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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2001
Applicants:
Yuichi Yamamoto, Hirakata, JP;
Hirofumi Komiya, Hirakata, JP;
Nobuhiro Yamaue, Takaishi, JP;
Toshiharu Fukui, Nara, JP;
Yoshiharu Abe, Katano, JP;
Inventors:
Yuichi Yamamoto, Hirakata, JP;
Hirofumi Komiya, Hirakata, JP;
Nobuhiro Yamaue, Takaishi, JP;
Toshiharu Fukui, Nara, JP;
Yoshiharu Abe, Katano, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A touch panel and an electronic device using the touch panel have satisfactory, reliable operability. The touch panel is used for an operating section of the electronic device. In this touch panel, upper and lower substratesandhave upper and lower electrode layers, respectively, and face with an established spacing. Respective center portions of the substratesandprotrude upward like a dome.