ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,238,862, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to IO Tech Group Ltd. (Modiin, Israel).
"PCB production by laser systems" was invented by Michael Zenou (Hashmonaim, Israel) and Guy Nesher (Nes Ziona, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for printing a printed circuit board (PCB) from substrate to full integration utilize a laser-assisted deposition (LAD) system to print a flowable material on top of a substrate by laser jetting to create a PCB structure to be used as an electronic device. One such system for PCB printing includes a jet printing unit, an imaging unit, curing units, and a drilling unit to print metals and oth...