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Thin film printed circuit

Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1963-11-20
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Granted: 1967-11-14
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Expires: 1983-11-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Frederick A Schwertz
  • 👤 Edward F Mayer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 12:41
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C17/00; H01C17/003; G; G03; G03G; G03G11/00; G03G13/00; G03G13/14; G03G13/16; G03G13/26; G03G13/32; G03G15/00; G03G15/14; G03G15/16; G03G15/1625; G03G15/22; G03G15/24; G03G7/00; G03G7/0093; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/10; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/02; H05K3/04; H05K3/046; H05K3/06; H05K3/061; H05K3/065; H05K3/10; H05K3/20; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/05; H05K2203/0502; H05K2203/0517; H05K2203/0522; H05K2203/0537

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 136 words
A METHOD OF FORMING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ON A CARRIER SUPPORT COMPRISING FORMING A PATTERN OF NON-ADHESIVE MATERIAL IN THE SHAPE OF THE COMPONENT TO BE FORMED ON AN ADHESIVE SURFACE OF A TRANSFER SUPPORT, BRINGING SAID PATTERN OF NON-ADHESIVE MATERIAL AND THE ADHESIVE SURFACE OF THE TRANSFER SUPPORT INTO CONTACT WITH AN ADHESIVELY STRIPPABLE DONOR FILM OVERCOATING A LAYER OF MATERIAL ON A CARRIER SUPPORT FROM WHICH THE COMPONENT IS TO BE FORMED, SEPARATING THE CARRIER AND TRANSFER SUPPORTS TO TRANSFER THE DONOR FILM NOT LYING UNDER THE PATTERN OF NONADHESIVE MATERIAL FROM THE CARRIER SUPPORT TO THE TRANSFER SUPPORT, APPLYING A CHEMICAL ETCHANT TO THE COMPONENT MATERIAL TO REMOVE SAID MATERIAL FROM THE CARRIER SUPPORT EXCEPT IN THE AREAS UNDER THE CHEMICALLY RESISTANT DONOR FILM THEREBY FORMING THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ON THE CARRIER SUPPORT.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 136 words
A METHOD OF FORMING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ON A CARRIER SUPPORT COMPRISING FORMING A PATTERN OF NON-ADHESIVE MATERIAL IN THE SHAPE OF THE COMPONENT TO BE FORMED ON AN ADHESIVE SURFACE OF A TRANSFER SUPPORT, BRINGING SAID PATTERN OF NON-ADHESIVE MATERIAL AND THE ADHESIVE SURFACE OF THE TRANSFER SUPPORT INTO CONTACT WITH AN ADHESIVELY STRIPPABLE DONOR FILM OVERCOATING A LAYER OF MATERIAL ON A CARRIER SUPPORT FROM WHICH THE COMPONENT IS TO BE FORMED, SEPARATING THE CARRIER AND TRANSFER SUPPORTS TO TRANSFER THE DONOR FILM NOT LYING UNDER THE PATTERN OF NONADHESIVE MATERIAL FROM THE CARRIER SUPPORT TO THE TRANSFER SUPPORT, APPLYING A CHEMICAL ETCHANT TO THE COMPONENT MATERIAL TO REMOVE SAID MATERIAL FROM THE CARRIER SUPPORT EXCEPT IN THE AREAS UNDER THE CHEMICALLY RESISTANT DONOR FILM THEREBY FORMING THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ON THE CARRIER SUPPORT.

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