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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2002
Michel Marcel Jose Decre, Eindhoven, NL;
Paulus Cornelis Duineveld, Eindhoven, NL;
Jeroen Herman Lammers, LeuvenEindhoven, BE;
Dirkjan Bernhard Van Dam, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method of providing a track ( ) on a substrate ( ) includes a first step wherein a first liquid ( ) is applied to the substrate ( ) in accordance with a desired double pattern ( ) and, upon solidification of said first liquid, a second step wherein a second liquid ( ) is applied within the double pattern ( ), forming the track ( ) upon solidification. The double pattern ( ) laterally bounds the track ( ). The liquids ( ) may be applied by a dispenser or an ink jet printer. The first and the second step may be carried out in one operation, wherein the application of the first liquid ( ) has a lead ( ) over the application of the second liquid ( ). A narrow track ( ) may be formed when the first liquid ( ) has a head group that adheres to the substrate ( ) and a tail that repels the second liquid ( ).