Touch panel

- SMK Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a touch panel, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, the left side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The shading in the figures shows contour of surface, and not surface ornamentation.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the touch panel that form no part of the claimed design.

The unshaded front-facing surface shown in-between the solid lines and the broken lines and in-between the electrodes forms no part of the claimed design.

The electrodes slightly protrude from the surface of the substrate. However, the protrusion is about 20 to 30 nm above the surface, thus being too small to be visible in the figures.

Claims

The ornamental design for a touch panel, as shown and described.

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  • Touch panel. (Design—© Questel) orbit.com. [online PDF of Foreign references selected by Examiner] 8 pgs. Print Dates range Jul. 22, 2019-Nov. 12, 2019 [Retrieved Feb. 17, 2021] https://www.orbit.com/export/QPTUJ214/pdf2/8688e5dc-4408-4d0c-8b7a-606b700c0f61-001324.pdf.
Patent History
Patent number: D925532
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 12, 2019
Date of Patent: Jul 20, 2021
Assignee: SMK Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: Akinori Endo (Kanagawa), Masataka Maehara (Saitama)
Primary Examiner: Marie D. Fast Horse
Application Number: 29/687,300