MESH PATTERNS FOR TOUCH SENSOR ELECTRODES
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1. A touch screen sensor, comprising:
- an upper electrode layer comprising an array of composite electrodes comprised of a plurality of continuous micro-wire conductors disposed in a first pattern;
a lower electrode layer comprising a plurality of electrodes;
wherein the upper and lower electrodes are separated by a dielectric layer, and together define an electrode matrix having nodes where the upper and lower electrodes cross over;
wherein the composite electrodes of the upper electrode layer form interior regions electrically isolated from the composite electrodes, the regions comprised of discontinuous micro-wire conductors.
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Abstract
An electrode for a touch sensitive device includes micro-wire conductors arranged to define an electrically continuous area and to include interior regions that are electrically discontinuous. The electrically continuous area may be patterned according to a one pattern, and the interior pattern may be patterned according to another pattern.
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23 Claims
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1. A touch screen sensor, comprising:
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an upper electrode layer comprising an array of composite electrodes comprised of a plurality of continuous micro-wire conductors disposed in a first pattern; a lower electrode layer comprising a plurality of electrodes; wherein the upper and lower electrodes are separated by a dielectric layer, and together define an electrode matrix having nodes where the upper and lower electrodes cross over; wherein the composite electrodes of the upper electrode layer form interior regions electrically isolated from the composite electrodes, the regions comprised of discontinuous micro-wire conductors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A micro-wire based electrode for use in a touch sensor, the electrode comprising:
a mesh of patterned conductive micro-wires having interior regions of patterned discontinuous patterned conductive micro-wires. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A micro-wire based electrode for use in a touch sensor, the electrode comprising:
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a plurality of continuous micro-conductors that define a first mesh pattern with a first characteristic average cell spacing, the first mesh pattern having interior regions that comprise discontinuous micro-conductors with a second characteristic average cell spacing; and wherein the interior regions extend over an area having lateral dimensions that are larger than the lateral dimensions of the area of the second characteristic average cell spacing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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