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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:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard E Whisler, Seminole, FL (US);
Larry Lee Wysong, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Assignee:
Bird Electronic Corporation, Solon, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29620 ; 29843 ; 174 / ; 174261 ; 2282481 ; 22826261 ;
Abstract
A method for making electrical connections between a lead and a conductor on a substrate, the method including the steps of disposing a copper conductor on a ceramic substrate; positioning a lead in contact with the conductor; applying a copper film to the lead and the conductor to attach the lead to the conductor; and heating the substrate, lead and conductor assembly to secure bond the lead and conductor together. In a preferred embodiment, the conductor, lead and film are made of copper. The method can further include disposing a resistive film of the substrate using thin or thick film processes.