American Trim, LLC

Frank J Catanzarite

Bret E Kline

Robert M Byrne

Louis R Sherman

Steven J Couvillon

Allan Bruns

Michael E Purdy

Stephen C Hatkevich

Debra L Mayberry

Jeffery D Sanford

Robert N Card

Treva C Monnier

Roger S J Naguit

An appliance control panel is described. The control panel is a laminate assembly of a front metal panel and a rear polymeric film. The film carries various electronic circuits and other components which are operable from the metal panel.

Appliance control panel

The present invention provides a method of forming an electroluminescent circuit by screen printing. The method according to the invention includes screen printing a rear electrode pattern on a substrate, which is preferably a polyester sheet, screen printing a dielectric layer over the rear electrode pattern, screen printing a front electrode pattern on the dielectric layer, and screen printing a phosphor layer over the front electrode layer. The rear electrode pattern preferably includes a solid layer disposed upon the substrate and the front electrode pattern preferably includes a plurality of opaque lines separated by spaces. In an alternative embodiment, the method according to the invention includes screen printing the phosphor layer on the substrate, screen printing the front electrode pattern on the phosphor layer, screen printing the dielectric layer over the front electrode pattern, and screen printing the rear electrode pattern over the dielectric layer.

Method of forming electroluminescent circuit

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Sidney, OH, United States of America

Frank J Catanzarite