Method of manufacturing a touch screen panel
CA 2451259 A1 · Owner: 3M Touch Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Bottari, Frank J.; Kardauskas, Michael J.; Richter, Paul J.
Overview
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A method of manufacturing a touch screen panel (10) the method including , applying a resistive coating (32) to one surface of an insulative substrate (12), applying an insulative protective coating (30) to the resistive coating (32), depositing a conductive edge electrode (16) pattern including a plurality of edge electrodes (16) on the protective coating and firing the , panel until the edge electrodes etch through the protective coating (30) and make electrical contact with the resistive coating (32).
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- Filed May 24, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 24, 2022.
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