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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4255003 | Electrical connector This disclosure describes an electrical connector for joining microcircuit or microcircuit modules, such as leadless integrated or hybrid circuit carriers to utilization means, such as printed or etched circuit boards or similar means. The electrical cont... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4252390 | Low insertion force electrical retainer A retainer for securing electrical components such as IC's to a PCB requiring low or zero insertion force formed having spring biasing locking means for applying retaining contact pressure between the leads or contacts of the IC and a connector. In the pr... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4236777 | Integrated circuit package and manufacturing method An integrated circuit package for establishing electrical contact with the terminal areas or pads of an integrated circuit chip comprises an insulating substrate having a flat surface in which there are embedded a plurality of electrodeposited conductors.... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4222622 | Electrical connector for circuit board A connector for making electrical contact between an external circuit and a planar substrate of the type having opposing faces with the sides having conductive portions thereon includes an insulating housing having an interior area for receiving the subst... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4220383 | Surface to surface connector The present invention relates to a connector for connecting a semi-conductor chip carrier to a printed circuit board (PCB). More particularly, the invention comprises an insulating housing and a plurality of contact-bearing spring members positioned aroun... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4216522 | Interchangeable module for integrated circuits A module containing an integrated circuit is disclosed. The module may be repetitively installed in a receptacle located in some electronic apparatus, such as an electronic calculator or video game, with low risk of damage to the integrated circuit or to ... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4204722 | Means for locking a circuit board to a connector An electrical connector on which a first circuit board is mounted has a series of contact elements therein each with an end portion that projects from the connector, the end portion being soldered to a second circuit board. The connector has a slit parall... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4194800 | Connector assembly for leadless microcircuit device A connector assembly suitable for connecting a leadless integrated circuit device to a circuit board. The circuit device typically has a plurality of flat conductive pads spaced along parallel edges thereof. The circuit board similarly typically has a plu... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4176895 | High density double contacting connector assembly for leadless integrated circuit packages A high density double contacting connector assembly for leadless integrated circuit packages. The plastic connector package includes upper and lower header portions each having a plurality of mating terminal reception channels formed therein. The upper he... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4155615 | Multi-contact connector for ceramic substrate packages and the like A multi-contact electrical connector is disclosed for connecting a plurality of terminal pads on an integrated circuit ceramic substrate package to a like plurality of terminal pads on a printed circuit board. The subject multi-contact electrical connecto... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4144648 | Connector A connector for the discrete connection of close-spaced contact pads on a leadless semiconductor package to either a printed circuit or to thick film traces is disclosed. The connector utilizes a conductive elastomer medium to insure electrical conductivi... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4130327 | Electrical connector having a resilient cover An improved electrical connector is disclosed for mounting and electrically coupling an integrated circuit device to a circuit board. A resilient cover applies pressure at several points on a substrate on which the integrated circuit device is mounted to ... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4093330 | Circuit chip receptacle A receptacle for a circuit chip having a plurality of exposed connection pads spaced from one another comprises a support body, a plurality of contact members adapted to be associated with the receptacle, a contact-holding element, and a contact-retaining... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4089575 | Connector for connecting a circuit element to the surface of a substrate A two part connector system for connecting a circuit element such as an integrated circuit chip to the surface of a printed circuit board in which the first connector section, e.g., a chip carrier, which holds the circuit chip, has resilient, spring-like ... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4063791 | Connector for leadless integrated circuit packages A connector for demountably attaching a leadless integrated circuit package to an electrically interconnecting backpanel includes a base receptacle mounted on the backpanel and having contact means therein which are in contact with the backpanel. The base... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4052118 | Contact carrying spring member The present invention relates to spring members positioned in an insulated housing for providing an electrical path from leadless integrated circuit package to a printed circuit board. More particularly the spring members are uniquely constructed in a com... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4050755 | Electrical connector A connector with spring contacts extending through openings in opposed surfaces of a dielectric housing. The contacts are positioned to engage conductive pads on leadless circuit elements and to establish wiped connections when the elements are located on... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4045105 | Interconnected leadless package receptacle A leadless package receptacle for mounting and interconnecting to electronic devices (e.g. leadless package) which can be interconnected with a second receptacle for packaging such devices, said receptacles having improved spring contact members. The rece... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4037270 | Circuit packaging and cooling A circuit board is provided with a plurality of groups of connectors, so disposed and arranged in respect to each other that each group is capable of receiving a chip carrier. A fluid conduit, carrying a coolant, extends through each group so that when th... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4035046 | Miniature electrical connector for parallel panel members A miniature electrical connector for establishing electrical contact between terminal pads on a ceramic chip substrate carrier to terminal pads on a printed circuit board is disclosed. The connector comprises a frame like member having a plurality of spri... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4023877 | Means for coupling a connector cable to contacts on a substrate The disclosure is of a connector comprising an insulating body which carries a cable having exposed conductors to be pressed into contact with electrode contacts on a substrate. One end of the cable is secured to a printed circuit board or the like. The c... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023878 | Electrical coupling means The disclosure is of an insulating body which is adapted to clamp together a device having contact pads and a multi-wire cable which is to be electrically connected to the contact pads on the device. The body carries a generally U-shaped spring which, whe... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4008938 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for interconnecting conductive traces on a pair of electronic components, such as a display panel and logic circuit used in a digital wristwatch. The connector comprises an elongated insulative member having a flexible dielectric t... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3999827 | Electrical connector for semiconductor device package A unique contact pin configuration for an electrical connector provides an advantageous connection with a leadless semiconductor device package and a printed circuit board on which the connector is to be mounted. Each contact pin includes an elongated sha... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3998512 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for interconnecting conductive traces on a pair of electronic components, such as a display panel and logic circuit used in a digital wristwatch. The connector comprises an elongated non-conductive elastomeric member having paralle... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3993384 | Connector block A connector block for forming interconnections between contact pads on a flat leadless IC package and corresponding pads on a parallel circuit board. The block carries a number of terminals each having a collapsible linkage such that when the package is m... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3982159 | Leadless package retaining frame A retaining frame for forming interconnections between contact pads on a flat leadless I.C. package and corresponding pads on a parallel mother board so that when the package is moved toward the mother board and into the frame, contacts in the frame are c... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3960423 | Multi-contact connector for substrate-to-board connections Multi-contact electrical connector for connecting terminal pads on one panel-like member to terminal pads on another panel-like member comprises a generally U-shaped contact terminal strip. The strip is made up of a strip of thin plastic having spaced-apa... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3955867 | Integrated circuit package connector with probing facility A connector or receptacle is described for connecting a leadless integrated circuit package to an interconnection medium such as a printed circuit board without the need for soldering connections. A significant feature of the connector is that all of its ... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3951495 | Leadless package receptacle A leadless package receptacle for packaging and mounting electronic devices. The receptacle retains a plurality of spring contacts for soldering to a printed circuit board in a conventional manner and disposed within the receptacle to yieldably engage the... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3951491 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for electrically connecting a modular circuit package such as a large scale integrated circuit package having a plurality of conductive interfaces with a printed circuit board. The connector includes a plurality of generally U-shap... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3949276 | Plug-in type relay A relay of rather flat construction has contacts arranged along its narrow sides and is received in a circumscribing frame of the same or smaller height with downwardly projecting terminals extending from contact springs which make contact with the relay ... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3940786 | Device for connecting leadless integrated circuit package to a printed circuit board This invention relates to a device which electrically connects a leadless integrated circuit package to a printed circuit board. More particularly, the device includes a square frame having a plurality of contacts arranged along each side of the housing. ... | 02/24/1976 |
