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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Jesse L. Pedigo, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
TTM Advanced Circuits, Inc., Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A system comprising a scavenging blade, a printed wiring board receiving portion, and a movement mechanism adapted to move the scavenging blade and printed wiring board receiving portion relative to each other, and to a method of removing excess fill material comprising providing a printed wiring board having filled holes and at least some excess fill material on a surface of the printed wiring board, providing a system comprising a scavenging blade, positioning the printed wiring board in the system, and causing the scavenging blade to traverse at least a portion of the printed wiring board in a manner that causes the scavenging blade to remove at least a portion of the excess fill material from the printed wiring board.