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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventor:
Juha Nurmi, Salo, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); H03K 17/9622 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04107 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960765 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus including a plurality of distinct capacitive sensor electrodes distributed over a sensing area; conductive traces connected to respective ones of the plurality of distinct capacitive sensor electrodes; one or more first shield electrode portions, positioned on a first side of the sensing area to overlap, in the sensing area, at least some of the conductive traces, and one or more second shield electrode portions, positioned on the first side of the sensing area to overlap, in the sensing area, at least some of the capacitive sensor electrodes.