Patent ID: 8196291

Claim:
A method for manufacturing leads, comprising: providing a conductive sheet; shaping the conductive sheet into first and second opposing lateral sides and a plurality of interposing strips that couple the first and second opposing lateral sides, wherein the plurality of interposing strips are substantially parallel to each other; masking the first and second opposing lateral sides and a center portion of the plurality of interposing strips while leaving a first set of exposed interposing strips and a second set of exposed interposing strips; covering the first set of exposed interposing strips and the second set of exposed interposing strips with a conductor to produce a first covered set of interposing strips and a second covered set of interposing strips; and severing the masked center portion to produce a first section and a second section, the first section comprising a first masked lateral side portion connected to a first remaining portion of the masked center portion by the first covered set of interposing strips.