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US 12,003,020 B2Granted
Radar compatible badge for vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsLinda D. VanFleteren, James P. Ebling, Scott H. Gaboury
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Abstract
A method of forming a badge may include thermally forming an indium film into a desired shape for the badge, including thermally forming a raised symbol above a front surface on the front side of the indium film; molding a plastic back layer to a back side of the thermally formed indium film; and molding a plastic front layer to a front side, opposite to the back side, of the thermally formed indium film. The badge may be mounted on a front of a vehicle.
Claims16
A method of forming a badge comprising:
- thermally forming an indium film into a desired shape for the badge;
- molding a plastic back layer to a back side of the thermally formed indium film;
- and
- molding a plastic front layer to a front side, opposite to the back side, of the thermally formed indium film.
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A method of forming a badge comprising:
- thermally forming an indium film into a desired shape for the badge, including thermally forming a raised symbol above a front surface on the front side of the indium film;
- molding a plastic back layer to a back side of the thermally formed indium film;
- molding a plastic front layer to a front side, opposite to the back side, of the thermally formed indium film;
- and
- mounting the badge on a front of a vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.