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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:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dawn Roberta White, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard Lawrence Allor, Livonia, MI (US);
John Scott Badgley, Garden City, MI (US);
Jerald Edward Jones, Golden, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
228 563 ; 228254 ; 428929 ; 439876 ;
Abstract
An aluminum clip useful for being bonded to glass and serving as a terminal for an electrical lead circuit in or on such glass, comprising: an aluminum-based body having a cup shape. The cup shape having a substantially flat surface; an ultra thin pad of noble metal adhered to the substantially flat surface, the pad presenting a surface roughness in the range of 1-5 microns.