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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:
Jul. 31, 1984
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
George J Whitley, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
RCA Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ; G01R / ; G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324 / ; 324 51 ; 3241 / ; 3241 / ;
Abstract
An array of reciprocating rods are aligned with circuit board lead apertures and are normally biased to engage the printed circuit board apertures. When leads are present the rods abut the leads. Circuit connectors attached to the rods close a circuit path when a missing lead is sensed. When one or more of the leads of a given component are missing, a circuit is closed and an indicator lights.