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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:
Dec. 24, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alexander J Elliott, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72129 ; 72181 ; 72199 ; 72338 ; 29827 ; 140105 ;
Abstract
A method by which leads of a semiconductor component are bent into their final shape using a roll forming process to bend the leads into the desired shape before separation of the individual components. The roll forming process achieves a final form by passing a lead frame holding a plurality of the semiconductor components through a series of form rollers which progressively bend the leads into the final shape. The method can be designed to cut the components free from the lead frame as a final step, minimizing the individual handling of the miniaturized components.