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US 11,799,183 B2Granted
System, apparatus, and method for producing printed electrically conductive lines
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsDavid C. Craig, Eliud Robles Flores
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Abstract
A method of producing an electrically conductive line, the method including providing a substrate, printing a first layer on the substrate, applying a powdered conductive material to the first layer, and bonding the powdered conductive material to the first layer.
Claims20
A method of producing an electrically conductive line comprising a plurality of layers, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate;
- printing a first layer comprising a non-conductive toner material on the substrate;
- applying a powdered conductive material comprising at least one of graphite and graphene to the first layer;
- bonding the powdered conductive material to the first layer to form the electrically conductive line;
- and
- removing loose powdered conductive material from the substrate after bonding the powdered conductive material to the first layer,
- wherein bonding the powdered conductive material to the first layer comprises applying heat to the first layer;
- and, applying pressure to the powdered conductive material and the first layer.
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A method of producing an electrically conductive line, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate;
- printing a first layer comprising a non-conductive toner material on the substrate;
- pre-heating the first layer;
- after preheating the first layer, applying a powdered conductive material comprising at least one of graphite and graphene to the first layer;
- and,
- removing loose powdered conductive material from the substrate,
- wherein applying the powdered conductive material to the first layer comprises applying pressure to the powdered conductive material and the first layer.
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A method of producing an electrically conductive line within at least a portion of a printable media, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate;
- printing a first printed layer comprising a non-conductive toner material on the substrate, the first printed layer including a first image section and a second image section;
- applying a powdered conductive material comprising at least one of graphite and graphene to the first printed layer;
- and,
- bonding the powdered conductive material to the first printed section to form the electrically conductive line and removing loose powdered conductive material from the substrate,
- wherein bonding the powdered conductive material to the first layer comprises applying heat to the first layer;
- and, applying pressure to the powdered conductive material and the first layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.