With Molding Of Insulated Base Patents (Class 29/848)
  • Patent number: 8528202
    Abstract: A molding pin for a metal die is prevented from breaking, solder is surely deposited, and thus, a circuit pitch can be reduced to the limit. On the front plane of a circuit board, prescribed circuit patterns made of a conductive material are formed, and on the rear plane, prescribed circuit patterns are also formed. On the circuit board, a through hole is formed to carry electricity between the circuit patterns on both planes. The inner shape of the through hole is narrow in a direction between the adjacent circuit patterns and wide in a circuit extending direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Sankyo Kasei Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuo Yumoto
  • Patent number: 8528201
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for producing an electrical bushing for an implantable device, an electrical bushing, and an implantable device. The method according to one embodiment includes forming a base body from a ceramic slurry and introducing a bushing conductor made of a metal powder, metal slurry, cermet powder and/or cermet slurry into the base body. The metal fraction in the bushing conductor is provided to decrease towards the base body. It includes sintering the green blank that includes the base body and the bushing conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: W. C. Heraeus GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Troetzschel, Goran Pavlovic, Harald Manhardt, Nicole Guebler
  • Publication number: 20130220681
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for forming receiving layers that can form a receiving layer having excellent adhesiveness, has a fine-line-forming property and water resistance even when any of a water-based conductive ink and a solvent-based conductive ink is used, and can form a conductive pattern or the like having wet-heat resistance. The present invention relates to a resin composition for forming receiving layers that includes a vinyl resin (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of 100,000 or more and an acid value of 10 to 80, a water-based medium (B), and, optionally, at least one component (C) selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble resin (c1) and a filler (c2), wherein the vinyl resin (A) is dispersed in the water-based medium (B) and content of the component (C) is 0% by mass to 15% by mass relative to the total amount of the vinyl resin (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Yukie Saitou, Wataru Fujikawa, Jun Shirakami
  • Patent number: 8510939
    Abstract: Polymer materials are useful as electrode array bodies for neural stimulation. They are particularly useful for retinal stimulation to create artificial vision, cochlear stimulation to create artificial hearing, and cortical stimulation, and many related purposes. The pressure applied against the retina, or other neural tissue, by an electrode array is critical. Too little pressure causes increased electrical resistance, along with electric field dispersion. Too much pressure may block blood flow. Common flexible circuit fabrication techniques generally require that a flexible circuit electrode array be made flat. Since neural tissue is almost never flat, a flat array will necessarily apply uneven pressure. Further, the edges of a flexible circuit polymer array may be sharp and cut the delicate neural tissue. By applying the right amount of heat to a completed array, a curve can be induced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Greenberg, Matthew J. McMahon, James Singleton Little, Kelly H. McClure, Brian V. Mech, Neil Hamilton Talbot, Jordan M. Neysmith
  • Patent number: 8495815
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding method includes the steps of disposing a flexible electromagnetic shielding film including a laminate of at least an insulating layer and a conductive metal layer to cover a portion to be electromagnetically shielded on a printed wiring board so that the insulating layer faces the printed wiring board, the conductive metal layer having a higher melting temperature than that of the insulating resin layer; and heating the electromagnetic shielding film to a temperature to melt and contract the insulating layer, thereby bonding the conductive metal layer to a grounding conductor of the printed wiring board and electrically connecting the conductive metal layer to the grounding conductor. The heating temperature is higher than the melting temperature of the insulating layer and lower than the melting temperature of the conductive metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Izawa, Yumi Ogura
  • Patent number: 8479387
