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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Fletcher Rothkopf, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jan Moolsintong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Joseph Fisher, Cupertino, CA (US);
Wendell Sander, Cupertino, CA (US);
Erturk Kocalar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Fletcher Rothkopf, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jan Moolsintong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Joseph Fisher, Cupertino, CA (US);
Wendell Sander, Cupertino, CA (US);
Erturk Kocalar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Compact input devices formed on flexible substrates are disclosed. The input devices may be formed using three or more conducting layers. By including three or more conducting layers, the diameter of the input device may be minimized. In addition, to improve the flexibility of portions of the input device mounted, some portions of the input device may be made to have fewer layers than other portions of the input device.