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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:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tong Chen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Suchet P. Chai, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/302 ;
Abstract
A method of packaging a device and an apparatus formed by the method. According to one embodiment, the apparatus includes a base connected to the device, and a cover. The cover includes an injection molded plastic body and at least one electrically conductive lead. The body of the cover is connected to the base such that the device is enclosed by the cover, and the electrically conductive lead includes an exposed portion that is electrically connected to the device.