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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:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Thomas P. Gall, Northbrook, IL (US);
Richard A. Hawkins, Palatine, IL (US);
Kevin D. Moore, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas P. Gall, Northbrook, IL (US);
Richard A. Hawkins, Palatine, IL (US);
Kevin D. Moore, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K001/00 ; B32B003/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flexible circuit board assembly and method includes a rigid circuit board having a first portion and a second portion separated by a bending region. A plurality of grooves are cut into the bending region. The grooves are cut substantially parallel to an axis about which the bending region is bent. Preferably, the grooves are located on an inside bending radius of the circuit board, but can be located on the outside radius or both.