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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:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
May. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James David Hensley, Rocklin, CA (US);
Stephen Daniel Cromwell, Penryn, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/144 ; H01L 2/148 ; H01L 2/150 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/144 ; H01L 2/148 ; H01L 2/150 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus to mount a pre-curved bolster plate to a substrate. One embodiment of the invention involves a method to assemble a pre-curved bolster plate on a substrate. A second embodiment of the invention involves a method to fabricate a pre-curved bolster plate. A third embodiment of the invention involves an assembled substrate with a pre-curved bolster plate on the opposite side of the assembled substrate, under an electrical contact area of a component on the assembled substrate.