Patent ID: 9736888
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B60N,F24D,F24H,H01C,H05B,Y02B

Claim:
1. A composite panel, comprising: a first layer made from an electrically non-conductive material; a resistance heater printed onto the first layer; and a second layer adjacent the resistance heater, the resistance heater being positioned between the first layer and the second layer, and the second layer being made from an electrically non-conductive material; wherein the resistance heater comprises a first ink layer printed onto the first layer and a second ink layer printed onto the first ink layer, the first ink layer being made from a first ink and the second ink layer being made from a second ink different than the first ink; wherein the first ink comprises an electrically conductive ink and the second ink comprises a switching-type positive temperature coefficient ink; and wherein an entirety of the second ink layer is printed on the first ink layer.