US5013397A
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Printed circuit board and method of preparing same
Assignee: Yamaha Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-09-02
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Granted: 1991-05-07
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Expires: 2008-09-02
Abstract
Abstract A method of forming printed circuits on an insulating film comprising the steps of forming a panel plating layer, plating the circuits onto the panel plating layer, applying a film to the plated panel plating layer and chemically removing the panel plating layer. In addition, the printed circuit is impressed into the film so as to form a planar surface and a protective film is placed over the film and impressed circuit. The method of making a thermocouple by this process is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Tsukakoshi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:36
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/10; H05K3/20; H05K3/205; H05K3/22; H05K3/28; H05K3/281; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0393; H05K1/11; H05K1/118; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/01; H05K2203/0147; H05K2203/0152; H05K2203/07; H05K2203/0703; H05K2203/0726; H05K3/38; H05K3/386; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49155
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 43
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
The method of making a printed electrical circuit comprising the steps of forming a panel plating layer, plating a discrete circuit onto said panel plating layer, applying an adhesive and an overlying base to the plated panel plating layer applying pressure to said base and said plated panel plating layer to completely embed said discrete circuit into said adhesive with said adhesive separating said base from said circuit, and chemically removing the panel plating layer to leave the discrete circuits on the base.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
83 words
The method of making a printed electrical circuit comprising the steps of forming a panel plating layer, plating a discrete circuit onto said panel plating layer, applying an adhesive and an overlying base to the plated panel plating layer applying pressure to said base and said plated panel plating layer to completely embed said discrete circuit into said adhesive with said adhesive separating said base from said circuit, and chemically removing the panel plating layer to leave the discrete circuits on the base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 1 wherein the base comprises a thin film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 2 wherein the panel plating layer is formed on a plating substrate and the panel plating layer and plated circuits are removed from the plating substrate by stripping.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 3 wherein the stripping is facilitated by forming the panel plating layer and the plating substrate from materials having less adhesion than the adhesion of the film to the plated circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 4 wherein the adhesion between the film and the plated circuit is improved by providing a rough service on the plated circuit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit a set forth in claim 5 wherein the panel plating layer is formed from a material that is more readily attacked by the chemical action than the plated circuit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 3 wherein the panel plating layer is chemically deposited on the plating substrate.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
47 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in calim 7 wherein the discrete circuits are plated onto the panel plating layer by providing a resist coat on the panel plating layer and removing the area where the circuits are to be formed.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
47 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in calim 7 wherein the discrete circuits are plated onto the panel plating layer by providing a resist coat on the panel plating layer and removing the area where the circuits are to be formed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 8 wherein the resist coat is removed by a photographic process and the resist coat is a photosensitive material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 9 wherein the stripping is facilitated by forming the panel plating layer and the plating substrate from materials having less adhesion than the adhesion of the film to the plated circuit.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 10 wherein the adhesion between the film and the plated circuit is improved by providing a rough service on the plated circuit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 11 wherein the panel plating layer if formed from a material that is more readily attacked by the chemical action than the plated circuit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of making a printed electrical circuit as set forth in claim 1 further including the step of applying a protective coating over the adhesive on to the base and the discrete circuitry after the panel plating layer has been chemically removed.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 13 wherein the base comprises a thin film.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of making a printed electrical circuit as set forth in claim 14 wherein the panel plating layer is formed on a plating substrate and the panel plating layer and plated circuits are removed from the plating substrate by stripping.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of making a printed electrical circuit as set forth in claim 15 wherein the stripping is facilitated by forming the panel plating layer and the plating substrate from materials having less adhesion than the adhesion of the film to the plated circuit.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of making a printed electrical circuit as set forth in claim 16 wherein the adhesion between the film and the plated circuit is improved by providing a rough service on the plated circuit.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of making a printed electrical circuit as set forth in claim 17 wherein the panel plating layer is formed from a material that is more readily attacked by the chemical action than the plated circuit.