Patent ID: 7205510
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: B60N,H05B

Abstract:
1. An article of manufacture, comprising: a carrier of the article of manufacture, the carrier having a surface; a heater overlaying the surface, the heater including; i) a flexible carrier; ii) a first conductive medium disposed upon the carrier wherein the first conductive medium includes a negative section having a plurality of first extensions and a positive section having a plurality of second extensions; and iii) a second conductive medium electrically connecting the positive section with the negative section; wherein a plurality of openings extend through the heater; wherein the plurality of openings is divided into a plurality of sets of openings; and wherein the flexible carrier includes a plurality of strips of uncovered surface area and each of the strips of uncovered surface area is located between at least one of the first extensions and at least one of the second extensions and each of the strips of uncovered surface area includes one or more of the sets of openings extending therethrough.