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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Paul Kevin Hall, Lexington, KY (US);
Keith Bryan Hardin, Lexington, KY (US);
Zachary Charles Nathan Kratzer, Lexington, KY (US);
Qing Zhang, Lexington, KY (US);
Paul Kevin Hall, Lexington, KY (US);
Keith Bryan Hardin, Lexington, KY (US);
Zachary Charles Nathan Kratzer, Lexington, KY (US);
Qing Zhang, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a z-directed component for insertion into a mounting hole in a printed circuit board according to one example embodiment includes depositing a liquid based material onto a top surface of a rotatable plate. The top surface of the rotatable plate has at least one cavity formed thereon that defines the shape of a layer of the z-directed component. The rotatable plate is spun to level a top surface of the liquid based material in the at least one cavity. The liquid based material is cured to form the layer of the z-directed component. A conductive material is applied to at least one surface of the formed layer. The z-directed component is formed including a stack of component layers that includes the formed layer.