Patents by Inventor Farouk Zabel

Farouk Zabel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Diamond pattern on a single layer
    Patent number: 8274486
    Abstract: A touch screen assembly and method of manufacturing thereof that includes a single layer of conductive material is provided. The conductive material is configured to include a horizontal pattern and a vertical pattern of electrodes, with one of the patterns having gaps between the electrodes, such that the electrodes in the horizontal pattern do not come into direct contact with electrodes in the vertical pattern. To provide a connection between the electrodes separated by gaps in the interrupted pattern, an insulating material is placed onto the gaps over the uninterrupted pattern, and a printable and electrically conductive connector is positioned over the insulating material and functions to couple at least two electrodes together. In one embodiment, the conductive connector includes carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Fabrice Barbier, Farouk Zabel
  • DIAMOND PATTERN ON A SINGLE LAYER
    Publication number: 20100156810
    Abstract: A touch screen assembly and method of manufacturing thereof that includes a single layer of conductive material is provided. The conductive material is configured to include a horizontal pattern and a vertical pattern of electrodes, with one of the patterns having gaps between the electrodes, such that the electrodes in the horizontal pattern do not come into direct contact with electrodes in the vertical pattern. To provide a connection between the electrodes separated by gaps in the interrupted pattern, an insulating material is placed onto the gaps over the uninterrupted pattern, and a printable and electrically conductive connector is positioned over the insulating material and functions to couple at least two electrodes together. In one embodiment, the conductive connector includes carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Fabrice Barbier, Farouk Zabel