Method for producing electrical circuitry on filled organic polymers
OwnerTimothy Scott Wyant, Gregory Scott Blackman +3inventors
InventorsTimothy Scott Wyant, Gregory Scott Blackman, James Daniel Tremel, Keith William Pollak, Fazel Zare Bidoky
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Abstract
Electrical circuitry is produced on the surface of an organic polymer. The electrical circuitry is produced on a support, and a polymerizable composition is brought into contact with the support and the circuitry. The polymerizable composition is polymerized while in contact with support and the circuitry to produce a solid, organic polymer. The electrical circuitry becomes adhered to and partially embedded in a surface of the solid organic polymer. The support may be removed subsequent to the polymerization step to expose the circuitry at the surface of the solid organic polymer.
Claims12
A method for continuous production of an electrical circuit on a filled polymeric material, comprising the steps of:
- a) continuously introducing onto a traveling support a support comprising an electrical circuit and a polymerizable composition,
- wherein the polymerizable composition on the traveling support has a first surface in contact with the traveling support, and a second exposed surface;
- and
- wherein the electrical circuit is in contact with either the first or second surface of the polymerizable composition, and
- wherein the polymerizable composition comprises
- (i) one or more polymerizable materials including methyl methacrylate and
- (ii) at least one particulate filler comprising alumina trihydrate;
- and then
- b) continuously polymerizing the polymerizable materials of the polymerizable composition while the polymerizable composition is in contact with the electrical circuit to continuously produce the electrical circuit on the filled polymeric material comprising a polymer of methyl methacrylate,
- wherein the electrical circuit is adhered onto and at least partially embedded into the filled polymeric material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.