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a three-dimensional (3D) circuit device, conducting circuits are formed on a non-conductive base through electroplating. The non-conductive base, and a circuit pattern section, at least one conducting junction and at least one current-guiding junction provided on the base are formed through double injection molding process. An electrically conductive interface layer is formed on the circuit pattern section and the junctions; and then, metal circuits are formed on the circuit pattern section through electroplating. By providing the conducting junction and the current-guiding junction, when forming metal circuits through electroplating, electroplating current can be evenly distributed over the circuit pattern section to form metal coating with uniform thickness, which enables upgraded production efficiency and reduced cost in manufacturing a 3D circuit device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Kuang Hong Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Feng Chiang
  • Publication number: 20130153275
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the printed circuit board includes: a base substrate; circuit patterns formed in a circuit region on the base substrate; dummy patterns formed in a dummy region on the base substrate; and an insulating layer formed above the circuit patterns and the dummy patterns by a slit die coating method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gul Hyun, Jin Gu Kim, Young Do Kweon, Hyung Jin Jeon
  • Patent number: 8460039
    Abstract: A terminal block has nuts (10), each with a step (12) slightly recessed and formed at an outer peripheral part of an upper fastening surface (10A) on which conductors are to be placed. A heat sink (40) is arranged below the nuts (10) and an insulating plate (20) is sandwiched between the nuts (10) and the heat sink (40). Resin (60) is molded around these three kinds of members (10, 20, 40). The steps (12) are pressed by resin cut-off parts (73) provided in a first mold (71) for the resin (60). Restricted surfaces (12A) at outer peripheral sides of press surfaces (12B) to be pressed by the resin cut-off parts (73) on the steps (12) are covered by the molded resin (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Daisuke Akuta
  • Publication number: 20130140692
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes an insulating layer having a first surface on which a projecting part is formed, and an electrode pad being formed on the projecting part and including a first electrode pad surface and a second electrode pad surface on a side opposite to the first electrode pad surface. The first electrode pad surface is exposed from the projecting part of the insulating layer. The second electrode pad surface is covered by the insulating layer. A cross-section of the projecting part is a tapered shape. One side of the cross-section toward the first electrode pad surface is narrower than another side of the cross-section toward the first surface of the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 8418355
    Abstract: A method for forming transcriptional circuits and a method for manufacturing a circuit board are disclosed. A method of forming a transcriptional circuit, which includes forming an intaglio pattern corresponding to a circuit pattern by selectively forming a resist on a mold board, filling conductive material in the intaglio pattern, and transferring the conductive material onto a carrier by pressing the carrier onto the mold board such that the carrier faces the surface of the mold board having the conductive material filled in, makes it possible to form transcriptional circuits that can be transcribed into an insulation board using existing equipment, whereby costs can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Duck Kim, Jung-Hyun Park, Hoe-Ku Jung, Jong-Gyu Choi, Ji-Eun Kim, Jeong-Woo Park
  • Patent number: 8393078
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a circuit board, a conductive paste is filled in a first hole formed on a first prepreg having both sides to which a first protective film is caused to stick so that a first circuit board is manufactured. A fiber piece housing paste obtained by mixing a fiber piece is recovered to obtain a recovery paste; filtration is carried out through a filter; a solvent or the like is added; and a viscosity, a composition ratio or the like is adjusted so that a reuse paste is fabricated. The reuse paste is filled in a second hole formed on a second prepreg having both sides to which a second protective film is caused to stick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Himori, Masaaki Katsumata, Toshikazu Kondou
  • Patent number: 8375572
    Abstract: The embodiments disclose a method for creating a silicone encased flexible cable using manufacturing machinery including automatically arranging plural individual conduits, into custom grouped arrangements including electrical wiring, pneumatic tubing and fluid tubing, inserting the custom grouped arrangements including connectors and flexible silicone junction devices into a shaped silicone encasement extrusion apparatus, depositing a mixture of silicone and additives to the custom grouped arrangements encasement using the extrusion apparatus, customizing the mixture of silicone and additives to create differing characteristics of the custom grouped arrangements, using the extrusion apparatus to create a singular encasement and to cure the singular encasement to a desired shape of the custom grouped arrangements and integrating one or more encased flexible junction box to the custom grouped arrangements, wherein the one or more flexible junction box contains at least one incoming and two outgoing conduit con
