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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Joel C. Kent, Fremont, CA (US);
Paulo I. Gomes, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joel C. Kent, Fremont, CA (US);
Paulo I. Gomes, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A touch sensor comprises a substrate capable of propagating acoustic waves. The substrate includes a first surface having a touch sensitive region and a first sidewall intersecting the first surface at a first edge. A transmitter is provided on the first sidewall of the substrate. The transmitter generates acoustic waves that propagate directly from the first sidewall through at least a portion of the touch sensitive region.