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of making a printed electrical circuit as set forth in claim 18 wherein the panel plating layer is chemically deposited on the base layer.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 19 wherein the discrete circuits are plated onto the panel plating layer by providing a resist coat on the panel plating layer and removing the area where the circuits are to be formed.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of making a printed electrical circuit as set forth in claim 20 wherein the resist coat is removed by a photographic process and the resist coat is a photosensitive material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of making a printed electrical circuit as set forth in claim 19 wherein the stripping is facilitated by forming the panel plating layer and the base layer from materials having less adhesion than the adhesion of the film to the plated circuit.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of making a printed electrical circuit as set forth in claim 22 wherein the adhesion between the base and the plated circuit is improved by providing a rough service on the plated circuit.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of making a printed electrical circuit as set forth in claim 23 wherein the panel plating layer is formed from a material that is more readily attacked by the chemical action than the plated circuit.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 2 wherein a pair of overlapping terminals formed from different metals comprise the plated circuit whereby the film operates as a thermocouple.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of making a thermocouple as set forth in claim 25 wherein the panel plating layer is formed on a plating substrate and the panel plating layer and plated circuits are removed from the plating substrate by stripping.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of making a thermocouple as set forth in claim 26 wherein the stripping is facilitated by forming the panel plating layer and the plating substrate from materials having less adhesion than the adhesion of the film to the plated circuit.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of making a thermcouple as set forth in claim 27 wherein the adhesion between the film and the plated circuit is improved by providing a rough service on the plated circuit.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of making a thermocouple as set forth in claim 28 wherein the panel plating layer is formed from a material that is more readily attacked by the chemical action than the plated circuit.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of making a thermocouple as set forth in claim 26 wherein the panel plating layer is chemically deposited on the plating substrate.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of making a thermocouple as set forth in claim 30 wherein the discrete circuits are plated onto the panel plating layer by providing a resist coat on the panel plating layer and removing the area where the circuits are to be formed.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of making a thermocouple as set forth in claim 31 wherein the resist coat is removed by a photographic process and the resist coat is a photosensitive material.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of making a thermocouple as set forth in claim 32 wherein the stripping is facilitated by forming the panel plating layer and the plating substrate from materials having less adhesion than the adhesion of the adhesive to the plated circuit.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of making a thermocouple as set forth in claim 33 wherein the adhesion between the film and the plated circuit is improved by providing a rough service on the plated circuit.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of making a thermocouple as set forth in claim 34 wherein the panel plating layer is formed from a material that is more readily attacked by the chemical action than the plated circuit.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
45 words
The method of forming a protected printed circuit comprising the steps of depositing a conductive circuit on an adhesive coated insulating substrate, impressing the deposited circuit into the adhesive to form a generally planar surface, and applying a protective film over the circuit and substrate.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
45 words
The method of forming a protected printed circuit comprising the steps of depositing a conductive circuit on an adhesive coated insulating substrate, impressing the deposited circuit into the adhesive to form a generally planar surface, and applying a protective film over the circuit and substrate.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of making a thin film electrical circuit as set forth in claim 36 wherein the base comprises a thin film.
Claim 41
Independent Claim
87 words
The method of making a plated film type thermocouple comprising the steps of plating a first metallic conductor on an insulating surface, plating a second metallic conductor of a different material on the insulating surface with a portion overlying the first plated layer so as to form an electrical junction at their ends, applying an adhesive coated film to the plated surface, applying pressure to the film and adhesive to embed the plated conductor in said film and stripping the film and plated conductors from the surface.
Claim 42
Independent Claim
87 words
The method of making a plated film type thermocouple comprising the steps of plating a first metallic conductor on an insulating surface, plating a second metallic conductor of a different material on the insulating surface with a portion overlying the first plated layer so as to form an electrical junction at their ends, applying an adhesive coated film to the plated surface, applying pressure to the film and adhesive to embed the plated conductor in said film and stripping the film and plated conductors from the surface.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of making a plated film type thermocouple as set forth in claim 38 wherein the film has an opening in the area of the junction between the conductors.
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