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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Richard A. Boelstler, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Eluid David Carter, Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Richard A. Boelstler, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Eluid David Carter, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Methode Electronics, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/04 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/044 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960785 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control console assembly includes a diffusion layer and an electrode of a capacitive sensor. The diffusion layer has an outer surface and an inner surface substantially opposite the outer surface. The electrode of the capacitive sensor is mated to at least one of the inner surface or the outer surface of the diffusion layer.