STYLUS DEVICE ADAPTED FOR USE WITH A CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL

• US 20100225614A1
• Filed: 03/05/2010
• Published: 09/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dagi Corporation Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Dagi Corporation Ltd.
• Inventors: Sung, Jamie
• Granted Patent: US 8,384,697 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/045 using resistive elements, e.g. a single continuous surface or two parallel surfaces put in contact

Abstract

A stylus device is adapted for use with a capacitive touch panel, and includes a main body having a handle portion, and a transparent touch portion connected to the handle portion, adapted to be placed on the capacitive touch panel and having a flat touch surface. A transparent conductive membrane is formed on the touch portion and the handle portion, and covers the touch surface of the touch portion so that the transparent conductive membrane connects electrically a user'"'"'s hand when the handle portion of the main body is held by the user'"'"'s hand.

Claims

1. A stylus device adapted for use with a capacitive touch panel, comprising:

a main body having a handle portion, and at least one transparent touch portion connected to said handle portion, adapted to be placed on the capacitive touch panel and having a flat touch surface; and

a transparent conductive membrane formed on said touch portion and said handle portion of said main body and covering said touch surface of said touch portion of said main body so that said transparent conductive membrane is adapted to connect electrically a user'"'"'s hand when said handle portion of said main body is held by the user'"'"'s hand.

2. The stylus device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said touch portion of said main body has a bottom surface serving as said touch surface;

said stylus device further comprising a transparent protecting film formed on and covering a portion of said transparent conductive membrane that covers said touch surface of said touch portion of said main body such that said transparent protecting film is disposed between the portion of said transparent conductive membrane and the capacitive touch panel when said touch portion of said main body is placed on the capacitive touch panel.

3. The stylus device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said transparent protecting film is made of one of polycarbonate (PC) and polyethyleneteraphthalate (PET).

4. The stylus device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said transparent protecting film is in the form of transparent acrylic paint.

5. The stylus device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said touch portion of said main body is in the form of a sheet, and has a top surface serving as said touch surface.

6. The stylus device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said touch portion of said main body is made of one of glass, quartz, lazurite, polycarbonate (PC), polyethyleneteraphthalate (PET), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), Arton, polyethersulfone (PES), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), ZEONOR, and combinations thereof.

7. The stylus device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transparent conductive membrane is made of one of indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), chrome (Cr), chrome oxide (CrO), zinc oxide (ZnO), titanium oxide (TiO), silver (Ag), and combinations thereof.

8. The stylus device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said touch portion of said main body is formed with a visible position mark.

9. The stylus device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said position mark is a cross mark.

10. The stylus device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said touch surface of said touch portion of said main body has an area greater than 4 mm².

11. The stylus device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said touch portion of said main body has the transmittance greater than 30%.

12. The stylus device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said handle portion of said main body is a conductor and connects electrically said transparent conductive membrane.

13. The stylus device as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said handle portion of said main body is an insulator; and

said transparent conductive membrane has a first membrane portion formed on said touch portion of said main body and covering said touch surface of said touch portion of said main body, and a second membrane portion formed on said handle portion of said main body, connecting electrically said first membrane portion, and adapted to contact electrically the user'"'"'s hand when said handle portion of said main body is held by the user'"'"'s hand.

14. The stylus device as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said main body has two of said touch portions connected respectively to opposite ends of said handle portion; and

said transparent conductive membrane has two first membrane portions formed respectively over said touch surfaces of said touch portions of said main body, and a second membrane portion formed on an outer surface of said handle portion of said main body, extending between said opposite ends of said handle portion of said main body and connecting electrically said first membrane portions.

15. The stylus device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a looped fastener extending through said handle portion of said main body and adapted to be fastened detachably to an external electronic device containing the capacitive touch panel.