Patent ID: 8773392

Claim:
A touch-responsive capacitive apparatus, comprising: a transparent substrate; a plurality of electrically connected first pad micro-wires formed in a first pad micro-pattern in first pad areas in a first micro-wire layer and a plurality of electrically connected first interstitial micro-wires formed in a first interstitial micro-pattern in first interstitial areas in the first micro-wire layer, the first pad micro-wires electrically connected to the first interstitial wires and one or more first pad micro-wires in a first pad area is electrically connected to one or more first pad micro-wires in another first pad area by one or more first interstitial micro-wires; a plurality of electrically connected second pad micro-wires formed in a second pad micro-pattern in second pad areas in a second micro-wire layer and a plurality of electrically connected second interstitial micro-wires formed in a second interstitial micro-pattern in second interstitial areas in the second micro-wire layer, the second pad micro-wires electrically connected to the second interstitial wires and one or more second pad micro-wires in a second pad area is electrically connected to one or more second pad micro-wires in another second pad area by one or more second interstitial micro-wires; wherein the first or second micro-wire layers are supported by the transparent substrate, the first interstitial and first pad micro-wires form an array of first separated electrodes that extend in a first direction, the second interstitial and second pad micro-wires in the second micro-pattern form an array of second separated electrodes that extend in a second direction different from the first direction, the first pad areas of the first electrodes overlap the second pad areas of the second electrodes, and overlapping pairs of first and second pad areas define corresponding touch-responsive capacitors; and wherein the first interstitial micro-pattern is dissimilar from the first pad micro-pattern or the second interstitial micro-pattern is dissimilar from the second pad micro-pattern and the electrical resistance of the first interstitial micro-wires across the first interstitial area is less than the electrical resistance of the first pad micro-wires across the first pad area or the electrical resistance of the second interstitial micro-wires across the second interstitial area is less than the electrical resistance of the second pad micro-wires across the second pad area.