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Transparent panel heater and method for manufacturing same

US5448037A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 1993
Grant dateSep 5, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B2203/016
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transparent panel heater which can be used for heating a window portion of liquid crystal displays, refrigerated showcases, freezer showcases, defrosters of windshields, and the like. The panel heater has a transparent substrate, a transparent conductive film formed on the substrate, a substantially light-transmittable metallic thin layer formed on the conductive film and a pair of electrodes for electrifying the conductive film. The metallic thin layer is preferably deposited by a dry process such as a sputtering process, an ion plating method, various CVD methods, and the like. The electrodes are preferably formed on the metallic thin layer by a wet plating method.

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