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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
Will Boddie, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Juan Bravo, Wingdale, NY (US);
Danny Ray Caldwell, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Joseph Driesta, Demarest, NJ (US);
Anthony Gentile, New York, NY (US);
John Gentile, Montclair, NJ (US);
Terrance Kaiserman, Loxahatchee, FL (US);
Mangesh Soman, South Lyon, MI (US);
Dan Tashman, White Plains, NY (US);
Will Boddie, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Juan Bravo, Wingdale, NY (US);
Danny Ray Caldwell, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Joseph Driesta, Demarest, NJ (US);
Anthony Gentile, New York, NY (US);
John Gentile, Montclair, NJ (US);
Terrance Kaiserman, Loxahatchee, FL (US);
Mangesh Soman, South Lyon, MI (US);
Dan Tashman, White Plains, NY (US);
Ink-Logix, LLC, Birmingham, MI (US);
Abstract
A proximity sensor for controlling a component that may be installed on a window, on an interior or exterior pillar of a vehicle, on a control panel or any suitable location on a vehicle or any other structure. The sensor includes a substrate and a conductive layer disposed on the substrate. The conductive layer is formed from a conductive ink composition with the conductive layer defining at least one circuit for controlling the component when a user is in proximity to the conductive layer. A protective layer is disposed over the conductive layer. At least one of the conductive layer and the protective layer defines a graphic formed through the layer for visual identification to the user.