Printed sensor having opposed areas of nonvisible conductive ink
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1. A sensor comprising:
- a substrate including a first surface and a second opposite surface; and
a first element imprinted on the first surfaces, the first element including first electroconductive material and being visually indiscernible from proximate portions of the first surface; and
a second element imprinted on the second surface, the second element including a second electroconductive material and being visually indiscernible from proximate portions of the second surface.
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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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48 Claims
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1. A sensor comprising:
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a substrate including a first surface and a second opposite surface; and a first element imprinted on the first surfaces, the first element including first electroconductive material and being visually indiscernible from proximate portions of the first surface; and a second element imprinted on the second surface, the second element including a second electroconductive material and being visually indiscernible from proximate portions of the second surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A sensor imprintably positioned on a substrate, the sensor comprising:
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a first element containing electroconductive material; a second element selectively movable into and out of contact with the first element; at least one power source in electrical communication with one of the first and second elements; and at least one power consuming device in electrical communication with the other of the first and second elements, wherein the power source and power consuming device are in electrical communication when the first and second elements are in contact with one another and wherein the electroconductive material in the first elements is visually indiscernible from the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. 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 (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. 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 inductive mode and capacitive mode; and means for supporting the element, wherein the element is visually indiscernible from the support means.
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47. A sensor comprising:
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a substrate; and at least one element imprinted on the substrate, wherein the element is visually indiscernible from the substrate, the element containing at least one electroconductive material and having an active region configured in an inductive mode.
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48. A sensor comprising:
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a substrate; and at least one element imprinted on the substrate, wherein the element is visually indiscernible from the substrate, the element containing at least one electroconductive material and having an active region configured in an capacitive mode.
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