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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:
Jun. 01, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victor E Althouse, Los Altos, CA (US);
Christopher E Brodie, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
GelPak, LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206714 ; 206716 ;
Abstract
A carrier tape for electronic or electrical devices which contains a support film containing pockets. The floor of each pocket has been weakened, for example, by means of slits, so that it can be easily deformed. A device is releasably attached to a fastening member in the pocket, for example to a layer of a PSA or an elastomer on the floor of the pocket. When a deforming force is applied to the floor of the pocket, the floor deforms and separates the device from the fastening member, making it easy to remove from the pocket.