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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2009
Gang Huang, Shenzhen, CN;
Yan-min Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Qiang Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., ShenZhen, Guangdong Province, CN;
FIH (Hong Kong) Limited, Kowloon, HK;
Abstract
A method of making a housing, comprising the steps of: providing a transparent plastic substrate, the substrate having an outer surface and an inner surface; coating at least portions of the outer surface with a photosensitizer; activating the substrate by using an energy ray to irradiate areas of the outer surface covered with the photosensitizer to form a conductive medium layer thereon; electroplating the activated substrate, an electroplated coating formed on the irradiated area in a predetermined pattern; forming an electrophoretic coating on the surface of the electroplated coating by an electrophoresis process; and forming a paint coating on the inner surface of the substrate. A housing made by the present method is provided.