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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:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 561 ; 219 5622 ; 219119 ; 361813 ; 437206 ; 439 72 ;
Abstract
A terminal frame used to manufacture electronic devices, the terminal frame having a metal strip and a plurality of stick-like metal terminals. The metal terminals are joined to the metal strip by resistance welding. A manufacturing system of such terminal frames includes a device used for resistance welding, where the device has an electrode which holds each terminal at a portion near a joint portion, and a current is supplied to the terminal through the electrode.