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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:
Jan. 21, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
James M Fox, Kings Park, NY (US);
Howard F Malone, Southold, NY (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Interconnection Technology, Inc., Islip, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324537 ; 324555 ; 156378 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting breaks in wire while the wire is being scribed wherein the apparatus measures changes, in real time, in the scribing system's electrical characteristics. These characteristics can be changes in phase shift and capacitance variations caused by breaks in the wire as the wire is scribed onto a workpiece.