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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. 28, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jack Seidler, Flushing, NY (US);
Assignee:
Nas Interplex Inc., Flushing, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/512 ; B23K 3/102 ; H01J 1/52 ; H01J 5/02 ; H01J 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/512 ; B23K 3/102 ; H01J 1/52 ; H01J 5/02 ; H01J 3/700 ;
Abstract
A method of retaining a solder mass within a solder-bearing component is provided and includes the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of fingers in the solder-bearing component at one edge thereof, with each finger being defined by a pair of slots formed in the solder-bearing component; and (b) interleaving a solder mass between the fingers such that the solder mass is securely held by the fingers. The solder-bearing component includes any number of different types of components where a solder mass is held thereby, e.g., leads, terminals, connectors, electromagnetic shields, etc.