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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:
Jun. 07, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald J Spigarelli, Groton, MA (US);
John M DeCarlo, York, ME (US);
Karl E Bahr, Hooksett, NH (US);
Assignee:
Sierra Research and Technology, Inc., Westford, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29840 ; 29743 ; 2281801 ; 228212 ;
Abstract
An integrated circuit device support tool which includes a device for providing a vacuum for holding an integrated circuit device to be soldered to a printed circuit board. The tool also includes a plurality of thin, pressure transferring members for pressing the leads of the integrated circuit device against a printed circuit board during soldering. The pressure transferring members are of a thin material so as not to provide a heat sink during the soldering operation.