US 12,118,172 B2
Electronic equipment, touch sensor, and position detection apparatus
Jun Kadowaki, Saitama (JP)
Assigned to Wacom Co., Ltd., Saitama (JP)
Filed by Wacom Co., Ltd., Saitama (JP)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/357,543.
Application 18/357,543 is a continuation of application No. 17/542,085, filed on Dec. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,755,160.
Application 17/542,085 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2020/023170, filed on Jun. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-120181 (JP), filed on Jun. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0367435 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0446 (2019.05) [G06F 1/206 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/04166 (2019.05); G06F 3/04182 (2019.05); G06F 2203/04112 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
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1. Electronic equipment comprising:
a touch sensor including a plurality of electrodes;
a position detection unit that detects a touch position in a sensor area that is formed by the touch sensor; and
a conductive part that is a part made of a conductive material or contains a conductive material and that is arranged to partially overlap with the sensor area in a plan view such that an outermost end point of the conductive part is inside a perimeter of the sensor area, wherein
the outermost end point of the conductive part is positioned on one of the plurality of electrodes.