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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:
May. 23, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth D Perry, New Lothrop, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delco Electronics Corporation, Kokomo, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361816 ; 361748 ; 361750 ; 361792 ; 361800 ; 174 / ; 439 74 ;
Abstract
A printed circuit board on the rear of an automotive instrument cluster is covered by a flat panel of polystyrene in contact with the circuit board to protect circuit components against electrostatic discharge. Openings in the panel allow large components which are not sensitive to ESD to protrude beyond the panel.