Patent ID: 7014916

Claim:
A transparent touch panel comprising: a light transmitting sheet including: a) a first electrical conductive layer; b) a first light transmitting film at said first electrical conductive layer; c) a second light transmitting film; and d) an adhesive layer arranged to attach said first light transmitting film to said second light transmitting film, said adhesive layer comprising a silicone rubber elastic layer having: a hardness in a range of 10–70 on measurement scale A of Rockwell hardness test in Japanese Industrial Standards; a compressive permanent distortion factor of no more than 50% under measurement conditions of 70° C. and 22 hours of B method in American Society for Testing and Materials; total light transmittance of at least 90%; and a thickness of at least 5 μm; and a light transmitting substrate including a second electrical conductive layer, said light transmitting sheet and said light transmitting substrate being attached to each other so that said first electrical conductive layer faces said second electrical conductive layer with a predetermined space formed therebetween.