Patent ID: 9185835
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B41M,G03F,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for depositing material to selected regions of an electronic device housing, said method comprising: adhering a photoresist layer to a housing surface of the electronic device housing; positioning a masking film over the photoresist layer that is adhered to the housing surface, the masking film including a predetermined pattern; exposing the masking film and the photoresist layer to radiation, thereby exposing a portion of the photoresist layer in accordance with the predetermined pattern; removing the masking film from proximity of the photoresist layer; removing the portion of the photoresist layer that has been exposed; depositing a layer of material onto the housing surface, the layer of material being provided on the housing surface where the portion of the photoresist layer has been removed and being provided on a remaining portion of the photoresist layer; and removing the remaining portion of the photoresist layer and the portion of the layer of material provided on the remaining portion of the photoresist layer, thereby retaining the layer of material on the housing surface in accordance with the predetermined pattern, wherein the layer of material is a layer of metal, and wherein the layer of material retained on the housing surface in accordance with the predetermined pattern serves to mark the housing surface of the electronic device housing.