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventors: Howard Lind, John Palahnuk
  • Publication number: 20130039018
    Abstract: A device, system and process for fabricating a three-dimensional electronic substrate are disclosed. A substrate may be molded in three-dimensions to fit the form factor of an exterior device frame. Electronics and conductors may be placed onto the three-dimensional surface of the molded substrate, thereby creating a three-dimensional electronic substrate. The three dimensional substrate may then be connected to an exterior frame to allow for electronic functionalities across frame form factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Erik Alan HOLVERSON, Benjamin Michael FINNEY, Cody Allen BALK
  • Patent number: 8351216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a layered structure assembly (1) for a DC to AC inverter comprising: a first layered structure (10) with first (12) and second (13) conductive layers, a second layered structure (14) with third (16) and fourth (17) conductive layers, and at least one connector (21) providing a low resistance/inductance interconnection between layered structures (10, 14), the connecter (21) comprising a rod (23) inside a sleeve (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Power Concepts NZ Limited
    Inventor: Christopher William Fotherby
  • Publication number: 20120317806
    Abstract: A method of making a package substrate includes steps of forming a plurality of trenches on a first surface of a metal plate, placing insulation material in the trenches, removing metal plate material under the second surface of the metal plate, and exposing the insulation material in the trenches from substrate. The resulting substrate body includes a conductive portion made of the metal plate, and an insulation portion made of the insulation material. The bonding layers on the opposite sides of the substrate are conducted by the conductive portion for heat dissipation, and are separated from one another by the insulation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: VIKING TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Long Wei, Shen-Li Hsiao, Chien-Hung Ho
  • Patent number: 8333014
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid ejecting head is provided. The liquid ejecting head has nozzle openings and ejects liquid supplied through a liquid supply passage from the nozzle openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kamikura, Hiroshige Owaki, Kazuhide Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8322026
    Abstract: A method for forming a lead or lead extension includes forming an arrangement of elongated conductors. Each of the conductors extends from a proximal end of the arrangement to a distal end of the arrangement. Each of the conductors includes a layer of insulation disposed over a conductive core. A conductor-separating element is disposed over either the proximal end or the distal end of the arrangement. The conductor-separating element includes a plurality of ablation windows defined in a body. An end of at least one of the elongated conductors is radially extended over a portion of the conductor-separating element such that a portion of the at least one elongated conductor extends across at least one of the ablation windows. Insulation from the portion of the at least one conductor extending across the ablation window is ablated to expose a portion of the conductive core of the elongated conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew Lee McDonald
  • Patent number: 8319134
    Abstract: Formation of an assemblage of electrically conductive components for a new electrosurgical pencil is disclosed, and assembly of those components in a method for automating the manufacture and combination of current carrying metal circuitry and operable switching components in “electrosurgical pencils” which supply current to an active terminal, for application of high frequency or high power electrical current to a surgical site, and control of such current through coaction of the elements of the switch. In manufacture, the design of the switch components allows start-to-finish automated assembly of the switch, whereby an array of identical multiple metal “frames” may be formed from a reel, then each frame separated and enclosed within molded plastic, and the resulting cabinet joined with a housing to create an inexpensive hand piece, for use with a high quality, reusable cable and plug assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: E Surgical, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Blomeyer
  • Publication number: 20120267152
