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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2013
Applicants:
Thomas Blair, Manitou Springs, CO (US);
Neerja Saran, Fremont, CA (US);
Jalil Shaikh, Fremont, CA (US);
Esat Yilmaz, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Blair, Manitou Springs, CO (US);
Neerja Saran, Fremont, CA (US);
Jalil Shaikh, Fremont, CA (US);
Esat Yilmaz, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1692 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a substrate, a touch sensor, and a cover lens. The touch sensor is disposed on the substrate. A conductive mesh forms portions of the touch sensor, and the conductive mesh comprises fine lines of metal. The cover lens is coupled to the touch sensor and is at most 0.4 mm thick. The cover lens comprises plastic.