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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2006
Min Yan, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Ahmet Gun Erlat, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Paul Alan Mcconnelee, Schenectady, NY (US);
Anil Raj Duggal, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Svetlana Rogojevic, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Min Yan, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Ahmet Gun Erlat, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Paul Alan McConnelee, Schenectady, NY (US);
Anil Raj Duggal, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Svetlana Rogojevic, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a selective deposition method that allows for coating of selective portions of an object, such as an electronic device, and inhibits coating of other selective portions of the object, such as the electric contacts. The selective deposition method includes providing a web to transport the object through a deposition chamber. The web may include and reference mechanisms to register the object relative to the web. The method further includes providing deposition material and a shadow mask that has open spaces in it to inhibit coating selective portions of the object. The deposition material serves as the coating material.