Flexible circuit board

US8963012B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8963012-B2
Application numberUS-201213351323-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 17, 2012
Priority dateJan 17, 2011
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Abstract

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A flexible circuit board includes a base film which is composed of an aluminum sheet and first protective films formed on the respective surfaces of the aluminum sheet and has a sprocket hole and a device hole, a predetermined conductor pattern which is formed on a surface of the base film, and a second protective film which is composed of aluminum and an electrically insulative film formed on a surface of the aluminum and is formed so as to cover the predetermined conductor pattern.

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What is claimed is: 1. A flexible circuit board comprising: a base film including a first aluminum sheet, first protective films which continuously cover both surfaces of the first aluminum sheet, and a film of a thermosetting adhesive on one of the first protective films, and which has an opening extending through the base film in a thickness direction; a conductor pattern formed on a surface of the film of the thermosetting adhesive included in the base film; and a second pr…

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What does patent US8963012B2 cover?
A flexible circuit board includes a base film which is composed of an aluminum sheet and first protective films formed on the respective surfaces of the aluminum sheet and has a sprocket hole and a device hole, a predetermined conductor pattern which is formed on a surface of the base film, and a second protective film which is composed of aluminum and an electrically insulative film formed on …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Uehara Hiroharu, Nakai Katsuhide, Shirato Hiroki, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05K1/189. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).