Polyic Gmbh & Co Kg

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co Kg

Ovd Kinegram Ag

Leonhard Kurz Gmbh & Co., Kg

Walter Fix

Wayne Robert Tompkin

Andreas Schilling

Ludwig Brehm

Andreas Ullmann

Wolfgang Clemens

Alexander Friedrich Knobloch

Henning Rost

Manfred Walter

Merlin Welker

Adolf Bernds

Jörg Zapf

Haymo Katschorek

Alexander Knobloch

Markus Böhm

Norbert Laus

Markus Lorenz

Werner Reinhart

Markus Bohm

Jurgen Ficker

Axel Gerlt

Jurgen Krumm

Thomas Herbst

Jasmin Woerle

Dietmar Zipperer

Jurgen Metzger

Mathias Maul

Erwann Guillet

Toblias Menger

Peter Bonzani

Jasmin Wörle

Klaus Schmidt

Andrey Alekseev

Beate Reinhart, Legal Representative

Ronan Martin

Jürgen Metzger

Jürgen Krumm

Tobias Menger

Jürgen Herrmann

The invention relates to a capacitive sensor element with a plurality of sensor fields, as they correspond for example to the arrangement on a touch screen. This capacitive sensor element comprises at least one multilayer body made up of two structured electrically conductive layers and an insulating layer in between. The invention provides a layout with redundant conductive strips for an arrangement of crossing conductive strips, through which the requirement for register accuracy in the two-layer lamination of layer electrodes is reduced, in particular with respect to connecting the connections to the plugs in the edge area of a module using a corresponding sensor element.

Capacitive sensor element and method for the production thereof

The invention relates to a film body, a method for the back-injection molding of a film body and a back-injection molding tool therefor. In particular, the invention relates to a method for the back-injection molding of layer electrodes () for producing touch-sensitive sensors for example for touch screens. Parts of the layer electrode (), which after the back-injection molding should still be able to move freely, are covered by a sacrificial film () before and during the back-injection molding.

Foil body, method for back-injection molding a foil body and back-injection molding tool

A film () which has at least one electric or electronic functional layer (), wherein at least one electric and/or electronic component is provided in a functional area of the functional layer (), and wherein at least one electrical connection is provided in a contact area of the at least one functional layer (), which electrical contact is galvanically coupled to at least one component, wherein the film () has a contact flap which provides at least one part of the contact area ('), has a further layer (&#x2033;), in a thickness of at least 300 nm and preferably at least 1 &#x3bc;m, particularly preferably of at least 7 &#x3bc;m, on the functional layer () at least in a transition area () between the functional area () and the contact area (), which comprises at least a partial area of the contact flap. Alternatively, in a transition area the flap can taper away from the functional area.

Film and body with such a film

A multilayer body with a carrier and a layer arranged thereon which comprises electrically conductive material in such an arrangement comprises an information area and a background area () which are galvanically separated from each other. In each information area a first zone () with electrically conductive material is provided, over the entirety of which electrically conductive material is conductively connected to it. In each background area a plurality of second zones with electrically conductive material is provided, which are galvanically separated from each other. Each first zone () preferably occupies a surface area that is at least five times larger than each of the second zones. The electrically conductive material is preferably provided with an average surface coverage which varies over all information areas and background areas () by less than 25%. A homogeneous appearance of the multilayer body is thereby ensured, and an item of information provided in the information area, provided by the shape, size and/or alignment of the first zone, is not visible without aids, and therefore cannot be copied.

Capacitively readable encoded multilayer body

A plastic film for a multi-modal input device has conductors that link a touch module and an operating element. Such input devices, for example, are in consoles of motor vehicles, dishwashers, washing machines, telephones, or the like. Touch modules and operating element modules are interconnected by the layout of conductors in the form of a geometrically distorted electrical matrix on a single plastic film which forms a carrier for a combined input device. The conductors are electrically insulated from each other, but capacitively coupled to crossover points in the electrical matrix, the crossover points dividing the matrix into at least two areas. Strip conductors extend from the matrix at an edge area of the matrix of the touch module and connected to the operating elements forming a geometrically distorted matrix of conductors on the plastic film.

Plastic film having lines for a multi-modal input device and method for producing

Disclosed is a plastic film and to a touch module produced therefrom. The module is constructed from two conductive layers with an insulation layer in between, as are used in capacitive touch pads and/or touch screens, for example. The problem of connecting the respective x or y sensors across two planes in a cost-effective manner employs foldable sensor planes in the plastic film suitable for mass production. The connections and conductor tracks are concentrated on one plane on a sensor side wherein the sensor planes are arranged on flexible materials. The registering of the two planes relative to each other is simplified via a secure mechanical connection of the two planes via a fold in the film.

