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Visually inspectable surface mount device pad

US7612296B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 2005
Grant dateNov 3, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49165
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printed circuit board having one or more vias disposed in the surface area of a pad. The pad may serve as a connection point between the printed circuit board and another circuit board and is disposed along the edge of the board such that the vias do not form half vias.

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