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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:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2004
Applicants:
James Mckinnell, Salem, OR (US);
Kenneth Diest, Corvallis, OR (US);
Chien-hua Chen, Corvallis, OR (US);
Inventors:
James McKinnell, Salem, OR (US);
Kenneth Diest, Corvallis, OR (US);
Chien-Hua Chen, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hermetically sealed area includes a substrate having microelectronics thereon. A desiccant is operatively disposed within the hermetically sealed area. An equipotential region is substantially maintained around the desiccant.