Plastic film and touch sensor

In a multi-layer body with a carrier and at least one conduction layer first areas and second areas are galvanically isolated from each other by third areas. In the third area sections are omitted from conductor traces and replaced by replacement pieces. The multi-layer body thereby has an optically homogeneous effect (e.g. is uniformly transparent or uniformly reflective).

Multi-layer body

Transparent electrically conductive functional layer, production process and use thereof. The invention concerns a transparent electrically conductive functional layer, in particular a laminate body. The invention makes it possible for the first time to produce thin conductive functional layers for use in resistive touch screens, for example in a printing process. By way of example with a coverage of 5% and adequate conductivity the functional layer still works at 95% transparent for the human eye.

Electrical functional layer construction, production method and use thereof

A touchpad apparatus extends, without having to be covered by a cover, up to an outer housing edge of an operating device. In two possible cases, not only touchpads and connections between the touchpads in the touchpad area are formed by patterns of conductive strips which cannot be resolved by the human eye, but also contact connection lines which connect contact elements to each other at two sides of the touchpad area.

Multilayer body forming display apparatus touchpad

A multi-layer body has a transparent first area which comprises a plurality of touch panels in the first area with a carrier substrate transparent in the first area, and a partially electrically conductive first layer transparent at least in the first area. The first layer has, in the first area, electrically conductive transmission areas, receiving areas and connection areas each formed by a pattern of electrically conductive, non-transparent tracks whose width in the first area is such that the electrically conductive transmission areas, receiving areas and connection areas are transparent. One of the electrically conductive transmission areas and one of the electrically conductive receiving areas are in each touch panel in the first layer and galvanically separated from each other on both sides of a gap separating them, wherein n transmission areas of different touch panels in the first layer are electrically connected to each other and to a contact area outside the first area in the first layer via one of the electrically conductive connection areas of the first layer, and m receiving areas of different touch panels in the first layer are electrically connected to each other and to a contact area formed outside the first area in the first layer via one of the electrically conductive connection areas formed in the first layer, wherein n&#x2267; and m&#x2267;2.

Capacitively operating touch panel device

A multi-layer body for providing a touch panel functionality has a plurality of areas of surface which have a different size defined by corresponding electrically conductive elements; in particular, larger areas of surface are arranged more in a central area of the entirety of the area of surface and smaller areas of surface are arranged more further toward an edge of the body.

Capacitive touch panel device

An electronic circuit includes at least two organic components interconnected by conductor tracks and having a common carrier substrate. The components and the conductor tracks are formed from layer portions. An uppermost layer portion, remote from the carrier substrate, of the electronic circuit is of a patterned configuration comprising an electrically conducting material. The patterned uppermost layer portion on its side remote from the carrier substrate is provided with at least one protective layer arranged in congruent relationship with the uppermost layer portion. The at least two organic components include at least one first component of a first component type and at least one second component of a second component type different therefrom. Components of the same component type are respectively protected by a protective layer of the same composition and/or the same structure corresponding to that component type and differing from one another according to the corresponding component type.

Electronic circuit

The invention relates to an electronic circuit and to a method for the manufacture of an electronic circuit comprising at least two electronic components on a common flexible substrate, wherein the at least two electronic components in each case have at least one electrical functional layer composed of identical functional layer material. The electrical functional layers are formed from identical functional layer material and from layer regions of a layer formed in strip-type fashion on the substrate.

Electronic circuit with elongated strip layer and method for the manufacture of the same

The invention relates to a field effect transistor comprising at least one source electrode layer and at least one drain electrode layer arranged in the same plane, a semiconductor layer, an insulator layer and a gate electrode layer, wherein the gate electrode layer, as seen perpendicular to the plane of the at least one source electrode layer and the at least one drain electrode layer, only partly covers a channel arranged between the at least one source electrode layer and the at least one drain electrode layer.

Field effect transistor and electric circuit

The invention relates to a method for producing an electronic circuit, and to an electronic circuit, having at least one organic electrical functional layer and at least one data storage unit, the data storage unit being configured with two electrically conductive layer contacts. The two electrically conductive layer contacts are arranged alongside one another and are electrically conductively connected to one another either by an electrically conductive dry substance or by an electrically conductive solidified substance.

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Walter Fix