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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2012
Catherine A. Ostrander, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Joel Colombo, Howell, MI (US);
Mary K. Gusie, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Kitty L. Gong, Macomb, MI (US);
Charles K. Buehler, Lansing, MI (US);
Michael P. Balogh, Novi, MI (US);
Catherine A. Ostrander, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Joel Colombo, Howell, MI (US);
Mary K. Gusie, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Kitty L. Gong, Macomb, MI (US);
Charles K. Buehler, Lansing, MI (US);
Michael P. Balogh, Novi, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of forming an emblem assembly configured for attachment to a vehicle includes positioning a mask adjacent and in contact with a second element so that the mask covers only a selected portion of the second element and does not cover an exposed portion of the second element. The method includes vacuum metalizing a first coating onto only the exposed portion, wherein the first coating has a distal edge surface abutting the mask, and, after vacuum metalizing, removing the mask from the second element to uncover the selected portion. The method includes depositing a back coating onto only the first coating and the selected portion to thereby wrap the back coating around the distal edge surface, and, after depositing, inserting the second element into a first element configured for attachment to the vehicle so that the first coating does not contact the first element to form the assembly.