Touch-responsive capacitor with polarizing dielectric method
First Claim
1. A method of making a touch-responsive capacitive apparatus, comprising:
- providing a polarizing dielectric structure having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, a first conductive precursor material layer on the first surface, and a second conductive precursor material layer on the second surface;
exposing the first conductive precursor material layer with first patterned polarized light, the first patterned polarized light having an orientation that is absorbed by the polarizing dielectric substrate so that the second conductive precursor material layer is not exposed;
exposing the second conductive precursor material layer with second patterned polarized light, the second patterned polarized light having an orientation that is absorbed by the polarizing dielectric substrate so that the first conductive precursor material layer is not exposed;
processing the exposed first conductive precursor material layer to form a first conductive material pattern on the first surface; and
processing the exposed second conductive precursor material layer to form a second conductive material pattern on the second surface.
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Abstract
A method of making a touch-responsive capacitive apparatus, includes providing a polarizing dielectric structure having a first surface and a second opposed surface, first and second conductive precursor material layers on the first and second surfaces, respectively; exposing the first conductive precursor material layer with first patterned polarized light having an orientation that is absorbed by the polarizing dielectric substrate so that the second conductive precursor material layer is not exposed; exposing the second conductive precursor material layer with second patterned polarized light having an orientation that is absorbed by the polarizing dielectric substrate so that the first conductive precursor material layer is not exposed; processing the exposed first conductive precursor material layer to form a first conductive material pattern on the first surface; and processing the exposed second conductive precursor material layer to form a second conductive material pattern on the second surface.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of making a touch-responsive capacitive apparatus, comprising:
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providing a polarizing dielectric structure having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, a first conductive precursor material layer on the first surface, and a second conductive precursor material layer on the second surface; exposing the first conductive precursor material layer with first patterned polarized light, the first patterned polarized light having an orientation that is absorbed by the polarizing dielectric substrate so that the second conductive precursor material layer is not exposed; exposing the second conductive precursor material layer with second patterned polarized light, the second patterned polarized light having an orientation that is absorbed by the polarizing dielectric substrate so that the first conductive precursor material layer is not exposed; processing the exposed first conductive precursor material layer to form a first conductive material pattern on the first surface; and processing the exposed second conductive precursor material layer to form a second conductive material pattern on the second surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of making a touch-responsive capacitive apparatus, comprising:
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providing a polarizing dielectric structure having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, a first conductive precursor material layer on the first surface, and a second conductive precursor material layer on the second surface; exposing the first conductive precursor material layer with first patterned polarized light, the first patterned polarized light having an orientation that is absorbed by the polarizing dielectric substrate so that the second conductive precursor material layer is not exposed; processing the exposed first conductive precursor material layer to form a first material pattern on the first surface; exposing the second conductive precursor material layer through the polarizing dielectric structure with second patterned light, the second patterned light having an orientation that is at least partially transmitted by the polarizing dielectric substrate so that the second conductive precursor material layer is exposed; and processing the exposed second conductive precursor material layer to form a second material pattern on the second surface.
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