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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10921306 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 19, 2018

Electronic part containing a metal component sourced from a conflict-free mine site and a method of forming thereof

Applicant:

Avx Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);

Inventors:

William A. Millman, Paignton, GB;

Jan Loun, Prague, CZ;

Assignee:

AVX Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);

Attorney:

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Arun Ramaswamy

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 9/042 (2006.01); H01G 9/048 (2006.01); H01G 9/07 (2006.01); H01G 9/145 (2006.01); H01G 9/00 (2006.01); H01G 9/052 (2006.01); H01G 9/032 (2006.01); G01N 23/2252 (2018.01); G01N 33/20 (2019.01); H01B 1/02 (2006.01); H01G 4/30 (2006.01); H01G 4/248 (2006.01); H01G 4/232 (2006.01); H01G 9/08 (2006.01); H01G 9/15 (2006.01); H01G 9/028 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01); G01N 21/71 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/20 (2013.01); G01N 33/24 (2013.01); H01G 4/2325 (2013.01); H01G 4/248 (2013.01); H01G 4/30 (2013.01); H01G 9/028 (2013.01); H01G 9/042 (2013.01); H01G 9/0425 (2013.01); H01G 9/08 (2013.01); H01G 9/145 (2013.01); H01G 9/15 (2013.01); G01N 21/714 (2013.01); G01N 21/718 (2013.01); G01N 23/2252 (2013.01); H01B 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of forming an electronic part comprising a metal component is provided. The method includes obtaining an unverified mineral sample from a mine site, analyzing the unverified mineral sample via quantitative mineralogical analysis and comparing data collected during the quantitative mineralogical analysis for the sample to data in a database that corresponds to quantitative mineralogical analysis collected for verified mineral samples sourced from one or more mine sites from the conflict-free geographic region to determine if the unverified mineral sample is sourced from one or more mine sites from the conflict-free geographic region. If it is determined that the unverified mineral sample is sourced from one or more mine sites from the conflict-free geographic region, the method then involves converting the unverified sample into the metal component. The electronic part can be a capacitor, medical device, filter, inductor, active electrode, antenna, sensor, or battery.

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