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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:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
May. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter T Brune, Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lambda Electronics, Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361760 ; 361751 ; 3613061 ; 361768 ; 361777 ; 174260 ; 174261 ; 174255 ; 439 65 ; 439 75 ; 439 83 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing a surface mount power supply device having effective thermal management. The surface mount power supply device comprises a printed circuit board mounted to a thermal plastic lead frame attach by means of vertically-extending aluminum pins embedded in the lead frame attach. A cylindrical member is centered within the lead frame attach by means of inwardly protruding arms transversely connected to the lead frame attach to allow for a pick-and-place operation.