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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:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Albert Wojewnik, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29846 ; 29830 ; 156219 ; 156220 ;
Abstract
The present invention comprises a printed circuit having a three-dimensional surface capable of conforming to a contoured surface of a vehicle trim panel. Printed circuit comprises a plurality of electrical conductors and connectors secured to a polymeric substrate. A convoluted region of the printed circuit permits formation of the three-dimensional surface in the printed circuit. The present invention further comprises a method a producing three-dimensional surface and the printed circuit by either thermoforming the printed circuit or mechanically stretching the printed circuit to produce the three-dimensional surface.