Patent ID: 9639221
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A touch sensor with reduced channel break visibility comprising: a first conductive pattern including a plurality of parallel conductive lines oriented in a first direction and a plurality of parallel conductive lines oriented in a second direction different from the first direction, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of parallel conductive lines oriented in the first direction and a portion of the plurality of parallel conductive lines oriented in the second direction intersect, and wherein the first conductive pattern is divided into a first plurality of channels, adjacent channels being electrically isolated from each other by non-conductive, non-linear channel break patterns; and a second conductive pattern including a plurality of parallel conductive lines oriented in a third direction and a plurality of parallel conductive lines oriented in a fourth direction different from the third direction, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of parallel conductive lines oriented in the third direction and a portion of the plurality of parallel conductive lines oriented in the fourth direction intersect, and wherein the second conductive pattern is divided into a second plurality of channels, adjacent channels being electrically isolated from each other by non-conductive, non-linear channel break patterns; wherein the non-linear channel break patterns are zig-zag channel break patterns including a plurality of zig-zag segments, each zig-zag segment crossing two or more consecutive parallel conductive lines, all of the crossed conductive lines being oriented in a same direction.