US 11,871,520 B2
Method for producing a printed wiring board
Michael Knox, Manhasset, NY (US); Andrew Ippoliti, Sunnyside, NY (US); Georgios Kyriakou, New York, NY (US); Carlos Ospina, New York, NY (US); and Nicolas Vansnick, Brooklyn, NY (US)
Assigned to BOTFACTORY INC., Long Island City, NY (US)
Filed by BOTFACTORY INC., Long Island City, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/995,507.
Application 16/995,507 is a division of application No. 14/392,408, granted, now 10,779,451, previously published as PCT/US2014/067986, filed on Dec. 1, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/910,210, filed on Nov. 29, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/053,796, filed on Sep. 23, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0383250 A1, Dec. 3, 2020
Int. Cl. H01R 31/00 (2006.01); H05K 13/04 (2006.01); H05K 3/12 (2006.01); H05K 3/46 (2006.01); H05K 3/34 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 13/0408 (2013.01) [H05K 3/1241 (2013.01); H05K 3/3485 (2020.08); H05K 3/4685 (2013.01); H05K 13/0469 (2013.01); H05K 2203/013 (2013.01); H05K 2203/0126 (2013.01)] 39 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for producing printer control data configured to operate a printer unit to produce a printed circuit board, the printing unit being responsive to the printer control data for printing at least one of or both of a conductive material or nonconductive material at a given time, the method comprising:
accepting circuit schematic information of a circuit to be embodied in the printed circuit board; and
generating said printer control data based on said circuit schematic information, said printer control data defining:
first and second printed intersecting conductive traces wherein the second printed intersecting conductive trace intersects the first printed intersecting conductive trace at an intersection location as viewed from a direction perpendicular to the printed circuit board, the first and second printed intersecting conductive traces being defined by the circuit schematic information as not electrically connected by the printed circuit board absent circuit components to be mounted; and
a printed insulator configured to be printed interposed between said first and second printed intersecting traces at the intersection location to insulate said first printed intersecting conductive trace from said second printed intersecting conductive trace.