    Abstract: A substrate usable for such as DC-DC converters, which has no defects such as openings therein but is more compact and easy to be manufactured and a method of manufacturing the same is provided. First, circuit materials are cut off by pressing and bended to be formed in desired shapes. Next, the circuit materials are joined or placed in predetermined positions to form a circuit conductor 15. Junction is performed by welding. Next, the circuit conductor 15 is installed on the mold 19. The mold 19 is for injection molding of resin 9 and has a predetermined cavity therein. The circuit conductor 15 is fixed to the mold 19, for example by a pin of a prescribed position. In such a condition, resin is injected into a mold. The substrate 1 is formed by the injection of resin to a surface and between layers of the circuit conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicants: FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC., FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshitaka HARA, Tomoaki TORATANI, Kyutaro ABE, Koichi MAENO, Motomu SHIBAMURA
  • Patent number: 8291583
    Abstract: A packaging method for assembling a captive screw to a printed circuit board (PCB) includes the steps of providing a captive screw having a screw head, a threaded shank and a sleeve; pressing a fixture toward the screw head for a part of the threaded shank to exposed from a distal end of the sleeve, and then clamping the fixture on the sleeve; providing a PCB having through holes and a layer of solder provided thereon; using a tool to pick up the fixture and the captive screw and align the threaded shank with one through hole on the PCB; releasing the fixture and the captive screw from the tool for a flange at the distal end of the sleeve to extend into the through hole; heating, melting and then cooling to harden the solder layer, so that the sleeve is fixedly held to the PCB; and removing the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Inventor: Ting-Jui Wang
  • Patent number: 8281482
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a thermal bend actuator comprises the steps of: (a) depositing a first layer comprised of silicon nitride onto a sacrificial scaffold; (b) depositing a second layer comprised of silicon dioxide onto the first layer; (c) depositing an active beam layer onto the second layer; (d) etching the active beam layer, the first layer and the second layer to define the thermal bend actuator; and (e) releasing the thermal bend actuator by removing the sacrificial scaffold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Zamtec Limited
    Inventors: Gregory John McAvoy, Vincent Patrick Lawlor, Rónán Pádraig Seán O'Reilly
  • Patent number: 8272127
    Abstract: A circuit interrupting device is manufacturable in a number of different configurations providing current path options, conductor connectivity options and sensing options. The device may include a configurable solid insulation housing into which various operable components are installed. The device may include a core element including a sensor assembly and conductor members, from which the various configurations may be established including a plurality of different current path configurations. A plurality of circuit interrupting devices may be configured together in an assembly with corresponding disconnect assemblies. An interlock is provided to prevent operation of the disconnect assemblies unless the circuit interrupting devices are in an open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: S&C Electric Company
    Inventors: Henry W. Kowalyshen, Joseph P. Moniski
  • Patent number: 8266795
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an improved electrochemical sensor that has a simplified electrode assembly. The electrode assembly incorporates electrodes into or onto a single polymeric substrate. The working electrode can be porous, to enable an analyte, such as a toxic gas, to access an electrode-electrolyte interface. Ionic connection between electrodes can be made by an electrolyte on a back side of the electrode assembly, and external electronic circuitry can be connected directly to the electrode assembly. This construction dramatically simplifies the sensor, resulting in reduced costs and potentially improved performance. The construction is compatible with batch fabrication methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sensorcon, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Wagner
  • Patent number: 8261437
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a circuit board having a further-microfabricated circuit pattern that can be manufactured in further simplified steps is obtained. For such purpose, a mold 10, which has protrusions 11 formed in a pattern corresponding to a circuit pattern, is used to apply a conductive material layer (metal paste) 13 to head portions of the protrusions 11 of the mold 10. The mold is heat- and pressure-welded to the surface of a substrate 20 that is made of a resin film or the like. Accordingly, a pattern comprising the protrusions 11 and the conductive material layer (metal paste) 13 are transferred to the substrate 20. After transfer, the resin substrate (resin molding 30) is immersed in a copper sulfate plating bath for electrolytic plating treatment. Copper ions in the plating bath were deposited inside each recess 31 while the conductive material layer 13 is used as a base material for the formation of a metal wiring 32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yanagimoto, Takeshi Bessho, Hidemi Nawafune, Kensuke Akamatsu
