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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Garmin Switzerland Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Inventor:
Christopher J. Hanshew, Lenexa, KS (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G03G 21/08 (2006.01); G04C 10/02 (2006.01); H02S 99/00 (2014.01); G04G 21/08 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/13306 (2013.01); G02F 1/13338 (2013.01); G04C 10/02 (2013.01); G04G 21/08 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); H02S 99/00 (2013.01); G02F 2001/13324 (2013.01); G02F 2203/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed to enable an energy-collecting touchscreen unit having a thin, substantially transparent cover layer through which a viewing area within the touchscreen unit can be observed while protecting the touchscreen unit from physical damage. The touchscreen unit has a common base layer disposed beneath the cover layer, and it has at least one touch sensor and a photovoltaic surface. The touch sensor and the photovoltaic surface are affixed to opposite faces of the common base layer. The touchscreen unit also includes an electrical interconnection with both the photovoltaic surface and the touch sensor.