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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Darren Lochun, Milford, NH (US);
John J. Ireland, Exeter, NH (US);
Assignee:
Nashua Corporation, Nashua, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/500 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a circuit element that includes a thermoplastic substrate and a conductive trace at least partially embedded in the thermoplastic substrate. Also disclosed is a method of forming a circuit element. The method includes the steps of providing a thermoplastic substrate having a softening temperature, printing a conductive ink onto the thermoplastic substrate to form a trace, and embedding the trace into the thermoplastic substrate by heating the thermoplastic substrate to a temperature above about the softening temperature about the trace.