Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Curved touch sensor
- Patent Title (中): 弯曲触摸传感器
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Application No.: US12940544Application Date: 2010-11-05
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Publication No.: US08603574B2Publication Date: 2013-12-10
- Inventor: Lili Huang , Seung Jae Hong , John Z. Zhong
- Applicant: Lili Huang , Seung Jae Hong , John Z. Zhong
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Main IPC: H05K3/00
- IPC: H05K3/00

Abstract:
A method of forming a curved touch surface is disclosed. The method can include depositing and patterning a conductive thin film on a flexible substrate to form at least one touch sensor pattern, while the flexible substrate is in a flat state. According to certain embodiments, the method can include supporting the flexible substrate in the flat state on at least one curved forming substrate having a predetermined curvature; and performing an anneal process, or an anneal-like high-heat process, on the conductive thin film, wherein the anneal process can cause the flexible substrate to conform to the predetermined curvature of the at least one curved forming substrate. According to an embodiment, the curved forming substrate can include a first forming substrate having a first predetermined curvature and a second forming substrate having a second predetermined curvature complementing the first predetermined curvature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120111491A1 CURVED TOUCH SENSOR Public/Granted day:2012-05-10
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