Patent ID: 8959734
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B42D,G06K,G09G,H01L,H02N,H03H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of forming an interactive card with indicator on a substrate, comprising: forming said indicator on said substrate by way of a printed electronics process; forming a displaceable region of piezoelectric material associated with said substrate by way of a printed electronics process; forming electrical interconnections on said substrate connecting said indicator and said first region of piezoelectric material such that displacement of said first region of piezoelectric material generates a voltage therein that is provided to said indicator in order to actuate said indicator and thereby indicate the displacement of said first region of piezoelectric material, said electrical interconnections formed by way of a printed electronics process, wherein said first region of piezoelectric material is formed over a piezo-strip region of said substrate; and partially disconnecting said piezo-strip region from said substrate in order to permit displacement of said piezo-strip region independently from the remainder of said substrate.