  • Publication number: 20120223798
    Abstract: A partial conformal coating covers the ceramic portion of leadless type electroceramic component but not the metalized terminals to improve the surface condition without altering the solderability of the component. And the methods to form the partial conformal coating to cover the desired area of the electroceramic component in simple processes suitable for mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventor: Frank Wei
  • Patent number: 8250750
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a tape wiring board in accordance with the present invention may employ an imprinting process in forming a wiring pattern, thereby reducing the number of processes for manufacturing a tape wiring board and allowing the manufacturing process to proceed in a single production line. Therefore, the manufacturing time and cost may be reduced. A profile of the wiring pattern may be determined by the shape of an impression pattern of a mold. This may establish the top width of inner and outer leads and incorporate tine pad pitch. Although ILB and OLB process may use an NCP, connection reliability may be established due to the soft and elastic wiring pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Sei Choi, Sa-Yoon Kang, Yong-Hwan Kwon, Chung-Sun Lee
  • Patent number: 8240033
    Abstract: This publication discloses a method for manufacturing a circuit-board structure. According to the method, a conductor pattern (13) is made, and contact openings are made in it for a component's (16) electrical contacts. After this, the component (16) is attached relative to the conductor pattern (13), in such a way that the contact areas or contact bumps of the component lie next to the contact openings. After this, an electrically conductive material is introduced to the contact openings, in order to form electrical contacts between the conductor pattern (13) and the component (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics OY
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Antti Iihola, Petteri Palm
  • Patent number: 8240037
    Abstract: A process for producing a circuit module including, carried out in this order, preparing a ceramic carrier substrate having ceramic substrate pads for mounting electronic parts, forming solder paste layers on the ceramic substrate pads, forming precoated solder layers by heating the ceramic carrier substrate having the solder paste layers on the ceramic substrate pads to melt the solder paste layers, and then cooling for solidifying the solder, preliminarily fixing stepped lid having protrusions adjacent to a cavity and dents adjacent to the cavity with the protrusions intervening therebetween to the precoated solder layers of the ceramic carrier substrate and joining the stepped lid to the ceramic carrier substrate with solder by placing the ceramic carrier substrate having the stepped lid preliminarily fixed to the precoated solder layers in a reflow furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Kitamura, Minoru Hashimoto, Tatsuya Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20120192416
    Abstract: A flexible circuit electrode array with more than one layer of metal traces comprising: a polymer base layer; more than one layer of metal traces, separated by polymer layers, deposited on said polymer base layer, including electrodes suitable to stimulate neural tissue; and a polymer top layer deposited on said polymer base layer and said metal traces. Polymer materials are useful as electrode array bodies for neural stimulation. They are particularly useful for retinal stimulation to create artificial vision, cochlear stimulation to create artificial hearing, or cortical stimulation many purposes. The pressure applied against the retina, or other neural tissue, by an electrode array is critical. Too little pressure causes increased electrical resistance, along with electric field dispersion. Too much pressure may block blood flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Jordan Matthew Neysmith, Neil Hamilton Talbot, James Singleton Little, Brian V. Mech, Robert J. Greenberg, Qingfang Yao, Dao Min Zhou
  • Patent number: 8230593
    Abstract: In assembly of probe arrays for electrical test, a problem can arise where a bonding agent undesirably wicks between probes. According to embodiments of the invention, this wicking problem is alleviated by disposing an anti-wicking agent on a surface of the probe assembly such that wicking of the bonding agent along the probes toward the probe tips is hindered. The anti-wicking agent can be a solid powder, a liquid, or a gel. Once probe assembly fabrication is complete, the anti-wicking agent is removed. In preferred embodiments, a template plate is employed to hold the probe tips in proper position during fabrication. In this manner, undesirable bending of probes caused by introduction or removal of the anti-wicking agent can be reduced or eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: MicroProbe, Inc.
