Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Miniature highly manufacturable mouse pointing device
- Patent Title (中): 微型高度可制造的鼠标定位设备
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Application No.: US10337458Application Date: 2003-01-07
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Publication No.: US07050045B2Publication Date: 2006-05-23
- Inventor: Jeffrey R. Baker , Carlos S. Sanchez , James D. Tickle
- Applicant: Jeffrey R. Baker , Carlos S. Sanchez , James D. Tickle
- Applicant Address: US CA Camarillo
- Assignee: Interlink Electronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Interlink Electronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Camarillo
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Main IPC: G09G5/08
- IPC: G09G5/08

Abstract:
A pointing device may be directly soldered to a printed circuit board. In one embodiment, a bottom substrate defines a sensing region with a plurality of interdigitated conductive trace regions. Each trace region includes interdigitated common and sense traces. At least one via passes through the bottom substrate for each trace. Each via supports a conductive path from one trace to at least one lead element. Each lead element is solderable to a printed circuit board. A flexible substrate is constructed from a heat resistant polymer. The flexible substrate has a resistive layer deposited on a bottom side. A raised pedestal is formed on the bottom substrate top face around at least a portion of the sensing region. The pedestal separates the interdigitated conductive traces from the flexible substrate resistive layer. A button on a keypad membrane may be used to depress the flexible substrate onto the trace region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040130528A1 Miniature highly manufacturable mouse pointing device Public/Granted day:2004-07-08
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