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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:
Nov. 22, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1993
Jerald L Brown, Huntington, NY (US);
Vaironis Berzins, Hicksville, NY (US);
Advanced Interconnection Technology, Islip, NY (US);
Abstract
An improved cutting apparatus and method used in a wire scribing device, said cutting apparatus having a cutter blade attached to a wiring head, and having a z-axis actuator for precisely controlling the movement of the cutter blade in the z-direction. A gauge height finder, attached to the wiring head determines a distance between the wiring head and the substrate, wherein the determined distance is used to control the z-axis actuator for lowering the cutter blade so as to precisely cut the conductor on the surface of the substrate. Furthermore, the cutting apparatus may include a cutter bracket attached to the wiring head, having a preloaded spring fixed thereto. Wherein this spring is preloaded to a preset force and wherein the spring is positioned above the cutter blade so that an upward force on the cutter blade is transmitted to the spring.