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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:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Yiu Ming Cheung, Hong Kong, HK;
Chi Ming Chong, Hong Kong, HK;
Inventors:
Yiu Ming Cheung, Hong Kong, HK;
Chi Ming Chong, Hong Kong, HK;
Assignee:
ASM Assembly Automation Ltd., Hong Kong, HK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a pick and place assembly for transferring a film of material. The assembly comprises a collet having a substantially convex contact surface for contacting the film, the collet including a vacuum suction device operative to generate a force to hold the film. The film may comprise a thermoplastic adhesive tape or B-stage thermoset epoxy coated film.