    Inventor: January Kister
  • Patent number: 8220147
    Abstract: According to one mode of the present invention, metal-containing resin particles composed of a resin containing 50 wt % or more of a thermosetting resin and having a ratio of weight of absorbed moisture to weight of resin from 500 to 14500 ppm, and fine metal particles contained in said resin, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Naoko Yamaguchi, Hideo Aoki, Chiaki Takubo
  • Patent number: 8220148
    Abstract: A method for producing a first flexible conductor carrier includes applying at least one conductor track to a base insulating film. A covering layer is applied to the conductor track and the base insulating film in such a way that, in at least one conduction region of the first flexible conductor carrier, the conductor track is completely enclosed by the covering layer and the base insulating film. The base insulating film is free of the conductor track and the covering layer in at least one insulating region. The conductor track is free of the covering layer in at least one contact region of the first flexible conductor carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Fischer, Josef Loibl, Karl Smirra
  • Patent number: 8214983
    Abstract: An improved process for producing a piezoelectric ceramic device is disclosed, wherein the process includes the following steps: securing a metal plate in a mold cavity body by maintaining a binding area on a top surface of the metal plate, and that the top surface other than the binding area is enveloped, confined and secured; coating a metal paste on the binding area; placing a piezoelectric ceramic powder on the metal paste; pressing a pressing pillar on the piezoelectric ceramic powder; securing the pressing pillar in position; heating the mold cavity body so as to sinter the piezoelectric ceramic powder as a sintered body, and heating the mold cavity body so as to treat the sintered body to become a not-yet polarized piezoelectric ceramic sheet. Therefore, the same mold is employed for the piezoelectric ceramic powder sintering, the heat treatment, and the positioning and binding to the metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Tatung Company
    Inventor: Chen-Ming Chang
  • Publication number: 20120152758
    Abstract: Provided is a method for processing glass, which can process glass with fewer steps and thus at less cost than of the conventional methods. In the present processing method, a part of a glass substrate (6) is locally dissolved, which part is located in the vicinity of a processing electrode (1), by causing the processing electrode (1), that acts as an anode, to be in contact with or in proximity to the glass substrate (6) in a processing liquid (8), the processing liquid containing fluoride ions, water, and an acid-generating assistant agent which is more easily oxidized than water and generates hydrogen ions upon being oxidized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuya Tsujino, Michio Matsumura
  • Patent number: 8196296
    Abstract: There is prepared an insulation layer generation member having a support film and a semi-cured insulation layer provided on a surface of the support film. Subsequently, the insulation layer generation member is affixed to a pad such that the pad contacts the semi-cured insulation layer. The semi-cured insulation layer is cured, to thus generate an insulation layer. Subsequently, the insulation layer is exposed to laser by way of the support film, thereby opening an opening in the insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Yukiiri, Izumi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8166647
    Abstract: A printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the printed circuit board are disclosed. The method can include; providing an insulated layer, in which a first metal layer is formed on one side of the insulated layer; forming a groove on the insulated layer; forming a metallic substance on an inner side of the groove and on another side of the insulated layer; and forming a first circuit pattern on at least one of one side of the insulated layer and the metallic substance formed on the groove by removing a portion of the first metal layer. The present invention provides the printed circuit board having a high efficiency of heat emission by disposing a heat sink in direct contact with a board and the method of manufacturing the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Oh Hwang, Jee-Soo Mok, Jun-Heyoung Park, Kyung-Ah Lee, Eung-Suek Lee
  • Patent number: 8169782
    Abstract: An electronic circuit device that suppresses deformation of an adhesive layer of a flexible printed circuit board during formation of a resin seal portion, and suppresses deterioration of the circuit board caused by deformation of the adhesive layer. The electronic circuit device includes a substrate mounted with an electronic component; a flexible printed circuit board electrically connectable to the substrate and an external device, and includes a wiring conductor and a pair of insulation films covering upper and lower surfaces of the wiring conductor; and a resin molding portion to seal the substrate and a portion of the circuit board. The wiring conductor of the circuit board is adhered through an adhesive layer to at least one of the pair of insulation films, and a dummy wiring material that does not function as wiring is disposed on an outer side of a border between the circuit board and an outer peripheral portion of the plastic molding portion, and disposed between the pair of insulation films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohei Takahashi, Naotaka Murakami, Keiichi Tominaga
