US4049844A
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Method for making a circuit board and article made thereby
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1976-03-24
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Granted: 1977-09-20
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Expires: 1996-03-24
Abstract
Abstract A method is provided for making a circuit board involving the screen printing of a radiation curable ink onto the surface of a substrate followed by the radiation cure of the ink. A photoflash circuit board array made by such method is also provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald A. Bolon
- 👤 Gary M. Lucas
- 👤 Ralph L. Bartholomew
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:36
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/09; H05K1/092; H05K1/095; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A method for making a circuit board having conductive circuit elements with a specific resistivity of less than 10 ohm-cm patterned on a nonconductive substrate, which comprises, 1. printing a radiation curable ink onto the nonconductive substrate to a desired circuit pattern, and 2. effecting the radiation cure of the radiation curable ink, where said radiation curable ink comprises by volume A. from about 10% to 60% of an organic resin binder having a viscosity of from 50 to 10,000 centipoises at 25° C., and B. from about 90% to 40% of a particulated electrically conductive metal containing material substantially free of metal containing material having an aspect ratio of diameter to thickness of a value greater than 20.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
119 words
A method for making a circuit board having conductive circuit elements with a specific resistivity of less than 10 ohm-cm patterned on a nonconductive substrate, which comprises, 1. printing a radiation curable ink onto the nonconductive substrate to a desired circuit pattern, and 2. effecting the radiation cure of the radiation curable ink, where said radiation curable ink comprises by volume A. from about 10% to 60% of an organic resin binder having a viscosity of from 50 to 10,000 centipoises at 25° C., and B. from about 90% to 40% of a particulated electrically conductive metal containing material substantially free of metal containing material having an aspect ratio of diameter to thickness of a value greater than 20.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, where the radiation curable ink is screen printed onto the nonconductive substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, where the radiation cure is achieved with ultraviolet light.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method of claim 1, where the curable ink utilizes silver coated glass spheres or spheroids as the particulated electrically conductive metal containing material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1, where the nonconductive substrate is polystyrene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 4, where a mixture of a polyester resin and styrene are used as the organic resin binder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 1, having a subsequent step for the application of a switch composition onto the nonconductive substrate to produce a circuit board suitable for a photolamp array consisting of flash lamp connection areas and switching circuitry allowing for the consecutive flashing of photolamps electrically connected thereto.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 7, where the switch composition comprises a mixture of silver oxide and silver carbonate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 8, where the switch composition contains an effective amount of benzotriazole.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-09-19 | 1981-03-21 | 1981-09-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-09-19 | 1985-03-21 | 1985-09-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-09-19 | 1989-03-21 | 1989-09-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |