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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Richard Gary Woodham, Jr., Taylorsville, KY (US);
Donald James Leisl, III, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H05K 1/09 (2006.01); H05K 1/11 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 3/34 (2006.01); D06F 34/32 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/0017 (2013.01); D06F 34/32 (2020.02); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); H05K 1/092 (2013.01); H05K 1/111 (2013.01); H05K 1/181 (2013.01); H05K 3/3431 (2013.01); H05K 3/3447 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control panel of an appliance includes a film comprising conductive ink embedded in the film. A header on the film is in electrical communication with the conductive ink embedded in the film. The control panel also includes a printed circuit board. The film is directly mounted to the printed circuit board via the header. With this direct mounting, the printed circuit board is in operative communication with the conductive ink embedded in the film.