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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:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
May. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brant P. Braeges, Lima, NY (US);
David A. Rich, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/328 ; H05K 5/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/328 ; H05K 5/06 ;
Abstract
A package assembly consisting of an electronic and/or optical component mounted on a circuit board and sealed to a housing, the housing having a hole therethrough to provide access to the component and being filled with an organic encapsulant material, the seal surrounding the access hole to prevent flow of the encapsulant material therethrough, wherein the seal consists of an integral sealing member having an aperture therethrough in alignment with the access hole and being prepared from a gel-type material, the preferred gel-type material being a silicone and/or fluorosilicone.