Electronic components for soft, flexible circuitry layers and methods therefor

1. An electronic element, comprising:

a first piece of conductive mesh;

a second piece of conductive mesh, wherein at least one of the first piece of conductive mesh or the second piece of conductive mesh includes:

at least one high-pitch circuitry trace component; and

a heating component of a circuitry that includes the at least one of the first piece of conductive mesh or the second piece of conductive mesh; and

an interfacing component electrically connected to the at least one high-pitch circuitry trace component, the interfacing component including:

at least one low-pitch circuitry trace component; and

circuitry for transitioning between the at least one high-pitch circuitry trace component and the at least one low-pitch circuitry trace component, and

wherein deformation of the first piece of conductive mesh relative to the second piece of conductive mesh is operative to control the heating component.

2. The electronic element of claim 1 , wherein the heating component is formed on the circuitry using a desired pattern.

3. The electronic element of claim 1 , wherein deformation of the conductive mesh is operative to adjusting a heat setting of the heating component from a first state to a second state.

4. The electronic element of claim 1 , wherein the conductive mesh is deformed via contact of a user's hand.

5. The electronic element of claim 1 , wherein the interfacing component further includes (a) a flexible substrate and (b) a terminal electrically connected to the high-pitch circuitry trace component.

6. The electronic element of claim 5 , wherein the interfacing component further includes a connector configured to be detachably connected to an external device.

7. The electronic element of claim 1 , further comprising a printed LED.

8. The electronic element of claim 1 , further comprising an insulating material.

9. The electronic element of claim 1 , further comprising a control element configured to provide a heating algorithm to turn on and off different heating panels of the electronic element.

10. The electronic element of claim 1 , further comprising one or more fuse mount pads configured to protect the electronic element when the heating component overheats.

11. An electronic element, comprising:

a first piece of conductive mesh including a capacitive touch portion, the first piece of conductive mesh configured to be in electrical connection with a heating component; and

a second piece of conductive mesh;

wherein, when a portion of the first piece of conductive mesh has a first position relative to a portion of the second piece of conductive mesh, the heating component is in a first electrical state and, when the portion of the first piece of conductive mesh has a second position, different from the first position, relative to the portion of the second piece of conductive mesh, the heating component is in a second electrical state, different from the first electrical state, and wherein at least one of the first piece of conductive mesh or the second piece of conductive mesh includes at least one high-pitch circuitry trace component.

12. The electronic element of claim 11 , wherein the first electrical state and the second electrical state are different heat settings of the heating component.

13. The electronic element of claim 11 , wherein the first electrical state is an off state, and wherein the second electrical state is an on state.

14. The electronic element of claim 11 , further comprising an insulating material disposed between the first piece of conductive mesh and the second piece of conductive mesh.

15. The electronic element of claim 11 , wherein the at least one of the first piece of conductive mesh or the second piece of conductive mesh is electrically connected to an interfacing component.

16. The electronic element of claim 15 , wherein the interfacing component includes circuitry for transitioning between the at least one high-pitch circuitry trace component and at least one low-pitch circuitry trace component of the interfacing component.

17. An electronic element, comprising:

a first piece of conductive mesh configured to be in electrical connection with a heating component; and

a second piece of conductive mesh,

wherein deformation of the first piece of conductive mesh relative to the second piece of conductive mesh causes the heating component to transition from a first electrical state to a second electrical state, and wherein at least one of the first piece of conductive mesh or the second piece of conductive mesh includes at least one high-pitch circuitry trace component.

18. The electronic element of claim 17 , wherein the first electrical state and the second electrical state are different heat settings of the heating component.

19. The electronic element of claim 17 , wherein the first electrical state is an off state, and wherein the second electrical state is an on state.

20. The electronic element of claim 17 , further comprising one or more fuse mount pads configured to protect the electronic element when the heating component overheats.