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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.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2022
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mark K. Hoffmeyer, Rochester, MN (US);
Timothy P. Younger, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/00 (2006.01); H05K 13/04 (2006.01); B23K 1/018 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 13/0486 (2013.01); B23K 1/018 (2013.01); H05K 2203/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method for removing an electronic component from a printed wiring board. The method comprises applying an embrittlement agent to a lead of an electronic component that is soldered to the printed wiring board. The electronic component is removed from the printed wiring board by breaking the embrittled lead.