Printed sensor having opposed areas of nonvisible conductive ink
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1. A sensor comprising:
- a substrate; and
at least one element imprinted on the substrate wherein the imprinted element is visually indiscernible from the substrate, the element containing at least one electroconductive material and having an active region configured in at least one of conductive mode, inductive mode and capacitive mode.
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Abstract
A sensor/switching device configuration that includes a substrate and at least one element imprinted on the substrate containing an electroconductive material.
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44 Claims
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1. A sensor comprising:
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a substrate; and
at least one element imprinted on the substrate wherein the imprinted element is visually indiscernible from the substrate, the element containing at least one electroconductive material and having an active region configured in at least one of conductive mode, inductive mode and capacitive mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A sensor imprintably positioned on a substrate, the sensor comprising:
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a first element containing electroconductive material;
a second element matingly contactable with the first element;
at least one power source in electrical communication with the first and second elements; and
at least one power consuming source in electrical communication with the first and second elements, wherein the power source and power consuming source are in electric communication when the first and second elements are in contact with one another wherein the electrochemical material in at least one of the first and second elements is visually indiscernible from the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device having at least two surfaces in moveable relationship to one another, the device comprising:
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a first substrate associated with a first surface having an outwardly oriented surface;
a second substrate associated with a second surface having an outwardly oriented surface in removable overlying relationship to the first surface;
at least one electrically active element imprinted on at least one of the first and second substrates, the electrically active element having at least one region of electroconductive material, wherein at least a portion of the region of electroconductive material is visually indiscernible relative to the associated substrate. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A sensor comprising:
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at least one element containing at least one electroconductive material and at least one active region configured in at least one of conductive mode, inductive mode and capacitative mode; and
means for supporting the element, wherein the element is visually indiscernible from the support means. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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