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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. 25, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Farhad Farassat, Taufkirchen, DE;
Assignee:
F & K Delvotec Bondtechnik GmbH, Ottobrunn, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1565801 ; 228-11 ; 228-45 ;
Abstract
A wire guide is provided for use in a wire bonding machine. The guide can be releasably attached to a bonding wedge and a transducer of the bonding head. The wire guide comprises guide members integrally formed with the wire guide body for feeding the bonding wire to the wedge. Securement means are integrally formed with the guide body for releasably mounting the guide. The securement means are formed such that movement of the guide body with respect to the bonding head allows its release.