Patent ID: 6854176

Claim:
A process for manufacturing a composite polymeric circuit protection device, said process comprising (1) providing a polymeric assembly comprising (a) providing first and second laminates, each of which comprises a laminar polymer element having at least one conductive surface, (b) providing a pattern of conductive material on at least one of the conductive surfaces on both the first and second laminates; (c) securing the laminates in a stack in a desired configuration, conductive surfaces of the laminates comprising two external conductive surfaces of the stack; (d) making a plurality of electrical connections between a conductive surface of the first laminate and a conductive surface of the second laminate, and (e) attaching a plurality of electrical components to both external conductive surfaces of the stack; and (2) subdividing the assembly into individual devices each of which comprises (i) at least one electrical connection, and (ii) at least one electrical component.