International Business Machines Corporation

Boyd M Fry

John J Stankus

Pratap Singh

Joseph T Spalik

Kerry D Sweazea

Apparatus and a method are disclosed for automatically applying uniform amounts of oily lubricant to electrical contact tabs on one or more edges on one or both sides of a printed circuit card, simultaneously, by conveying the card past one or more lubrication stations in wiping contact with free rolling rollers adapted for contacting a wick continuously supplied with lubricant.

Gold tab lubrication

A packaging technique for finely leaded electronic devices for attachment by surface methods to printed circuit boards is disclosed wherein the leads are imbedded in solder foil prior to the completion of lead forming operations so as to maintain planarity of the leads and to prevent damage thereto during handling, placement and attachment processes.

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Georgetown, TX, United States of America

Boyd M Fry