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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:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert James Monson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard L. Cellini, St. Michael, MN (US);
Roger J. Karnopp, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/100 ; B23K 3/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/100 ; B23K 3/704 ;
Abstract
A method of securing articles to each other and an alignment and holding apparatus comprising a platform having an alignment member for positioning and holding a first article, such as a substrate, in a first position and a further alignment member for aligning extensions of a second article, such as a lead frame, in an assembleable position with respect to the first article while a spacer maintains the extensions in proper lateral position and a clamp that secures the extensions proximate the first article while an electrical connection is formed between the first article and the extensions of the second article.