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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:
Aug. 09, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
John J Stankus, Austin, TX (US);
Boyd M Fry, Georgetown, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29840 ; 228255 ; 29843 ;
Abstract
A packaging technique for finely leaded electronic devices for attachment by surface methods to printed circuit boards is disclosed wherein the leads are imbedded in solder foil prior to the completion of lead forming operations so as to maintain planarity of the leads and to prevent damage thereto during handling, placement and attachment processes.