IN-MOLDED RESISTIVE AND SHIELDING ELEMENTS
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Abstract
An article of manufacture having an in-molded resistive and/or shielding element and method of making the same are shown and described. In one disclosed method, a resistive and/or shielding element is printed on a film. The film is formed to a desired shape and put in an injection mold. A molten plastic material is introduced into the injection mold to form a rigid structure that retains the film.
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26 Claims
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1-15. -15. (canceled)
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16. A method for making an article, comprising:
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printing a conductive ink sensing zone on a film using one or more conductive inks, the one or more conductive inks forming a sensing zone being arranged to operate as capacitive switch; placing the film into a mold; introducing molten plastic into the mold to create a support structure for the film such that a portion of the conductive sensing zone is contoured to mate with a curved portion of the support structure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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