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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. 21, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter L Young, South Barrington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Optical Materials, Inc., Mercer Island, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427 96 ; 427 46 ; 427 531 ; 427 88 ; 29851 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for making electrical connections between conductors on a substrate utilizes a dielectric-like metal film deposited on the substrate interconnecting the conductors to be connected. The dielectric-like film is deposited in the form of microscopic islands or columns that are spaced by microscopic distances, thus making the film non-conductive when deposited. When an electrical connection is desired, the dielectric-like film is melted by localized heating, for example, by a focused laser, thereby melting the individual metal islands and permitting them to flow together to make the film conductive.