ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,457,727, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Nexperia B.V. (Nijmegen, Netherlands).
"High density carrier tape" was invented by Hans-Juergen Funke (Nijmegen, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carrier tape holding electrical components to a reel around which the carrier tape is wound is provided. Furthermore, the present disclosure is related to a pick-and-place apparatus for receiving this carrier tape and for picking and placing the electrical components arranged in the carrier tape. The carrier tape according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an adhesive film that forms a bottom wall of the cavities in which a p...