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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2005
Deepak K. Pai, Burnsville, MN (US);
Scott P. Lichtenauer, Burnsville, MN (US);
Deepak K. Pai, Burnsville, MN (US);
Scott P. Lichtenauer, Burnsville, MN (US);
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., Fairfax, VA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a segmented squeegee for depositing a medium onto a surface, such as depositing solder paste onto a printed wiring board. The segmented squeegee may include a plurality of independent squeegee segments or elements, a support structure and a plurality of independent connections or linkages connecting the squeegee segments to the support structure. The segmented squeegee may be used in connection with a conventional stencil such that the independent linkages and the squeegee segments may be structured and arranged to maintain substantial contact between the stencil and the printed wiring board.