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US3281923A
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Method of attaching leads to thin films
Assignee: Corning Glass Works
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Filing: 1964-08-27
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1984-08-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard S Best
- 👤 Norman M Edelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 12:18
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/328; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/58; H01R4/00; H01R4/06; H05K3/306; H05K3/308; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/099; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/10295; H05K2201/10303; H05K2201/10431; H05K2201/1059; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10742; H05K2201/1075; H05K2201/1078; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/11; H05K2203/1115; H05K2203/14; H05K2203/1446; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49147; Y10T29/49151
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A METHOD OF ATTACHING A LEAD TO A THIN ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FILM APPLIED TO A FLAT APERTURED SUBSTRATE WHEREIN SAID APERTURE ALSO EXTENDS THROUGH SAID FILM COMPRISING THE STEPS OF R (A) PROVIDING A LEAD HAVING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF, (B) INSERTING ONE END OF THE FLANGED LEAD THROUGH SAID APERTURE SO THAT A PORTION OF SAID ONE END EXTENDS BEYOND SAID SUBSTRATE WHILE SAID FLANGE IS DISPOSED ADJACENT THE APERTURE BORDERING REGION OF SAID SUBSTRATE, (C) APPLYING A FORCE TO SAID LEAD ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF TO UPSET SAID PORTION OF SAID LEAD AND CLAMP THE SUBSTRATE-FLIM COMBINATION BETWEEN SAID FLANGE AND THE UPSET PORTION, AND (D) HEATING THE LEAD TO A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO FUSABLY UNIT SAID LEAD TO SAID FILM AT THE APERTURE BORDERING REGION THEREOF BY DISSAPATING ELECRICAL ENENERGY WITHIN SAID LEAD.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
140 words
A METHOD OF ATTACHING A LEAD TO A THIN ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FILM APPLIED TO A FLAT APERTURED SUBSTRATE WHEREIN SAID APERTURE ALSO EXTENDS THROUGH SAID FILM COMPRISING THE STEPS OF R (A) PROVIDING A LEAD HAVING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF, (B) INSERTING ONE END OF THE FLANGED LEAD THROUGH SAID APERTURE SO THAT A PORTION OF SAID ONE END EXTENDS BEYOND SAID SUBSTRATE WHILE SAID FLANGE IS DISPOSED ADJACENT THE APERTURE BORDERING REGION OF SAID SUBSTRATE, (C) APPLYING A FORCE TO SAID LEAD ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF TO UPSET SAID PORTION OF SAID LEAD AND CLAMP THE SUBSTRATE-FLIM COMBINATION BETWEEN SAID FLANGE AND THE UPSET PORTION, AND (D) HEATING THE LEAD TO A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO FUSABLY UNIT SAID LEAD TO SAID FILM AT THE APERTURE BORDERING REGION THEREOF BY DISSAPATING ELECRICAL ENENERGY WITHIN SAID LEAD.
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