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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7685709 | Process for making a spring A method of forming spring structures using a single lithographic operation is described. In particular, a single lithographic operation both defines the spring area and also defines what areas of the spring will be uplifted. By eliminating a second lithographic ope... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7458151 | Method of forming external electrode The object of the invention is to provide a method of forming an external electrode of an electronic component whereby the external electrode can be formed in a stable fashion. In order to achieve this object, a method of forming an external electrode according to t... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7412767 | Microprobe tips and methods for making Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the formation of microprobe tips elements having a variety of configurations. In some embodiments tips are formed from the same building material as the probes themselves, while in other embodiments the tips may b... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7338334 | Method for forming a terminal metal and terminal metal formed by the method A male contact portion, a female contact portion, a clamp portion where an electric wire is clamped for connection, a crimp portion where an electric wire is crimped and a piercing portion where an electric wire is pierced to be crimped are formed separately, whereb... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329829 | Optical cable unit An optical cable unit has a metal tube with a longitudinal laser-welded seam and at least one optical waveguide in the interior of the metal tube. The metal tube has a first inner layer and a second outer layer, where the first inner layer is made from copper and th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325303 | Three-dimensional flexible interposer A generally planar interposer having a plurality of interposer contact pads to contact a plurality of first contacts of a first electronic device on one side of the interposer, and a plurality of electrical connections between the interposer contact pads and a plura... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320426 | Cover for ball-grid array connector A presently-preferred embodiment of a cover for a ball-grid array connector comprises a top member and a first and a second side member adjoining opposing ends of the top member. The first and the second side members each have a mating feature formed thereon for eng... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316064 | Induction reflow apparatus and method of using the same A method for manufacturing an electrical contact includes providing a series of electrical contacts joined on a carrier strip to a plating station followed by an induction heating station. At the plating station, plating the electrical contacts with a conductive all... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316570 | High performance edge connector In some embodiments, an electronic circuit card includes an edge connector positioned along an edge of the electronic circuit card, wherein the edge connector includes a conductive finger on an outer layer of the electronic circuit card, and a via positioned within ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317322 | Interconnect for bumped semiconductor components An interconnect for testing semiconductor components includes a substrate, and contacts on the substrate for making temporary electrical connections with bumped contacts on the components. Each contact includes a recess and a pattern of leads cantilevered over the r... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311566 | Electrical connectors An electrical connector for high current applications has a mating plug and socket assembly. The socket assembly has two sockets arranged coaxially of one another and electrically interconnected. The central socket receives and contacts a pin on the plug assembly; t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296347 | Method of forming an electrical terminal An electrical terminal includes a generally planar base pad having two opposed legs and an intermediate portion. The base pad legs have proximal and distal ends and are joined at the proximal ends to the intermediate portion. The legs are spaced apart from each othe... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294027 | Electrical terminal with layered springs Disclosed herein is an electrical terminal. The electrical terminal includes a frame, a first spring, and a second spring. The frame has a receptacle section adapted to receive a male contact. The first spring is movably captured in the receptacle section. The secon... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291046 | Electrical contact assembly Embodiments of the present invention provide an electrical contact assembly that includes a main body, contact legs, and an interlocking member. The main body is configured to receive and retain a wire. The contact legs are configured to mate with a mating structure... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292055 | Interposer for use with test apparatus An interposer including at least two dielectric layers bonded to each other, sandwiching a plurality of conductors there-between. The conductors each electrically couple a respective pair of opposed electrical contacts formed within and protruding from openings with... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282679 | Electrical contact connection and method for forming such a contact connection In order to make it possible to produce a secure and permanent contact connection between an electrical conductor made from a soft material, in particular an aluminum conductor, and a contact element made from a harder material, the conductor is encapsulated at leas... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7265563 | Test method for semiconductor components using anisotropic conductive polymer contact system A contact system for electrically engaging semiconductor components includes an interface board mountable to an automated test handler, and a floating substrate on the interface board. The interface board includes interface contacts in electrical communication with ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262975 | Multilayer printed wiring board A multilayer printed wiring board 10 includes: a build-up layer 30 that is formed on a core substrate 20 and has a conductor pattern 32 disposed on an upper surface; a low elastic modulus layer 40 that is formed on the build-up lay... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249981 | Press-fit pin A press-fit pin is press-fitted into a conductive through-hole disposed on a substrate such as a printed circuit board. The press-fit pin includes a contact portion, a shoulder portion, a press-fit portion, and a tip portion. The contact portion along with the shoul... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250330 | Method of making an electronic package A method of making an electronic package is described, wherein a substrate is provided with a pattern of conductive pads and a portion of solder positioned on selected ones of the pattern of copper pads. The solder is then reflowed to form partial hemispherically sh... