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Contoured capacitive touch control panel

  • US 7,486,280 B2
  • Filed: 08/04/2005
  • Issued: 02/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of manufacturing a contoured capacitive touch screen control panel comprising:

  • printing control indicia on at least one of a front surface and a back surface of a flexible film;

    printing conductive ink pads on a back surface of the film with each pad being aligned with respective printed control indicia;

    disposing the printed film in an injection mold with the conductive pads printed on the back surface of the flexible film being in contact with a back surface of the mold so that a space remains between the front surface of the flexible film and a front surface of the mold; and

    flowing a molten plastic into the space in engagement with the front surface of the film to form a control panel with the printed indicia being visible through the control panel from a face of the control panel opposite from the film molded in situ.

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