  • Patent number: 8146247
    Abstract: A method for packaging the sensor units is shown below. First step is providing a substrate, and each sensor area on the substrate is partitioned into two individual circuit areas. An emitter and a detector are installed on the two circuit areas respectively. Step two is forming a first packaging structure to cover the two circuit areas, the emitter and the detector by a mold. Next step is cutting the first packaging structure to form cut groove between and around the emitter and the detector. Next step is forming a second packaging structure in the cut grooves by the same mold. At last, the panel of sensor units is diced and separated as individual sensor units. As above-mentioned, the second packaging structure is used for isolating the signals of the emitter and the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Lite-On Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Sin-Heng Lim, Amy Ge
  • Publication number: 20120060368
    Abstract: A method of fabrication a circuit board structure comprising providing a circuit board main body, forming a molded, irregular plastic body having a non-plate type, stereo structure and at least one scraggy surface by encapsulating at least a portion of said circuit board main body with injection molded material, and forming a first three-dimensional circuit pattern on said molded, irregular plastic body thereby defining a three-dimensional circuit device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Cheng-Po Yu, Han-Pei Huang
  • Publication number: 20120060367
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a flex-rigid wiring board including forming a rigid substrate including a rigid base material, a separator provided over the rigid base material, and insulation layers laminated over the rigid base material after the separator is provided, removing the separator together with a portion of the insulation layers after the laminating of the insulation layers, and forming a recessed portion configured to accommodate an electronic component according to a shape of the separator on a surface of the rigid substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Michimasa TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 8107207
    Abstract: A potted electrical circuit is enclosed within a housing and has a first and second fiberglass layer that is laid upon a top surface of the potted electrical circuit. A lid of the housing seals the electrical circuit there within and an opening formed in a side wall allows circuitry wiring to extend there from out. The first fiberglass layer is a woven layer while the second fiberglass layer is a padding-like layer. Circuitry wiring pushes through the woven first fiberglass layer before extending out through the opening in the housing. The first fiberglass layer is tucked in and around the electrical circuit and adheres to the inside of the housing by attaching to the potting material while it hardens. In a preferred embodiment, the electrical circuit in combination with the insulation material is used within a transient voltage surge suppression device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Surge Suppression Incorporated
    Inventors: Ronald Hotchkiss, Richard Hotchkiss, Jr., Ricky Fussell, Andrea Haa
  • Patent number: 8107208
    Abstract: A potted electrical circuit is enclosed within a housing and has a first and second fiberglass layer that is laid upon a top surface of the potted electrical circuit. A lid of the housing seals the electrical circuit there within and an opening formed in a side wall allows circuitry wiring to extend there from out. The first fiberglass layer is a woven layer while the second fiberglass layer is a padding-like layer. Circuitry wiring pushes through the woven first fiberglass layer before extending out through the opening in the housing. The first fiberglass layer is tucked in and around the electrical circuit and adheres to the inside of the housing by attaching to the potting material while it hardens. In a preferred embodiment, the electrical circuit in combination with the insulation material is used within a transient voltage surge suppression device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Surge Suppression Incorporated
    Inventors: Ronald Hotchkiss, Richard Hotchkiss, Jr., Ricky Fussell, Andrea Haa
  • Publication number: 20110290535
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes a wiring board having a main face and a side face substantially perpendicular to the main face; a circuit pattern which is formed on the main face of the wiring board; a soaking plate which is disposed in an intermediate layer of the wiring board; and a plurality of protruding terminals are disposed in the intermediate layer and are projected outwardly from the side face. The protruding terminals are electrically connected in the intermediate layer to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mamoru Sawai
  • Patent number: 8067697
