Patent ID: 9693452
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04M,H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface, a first portion, and a different second portion, wherein the first portion is substantially flat and the second portion is substantially curved; a touch detection circuit comprising a plurality of traces disposed on the first portion of the first surface of the substrate; and at least one conductive path extending over the first surface of the substrate and within defining edges of the substrate and connected to at least part of the touch detection circuit, the at least one conductive path overlapping the first surface of the substrate and the plurality of traces of the touch detection circuit at portions of each of the plurality of traces and at portions of the substrate, and the at least one conductive path extending orthogonal to the plurality of traces, the at least one conductive path comprising a first portion of non-bendable conductor comprising a first conductive material having a direct serial connection to a second portion of a different conductor comprising a second conductive material different from the first conductive material, wherein the first portion of each conductive path extends over the first portion of the substrate and the second portion of each conductive path extends over the second portion of the substrate to form a line following the first surface of the substrate; wherein the second portion of the different conductor is bendable and is curved so as to be under a compressive strain; wherein a portion of the bendable second portion of the different conductor extends partially onto the first portion of the substrate; wherein the first conductive material does not overlap the bendable and curved second portion of the different conductor; and wherein the first conductive material is indium tin oxide.