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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Billy L. Weaver, Eagan, MN (US);
Brock A. Hable, Woodbury, MN (US);
Inventors:
Billy L. Weaver, Eagan, MN (US);
Brock A. Hable, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0321 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04112 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conductive element in a touch sensitive device, such as an electrode in a mutual capacitive touch sensor, that includes conductors arranged in a location pattern that may be sensed and analyzed, and a position on the touch sensor determined therefrom.