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board (PCB) for a light emitting diode backlight unit includes a flexible base film; a plurality of metal lines on a first surface of the flexible base film; a cover layer on the metal lines and covering a center portion of the first surface of the flexible base film; a first gold-plating pattern on the metal lines and at both ends of the first surface of the flexible base film; a metal pattern on a second surface of the flexible base film and including a first sub-pattern at one end of the second surface, a second sub-pattern at the other end of the second surface and a plurality of third-sub patterns between the first and second sub-patterns of the metal pattern; and a second gold-plating pattern on the metal pattern and including a fourth sub-pattern on the first sub-pattern, a fifth sub-pattern on the second sub-pattern, and a plurality of sixth-sub patterns each on the third sub-patterns, wherein a first groove between a first double-layered pattern of the first sub-pattern and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rok-hee Lee, Geun-woo Lee, Koo-hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 8065795
    Abstract: Processes for fabricating a multi-layer circuit assembly and a multi-layer circuit assembly fabricated by such processes are provided. The process includes (a) providing a substrate at least one area of which comprises a plurality of vias, these area(s) having a via density of 500 to 10,000 holes/square inch (75 to 1550 holes/square centimeter); (b) applying a dielectric coating onto all exposed surfaces of the substrate to form a conformal coating thereon; and (c) applying a layer of metal to all surfaces of the substrate. Additional processing steps such as circuitization may be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc
    Inventors: Kevin C. Olson, Alan G. Wang
  • Patent number: 8061025
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a heat radiation substrate having a metal core, including injection-molding mixed powder of carbon nanotubes and metal in a die to fabricate a metal core having through holes; molding the entire metal core including the through holes with an insulating resin to fabricate a metal core substrate; processing the insulating resin provided in the through holes to form connection holes; and forming a circuit pattern on the metal core substrate in which the connection holes are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Cho, Byoung Youl Min, Soon Jin Cho, Jin Won Choi
  • Patent number: 8056225
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for manufacturing an electrical connector comprising an insulative housing with a base side and an opposed side and lateral sides interposed between said base side and said opposed side and at least one conductive contact including a first leg that extends from the base side of the insulative housing, the at least one conductive contact further including a second leg extending laterally adjacent the top side of the housing. In this method there is provided a mold comprising a first die and an opposed second die all defining an interior cavity and an exterior area. A molding compound input port extends between the exterior area and the interior cavity. The conductive contact is then positioned in the interior cavity such that the second leg extends adjacent the second die along an entirety of a length of the second die between first and second bent ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Conway Francis Spykerman
  • Patent number: 8046913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of circle type terminal for driving motor of hybrid vehicle, comprising: assembling a terminal assembly having a plurality of bus-rings; accommodating the terminal assembly into an insert jig; coupling the insert jig with an injection mold; and supplying insert resin into the insert jig through the injection mold to integrally form an insulator with the terminal assembly thus performing manufacturing a circle type terminal, thereby providing a simple process to manufacture the circle type terminal and a method of forming an insulating material that can lower a manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Daesung Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Myoung Lee, Tea Hyun Kim, Man Heung Han, Gun Soon Kang
  • Patent number: 8042267
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing microsystems comprising microelectronic components that are inserted into cavities created during the layered construction of a base body consisting of a photocurable material, said components being situated adjacent to and/or above one another on several planes and being interconnected either electrically or thermally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: microTec Gesellschaft für Mikrotechnologie mbH
    Inventor: Reiner Götzen
  • Patent number: 8022327
    Abstract: Formation of an assemblage of electrically conductive components for a new electrosurgical pencil is disclosed, and assembly of those components in a method for automating the manufacture and combination of current carrying metal circuitry and operable switching components in “electrosurgical pencils” which supply current to an active terminal, for application of high frequency or high power electrical current to a surgical site, and control of such current through coaction of the elements of the switch. In manufacture, the design of the switch components allows start-to-finish automated assembly of the switch, in an industry which knows only partially automated assembly, and partial assembly by hand, to create an improved tool for surgical cutting, coagulation, and cauterizing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Inventor: Michael Blomeyer