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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 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 punching a plurality of segments out of at least one sheet of substrate material to form a plurality of layers of the Z-directed component. A channel is formed through the substrate material either before or after the segments are punched. At least one of the formed layers includes at least a portion of the channel. A conductive material is applied to at least one surface of at least one of the formed layers. A stack of the formed layers is combined to form the Z-directed component.