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Method of forming electrically conductive structured sheets
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1995-05-19
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Granted: 1996-06-04
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Expires: 2015-05-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides electrically conductive sheet materials that contain columns of electrically conductive particles aligned to form continuous columns between lateral faces of the conductive sheet material. The particle columns are arranged so that the sheet is conductive through the thickness, but is electrically insulating in lateral directions. The present invention also provides methods by which such electrically conductive sheet materials can be made. The present invention is able to provide conductive pathways in a precise, regular array, at a very fine pitch.
Inventors
- 👤 David C. Koskenmaki
- 👤 Clyde D. Calhoun
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 09:37
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/22; H01R13/24; H01R13/2407; H01R13/2414; H01R4/00; H01R4/04; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/321; H05K3/323; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/08; H05K2201/083; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09818; H05K2201/09945; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/01; H05K2203/0104; H05K2203/0113; H05K2203/03; H05K2203/0338; H05K2203/10; H05K2203/104; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1452; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A method of forming an electrically conductive sheet material comprising the steps of: A. providing a carrier web having a plurality of recesses in a first face; B. coating electrically conductive ferromagnetic particles into said recesses; C. providing a binder layer over said first face; D. applying a magnetic field sufficient to align the ferromagnetic particles into continuous magnetic columns, said magnetic columns extending from a recess in said carrier web.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
71 words
A method of forming an electrically conductive sheet material comprising the steps of: A. providing a carrier web having a plurality of recesses in a first face; B. coating electrically conductive ferromagnetic particles into said recesses; C. providing a binder layer over said first face; D. applying a magnetic field sufficient to align the ferromagnetic particles into continuous magnetic columns, said magnetic columns extending from a recess in said carrier web.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said binder layer is an adhesive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said binder layer is an elastomer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of providing a second carrier web having a plurality of recesses in a second face over said binder layer prior to aligning said magnetic particles, wherein said magnetic columns are aligned between protrusions in said first face and protrusions in said second face.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of forming an electrically conductive sheet material comprising the steps of: A. providing a first carrier web having a first set of parallel grooves formed therein; B. coating a dispersion of binder and electrically conductive ferromagnetic particles into said grooves; C. providing a second carrier web having a second set of parallel grooves formed therein, and positioning the second set of grooves in said second carrier web in an intersecting arrangement relative to said first set of grooves; D. applying a magnetic field sufficient to align the ferromagnetic particles into magnetic columns, each column formed at a grid point of said first and second set of grooves.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of forming an electrically conductive sheet material comprising the steps of: A. providing a first carrier web having a first set of parallel grooves formed therein; B. coating a dispersion of binder and electrically conductive ferromagnetic particles into said grooves; C. providing a second carrier web having a second set of parallel grooves formed therein, and positioning the second set of grooves in said second carrier web in an intersecting arrangement relative to said first set of grooves; D. applying a magnetic field sufficient to align the ferromagnetic particles into magnetic columns, each column formed at a grid point of said first and second set of grooves.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 5 further including coating a dispersion of binder and ferromagnetic particles into said second set of grooves.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 5 further including the step of providing a second binder layer between said first and second sets of grooves.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said binder is cured to form an adhesive layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said binder is cured to form an elastomeric layer.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
102 words
A method of forming an electrically conductive sheet material comprising the steps of: A. providing a first carrier web having a first set of continuous recesses formed therein; B. providing a dispersion of electrically conductive ferromagnetic particles in a binder over said recesses; C. providing a second flexible carrier web having a second set of continuous recesses formed therein, and positioning said second carrier web over said dispersion of ferromagnetic particles; D. applying a magnetic field sufficient to align the magnetic particles into magnetic columns, each column extending from a recess in said first face to a recess in said second face.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
102 words
A method of forming an electrically conductive sheet material comprising the steps of: A. providing a first carrier web having a first set of continuous recesses formed therein; B. providing a dispersion of electrically conductive ferromagnetic particles in a binder over said recesses; C. providing a second flexible carrier web having a second set of continuous recesses formed therein, and positioning said second carrier web over said dispersion of ferromagnetic particles; D. applying a magnetic field sufficient to align the magnetic particles into magnetic columns, each column extending from a recess in said first face to a recess in said second face.
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