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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1997
Raschid J Bezama, Mahopac, NY (US);
Govindarajan Natarajan, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Robert W Pasco, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Aromonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for laminating a plurality of ceramic greensheets which includes a frame, a bottom plate at one end of the frame, a punch at a second end of the frame, and a non-metallic pad within the frame and between the bottom plate and punch. In operation, a plurality of ceramic greensheets are placed within the frame, the non-metallic pad is placed underneath of, or on top of, the plurality of ceramic greensheets, and pressure is applied to the non-metallic pad and the plurality of ceramic greensheets wherein the non-metallic pad causes the lamination pressure to be uniformly distributed across the plurality of ceramic greensheets. Also disclosed is a method for laminating a plurality of ceramic greensheets using the non-metallic pad.