Wire bonding wedge tool

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Description

FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of a wire bonding wedge tool illustrating a first embodiment of our new design.

FIG. 2 depicts a front side elevation view of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 depicts a right side elevation view of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 depicts a rear side elevation view of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 depicts a left side elevation view of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 depicts a bottom plan view of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 depicts a top plan view of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 depicts an enlarged perspective view of a tip of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 depicts an enlarged front side elevation view of the tip of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 10 depicts an enlarged right side elevation view of the tip of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 11 depicts an enlarged rear side elevation view of the tip of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 12 depicts an enlarged left side elevation view of the tip of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 13 depicts an enlarged bottom plan view of the tip of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 14 depicts a perspective view of a wire bonding wedge tool illustrating a second embodiment of our new design.

FIG. 15 depicts a front side elevation view of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 14.

FIG. 16 depicts a right side elevation view of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 14.

FIG. 17 depicts a rear side elevation view of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 14.

FIG. 18 depicts a left side elevation view of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 14.

FIG. 19 depicts a bottom plan view of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 14.

FIG. 20 depicts a top plan view of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 14.

FIG. 21 depicts an enlarged perspective view of a tip of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 14.

FIG. 22 depicts an enlarged front side elevation view of the tip of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 14.

FIG. 23 depicts an enlarged right side elevation view of the tip of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 14.

FIG. 24 depicts an enlarged rear side elevation view of the tip of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 14.

FIG. 25 depicts an enlarged left side elevation view of the tip of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 14; and,

FIG. 26 depicts an enlarged bottom plan view of the tip of the wire bonding wedge tool of FIG. 14.

Features shown in dash-dot lines are boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.

Features shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a wire bonding wedge tool, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D868123
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 2016
Date of Patent: Nov 26, 2019
Assignee: COORSTEK, INC. (Golden, CO)
Inventors: Russell Bell (Ventura, CA), Cesar Alfaro (Lewisville, TX)
Primary Examiner: Patricia A Palasik
Application Number: 29/588,393
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Heat Treatment, Welding Or Brazing (D15/144)