Patent ID: 8625250

Claim:
A method of forming a compression-molded panel having an embedded conductive layer, the method comprising: (a) locating a conductive layer adjacent a mold surface of a portion of a compression mold; (b), locating a nonconductive layer adjacent the conductive layer, such that the nonconductive layer is interposed between the molding material and the conductive layer; (c) locating an uncured molding material adjacent the conductive layer and closing the mold; (d) pressing the portions of the mold together for causing the molding material to flow within a mold cavity, at least a portion of the molding material flowing into the conductive layer; and (e) curing the molding material within the mold to form a panel, the conductive layer being embedded in the panel generally adjacent an outer surface of the panel; wherein step (d) further comprises at least a portion of the molding material flowing into the nonconductive layer.