples, the second conductive material is formed on a black mask layer disposed around a perimeter of a bottom surface of the cover substrate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170090614A1 TOUCH SENSOR PATTERN FOR EDGE INPUT DETECTION Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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