Patents Examined by Dennis-Donn Chow
  • Touch sensor with integrated decoration
    Patent number: 7242393
    Abstract: A switch panel includes one or more touch responsive switch devices and an integrated decorative fascia. Both the switch devices and decoration are applied to the same substrate, eliminating the need for a separate user interface panel. Each switch device can include one or more electrodes and a circuit for inducing an electric field about the electrode(s) and responding to disturbances to the electric field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: TouchSensor Technologies LLC
    Inventor: David W. Caldwell