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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:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward Lee Arrington, Owego, NY (US);
Richard Ronald Hall, Endwell, NY (US);
Charles J. Maira, Duryea, PA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/24 ;
Abstract
A compact tension testing apparatus for determining the peel strength of a circuit line or film bonded to a substrate. A force gauge is mounted on an apparatus using low friction air bearings to allow the force gauge to self-align with the peeling location of the circuit line or film, thereby providing essentially orthogonal positioning relative to the substrate.