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245022 | Semiconductor module with improved interposer structure and method for forming the same Under the present invention, a semiconductor chip is electrically connected to a substrate (e.g., organic, ceramic, etc.) by an interposer structure. The interposer structure comprises an elastomeric, compliant material that includes metallurgic through connections ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234235 | Wire processing method of cross-linking coated wire In wire cross-linking process, after microwave is launched into the inside of the waveguide coaxial converter, the coated wire is inserted into the wire insertion pipe. The coated wire is cross-linked by high frequency heat and a coating insulator is adhered well to... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235313 | Magneto-optical recording medium, method of manufacturing magneto-optical recording medium, method of recording on magneto-optical recording medium, and method of reproduction from magneto-optical recording medium A magneto-optical medium has a recording layer having a plurality of columns extending in a lamination direction, and a reproduction layer which is placed below the recording layer and which functions as a nucleus for the columns. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225538 | Resilient contact structures formed and then attached to a substrate Contact structures exhibiting resilience or compliance are formed. The contact structures may be formed on a sacrificial substrate. The contact structures are attached to an array of electrical connections on a substrate to form a contact assembly. The electrical co... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207101 | Wire processing apparatus A wire processing apparatus includes a microwave generator, a microwave transmitter, a waveguide coaxial converter and a wire insertion pipe, and the wire insertion pipe is disposed in the wireguide coaxial converter. In wire recycling process, after a tip end of a ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204720 | Power supply connector assembly device A power supply connector assembly device, having a power supply connector includes a front insulating body and a rear insulating body. The front insulating body with a holding cavity that is used to hold a first conductive terminal, and the first conductive terminal... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189083 | Method of retaining a solder mass on an article A method of retaining a solder mass to a solder-bearing article is provided and includes the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of openings in the solder-bearing article; (b) disposing a length of solder mass over at least some of the plurality of openings; and formi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185430 | Method of manufacturing contact sheets A method of manufacturing contact sheets is provided, including the steps of providing an electrically conductive sheet to form a conductive member. The conductive member includes a plurality of adjacent contact members joined by a plurality of linking portions. At ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168165 | Fabrication of electrical medical leads employing multi-filar wire conductors During fabrication of an electrical medical lead, a cut end of a stranded wire conductor is subjected to electrical current sufficient to heat and weld the strands together upon discharge of a high voltage between the cut end and a ground metal plate formed of a mat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168979 | Microwave connector A coaxial connector including an outer conductor, a glass to metal seal (GMS) assembly, and a center conductor, is disclosed. The outer conductor has a tubular shape and defines longitudinal axis. Here, the center conductor and the GMS assembly are coupled before th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156669 | Anisotropic conductive film The present invention provides an anisotropic conductive film for testing an electronic component, which comprises a film substrate comprising an insulating resin and plural conductive paths insulated from each other and penetrating the film substrate in the thickne... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140914 | Connector, cable with the same, and producing method of the cable In a connector which is loaded to the end of a cable including an internal conductor and an external conductor arranged radially outside of the internal conductor via an insulation layer therebetween. The internal conductor covering part has a covering piece capable... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7096582 | Sliding contact and method for producing the same The object is to provide a method of manufacturing a sliding contact which has a high yield of manufacturing sliding contacts and can positively make smooth the tip portion surface of a finger of a brush of a sliding contact. According to the invention, in a method ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086149 | Method of making a contact structure with a distinctly formed tip structure A probe card assembly includes a probe card, a space transformer having resilient contact structures (probe elements) mounted directly to (i.e., without the need for additional connecting wires or the like) and extending from terminals on a surface thereof, and an i... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083481 | Circular electrical connector An electrical connector includes a hollow conductive post member having a circular periphery, a foot portion and a distal end. The distal end has a generally cup shaped indentation. A base member is included having top and bottom surfaces. The foot portion of the po... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078819 | Microelectronic packages with elongated solder interconnections A soldered assembly for a microelectronic element includes a microelectronic element, solder columns extending from a surface of the microelectronic element and terminals connected to distal ends of the columns. The assembly can be handled and mounted using conventi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074455 | Method of manufacturing porous metal plates and electrodes for alkaline storage batteries A method of manufacturing an electrode for an alkaline storage battery, including a process of manufacturing a porous metal plate. A method of manufacturing this porous metal plate includes adding a predetermined organic substance to a urethane sponge or coating a f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067774 | Heating element A heating element for placing on a pipe or nozzle comprises a current-carrying conductor connectable by means of connecting leads to a power supply. Each of the connecting leads has a terminal contact piece which can be engaged with a contact surface of the heating ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7057347 | Electrode, manufacturing method thereof, and metal vapor discharge lamp A first electrode part in a rod shape is placed on an upper side, and a second electrode part in a rod shape having a higher melting point than that of the first electrode part is placed on a lower side, so that ends of the first and second electrode parts are broug... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053627 | Impedance standard substrate and method for calibrating vector network analyzer An impedance standard substrate for calibrating a vector network analyzer comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A thru-circuit has two contacts electrically connected to each other. The two contacts are disposed on the first s... | 05/30/2006 |
