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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1999
John B. Scheibner, Austin, TX (US);
Robert M. Anderton, Austin, TX (US);
David L. Buster, Columbia, MI (US);
Kristine J. Williams, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A covercoated base substrate, comprising a base substrate and a photoimageable covercoat layer having a lead portion extending beyond at least one, wherein the lead portion has a controlled offset distance from the edge, and a printed circuit made from such base substrate having at least one conductor including a trace and a lead wherein the covercoat has a lead portion covering at least one lead. A base substrate may also have an opening formed therethrough, the opening defining an interior edge wherein the covercoat extends beyond that interior edge.