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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2007
Applicants:
Peter Timothy Heisen, Kent, WA (US);
Harold Peter Soares, Jr., Tacoma, WA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Timothy Heisen, Kent, WA (US);
Harold Peter Soares, Jr., Tacoma, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 3/30 (2006.01); H01R 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for aligning components on a module. A flexible circuit may be attached to a module in which a tooling apparatus is attached to the module. A plurality of circuit pads on a functional section of the flexible circuit is aligned by a first alignment structure located on a sacrificial portion of the flexible circuit to a second alignment structure on the tooling apparatus. The flexible circuit is attached to the module while the flexible circuit is in an aligned position.