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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2006
Lawrence P. Beer, Vienna, VA (US);
Michael Adelstein, Odenton, MD (US);
C. Paul Christensen, Tracys Landing, MD (US);
Lawrence P. Beer, Vienna, VA (US);
Michael Adelstein, Odenton, MD (US);
C. Paul Christensen, Tracys Landing, MD (US);
Potomac Photonics, Inc., Lanham, MD (US);
Abstract
A method for forming electrically conductive patterns to provide an electrically conductive path on a polymer tube is provided. The method includes the steps of establishing a polymer tube and mounting such in a displaceable and rotatable mounting that is adapted to provide both axial and rotational motion. This is followed by forming at least one channel having a predetermined pattern in the polymer tube with a focused energy beam, the channel then being filled with an electrically conductive paste or electrically conductive slurry material. The polymer tube is then heated to temperatures less than 250° C. to cure the electrically conductive paste or electrically conductive slurry material. The electrically conductive paste or electrically conductive slurry material is then covered with a polymer layer.