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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:
Jan. 11, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stanley Janisiewicz, Endwell, NY (US);
Michael M Levie, Binghamton, NY (US);
Andrew J Czebiniak, Binghamton, NY (US);
Assignee:
Universal Instruments Corporation, Binghamton, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; B23P / ; B21F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29837 ; 295641 ; 29741 ; 140147 ; 3241 / ; 3241 / ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided to form leads of components prior to insertion into a printed circuit board while, at the same time, straightening bent leads and testing the electronic functioning of each component through the use of a controller which electronically simulates the operating mode of the component. The orientation of the component is also tested.