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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:
Mar. 12, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ralph E Bonnell, Austin, TX (US);
George C Castello, Round Rock, TX (US);
Karl G Hoebener, 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 ; 2281801 ; 2281802 ; 174260 ; 361400 ; 361403 ;
Abstract
An improved method for double sided attachment of components to a printed circuit board is described wherein surface mount components soldered to a first surface of the circuit board (backside) are, once the board is inverted during reflow, retained in place only by force of molten solder surface tension.