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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4918513 | Socket for an integrated circuit chip carrier and method for packaging an integrated circuit chip An IC chip socket for receiving an IC bare chip carrier includes a guide member for guiding the periphery of the IC chip carrier. The guide member supports a plurality of connector pins having one end projecting within the guide member and another end pro... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4902235 | Socket, connection system and method of making A socket for mounting an integrated circuit unit on a printed circuit board comprises a plurality of inserts of a platable electrically insulating material each having an opening and an exterior surface portion. The inserts are mounted in rows in a suppor... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4900272 | Contact frame for an IC card reader A contact frame for an IC card reader including, in particular, guide means for guiding or positioning the card, together with contact elements for providing electrical connection with conducting pads on the IC card via which circuits are established to t... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4887969 | IC socket An IC socket has a socket body having an IC package accommodating space therein; an IC mounting table disposed in the IC package accommodating space and adapted to support an IC package thereon; and a plurality of contacts planted in a socket body portion... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4878846 | Electronic circuit chip connection assembly and method This assembly allows connecting in one operation a plurality of chips to chips and to a substrate or each chip to a substrate using an elastomeric pressure means that continues to pressure chips connecting micron sized leads to chip pads on one end and to... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4846703 | IC socket An IC socket has an IC supporting means which can be moved between an upper and a lower positions with an IC mounted on it, a first spring means for energizing the IC supporting means so that the IC supporting means is pushed up to the upper position, a c... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4846704 | Test socket with improved contact engagement A test socket has movable contact elements blanked from sheet metal to provide each element with a mounting leg part, a contact part at an edge of the blanked sheet metal, and a resilient curved part between the leg and contact parts permitting the contac... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4843313 | Integrated circuit package carrier and test device A carrier and test device for an integrated circuit package is disclosed which comprises a base (30) suitable for receiving an integrated circuit package with unformed leads (20') or formed leads (20), a cover (60), flexible materials (66), such as an ela... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4824392 | Burn-in socket for gull wing integrated circuit package Four embodiments of a burn-in socket for gull wing configured semiconductor packages are disclosed where each of the embodiments includes latching means which a mechanical advantage assisting in the installation of the carrier and package. Two of the embo... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4776810 | Socket for an electronic component The socket is foreseen for fastening and connecting an electronic component with lined-up conducting pins, whereby the free end of the pins is parallel to the main plane of the component, as it is the case for the SMD components. The socket comprises a ca... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4768973 | Removable retaining plate A retaining plate (30) is provided to insure that leads (4) secured in a protective carrier (2) are maintained in electrical engagement with conductive areas of a substrate (18). The configuration of the retaining plate (30) also insures that as the retai... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4758176 | IC socket An IC socket includes a socket body which has an IC package placing area and resilient contacts around the IC package placing area, a cover pivotally attached to the socket body, a lock member pivotally attached to either the socket body or the cover for ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4728297 | Socket for an electronic component The socket is foreseen for fastening and connecting an electronic component with lined-up conducting pins, whereby the free end of the pins is parallel to the main plane of the component, as it is the case for the SMD components. The socket comprises a ca... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4630875 | Chip carrier socket which requires low insertion force for the chip carrier Chip carrier socket 2 comprises a socket body 24 having a rectangular base 30 and walls 34 extending normally from the edges 32 of the base. The walls can be pivotally moved inwardly of the recess which is defined by the walls after a chip carrier 12 has ... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4547031 | Chip carrier socket and contact A chip carrier socket and contact which provides high contact mating forces and short circuit path length is taught. Briefly stated, a chip carrier socket housing is comprised of a base portion having contacts disposed therein with a retainer portion bein... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4515425 | IC socket with IC package pressing means An IC socket with IC package pressing means comprises a socket substrate, an IC package pressing plate having one end thereof pivotally link-connected to one end of the socket substrate, and an operative lever having one end thereof pivotally link-connect... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4407555 | Cam actuated DIP test socket A DIP test socket is disclosed to provide a zero entry force receptacle for dual in-line packages. The receptacle comprises a transport block receiving a DIP package thereon, with rows of contact legs positioned to depend adjacent the sides of the transpo... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4402563 | Zero insertion force connector A connector is disclosed for electrically interconnecting the conductive pins of an electrical component to a printed circuit board. The connector includes a plurality of conductive contacts mounted within a non-conductive housing. Each contact includes f... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4402561 | Socket for integrated circuit package with extended leads A socket for connecting an integrated circuit package to a printed circuit board or the like wherein the connection between the circuit board and the semiconductor chip is as short as possible. This is accomplished by providing a straight line conductor b... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4354718 | Dual-in-line package carrier and socket assembly The present invention discloses a protective carrier for a dual-in-line package (DIP) and a socket which receives the loaded carrier to electrically connect the leads on the DIP to circuits on a printed circuit board (PCB). More particularly, the protecti... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4322119 | Circuit module mounting assembly Apparatus for mounting a circuit module on a circuit board. The mounting apparatus comprises an insulating base member (10,20) mounting electrical conducting members (102,202) each having a portion (1020,2022) positioned in a plane along side of and paral... | 03/30/1982 |
| 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 |
| 3997227 | Connector and handling device for multilead electronic packages A device which facilitates the handling, storage and shipment of a multilead integrated electronic package and provides a demountable solderless connector for attaching the package to a wiring panel.... | 12/14/1976 |
