"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7731513 | Conductive assembly and electrical connector having the same An electrical connector and a conductive assembly thereof are disclosed. The electrical connector includes an insulating body disposed with a plurality of receiving spaces, a first conductor correspondingly received in a receiving space and one end of the first cond... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7147478 | Electric element having liquid metals An electric element for electric connection of two corresponding electric elements comprises: two conductors; and liquid metals with low impedance connecting to the two conductors. The two conductors keep in contact with the liquid metals at a situation of relative ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7084652 | Non-destructive contact test A non-destructive contact test method and apparatus for testing an electric characteristic of a test object is provided. The method includes providing an apparatus having a conductor, wherein the conductor is in a liquid state; and using the conductor to contact a s... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6914357 | Electric machine with integrated power electronics An electric machine for converting electrical energy to mechanical energy is disclosed. The electric machine includes a stator having an outer layer, a first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer, and an inner layer. The electric machine further includes a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913476 | Temporary, conformable contacts for microelectronic components Various aspects of the invention provide temporary interfaces for microelectronic components, microelectronic component test systems, and methods of testing microelectronic components. One of the disclosed temporary interfaces employs a substrate having a plurality ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6113406 | Electrical interconnect using low melting point liquid metals An electrical interconnect incorporating the invention includes a first conductive electrode having a male connector part; a second electrode having a female connector part closely coupled to the male connector part so as to create opposed surface regions... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5993269 | Connecting pin having electrically conductive magnetic fluid A connector pin which has a structure wherein a pin which can be moved by a spring is kept in contact with a casing by way of connecting member, an electrically conductive magnetic fluid is sustained in the casing, and the casing and the connecting member... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5969534 | Semiconductor testing apparatus A method and apparatus for the reversible contacting of a semiconductor circuit level to assist in performing a function test. The apparatus includes a testing head having test points arranged at a test side lying opposite the contact surfaces of a semico... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5926375 | Surface mounting structure A circuit board is provided with blind connection vias which are filled with solder. The end portions of the pins of an electronic component are inserted into the connection vias, and are connected to the connection vias by solder. The electronic componen... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5808874 | Microelectronic connections with liquid conductive elements A microelectronic assembly including elements such as a semiconductor chip and substrate has electrical connections between the elements incorporating fusible conductive metal masses. The fusible masses are surrounded and contained by a compliant material... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5779492 | Connector employing liquid conductor for electrical contact A first contact member comprises a liquid conductor which comes into contact with a second contact member so as to establish the electric connection between the two contact members. A container contains the first contact member therein. The second contact... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5626484 | Connector employing liquid conductor for electrical contact A first contact member comprises a liquid conductor which comes into contact with a second contact member so as to establish the electric connection between the two contact members. A container contains the first contact member therein. The second contact... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5491425 | Apparatus for evaluating characteristics of semiconductor device and method of evaluating characteristics of semiconductor device using the same A probe is attached to a support plate vertically to the surface of the support plate. A drop of a molten metal is formed at a tip portion of the probe. The support plate has a heater for setting the temperature of the probe and the drop of the molten met... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5403449 | Methods and apparatus for electrically coupling electrical conductors with a conductive alloy having a low melting point Methods and apparatus are provided for coupling two similar or different types of bus bar conductors, where a conductor strap of each bus bar is submersed in a low melting point conductive alloy contained in a chamber. One of the conductor straps may be f... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5306410 | Method and device for electrically coupling a conductor to the metal surface of an electrolytic cell wall An external electrical metal conductor strap mounted a spaced distance from the external steel wall of an electrolytic cell where the steel wall is internally joined to the cathodes of the cell with the interspace between the external metal conductor stra... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5174110 | Utility conduit enclosure for turbine engine A readily-removable protective modular enclosure (50) houses a plurality of utility conduits (42) which bridge a zoned annular volume (40) disposed between a turbine engine's core (20) and fan case (30) zones, the bridging utility conduits (42) completing... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5173837 | Hinge with two-towed clutch spring for suppressing electromagnetic interference for laptop personal computers A laptop personal computer system according to this invention comprises a base unit including a microcomputer subsystem, a cover unit including a display subsystem, a hinge unit for coupling the cover unit to the base unit, the hinge unit having a clutch ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5112236 | Electrical contact An electrical contact comprising a male element and a female element in which the male element is mounted for sliding with a tight fit, an air chamber being formed between an end of the male element and a bottom of the female element, the male and female ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4762497 | Electrical connector for electrically connecting through a fabric A wrist strap can be connected through the fabric of a cleanroom garment by means of an inexpensive, removable connector comprising two molded plastic parts that can be interconnected to entrap the fabric. Protruding from a reservoir in the first of the t... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4734820 | Cryogenic packaging scheme Apparatus and method for removably mounting an integrated circuit package having a plurality of electrical pins wherein a plurality of mating pins each having a receptacle filled with liquid mercury are connected to the electrical pins of the integrated c... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4587484 | Mercury probe and method The disclosed mercury probe has a mercury reservoir and one or more passages extending from the reservoir to an aperture plate for engaging a test wafer. Dross that tends to form at the wafer-contact end of the mercury passage(s) is removed by returning a... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4538876 | Electrical connector This invention relates to electrical connection means. In particular, the invention is concerned with means for effecting electrical connection between two or more bodies in such a way that any small relative movement between the bodies when so connected ... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4409547 | Mercury-probe apparatus The described apparatus includes a member of insulation containing a reservoir of mercury and a passage from a side of the reservoir to a contact aperture in a flat face of the member that engages a test wafer, the contact aperture being below the upper s... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4289369 | Exchangeable Ga-Cu electrode for an evaporation system Ga-Cu alloy having the formula of Ga1-x Cux, wherein x is a composition ratio parameter of Ga and Cu in a range of 0.000ࣘxࣘ0.05. The alloy has a stable liquid phase at the normal temperature. The Ga-Cu alloy Ga1-x Cu | 09/15/1981 |
| 4166666 | Connector The present invention consists of a connector suitable for joining, to pass electrical current therethrough, ends respectively of wires, cables or the like, of different metals, such as copper and aluminum, the connector of the present invention involving... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4101830 | Mercury probe The disclosed apparatus provides a mercury electrode for making non-destructive tests, especially for Schottky-diode tests of semi-conductors such as silicon. By developing vacuum under a test wafer on a support, a column of mercury is drawn into contact ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4056703 | Process and apparatus for resistance heating of electrically conductive workpieces Elongated electrically-conductive workpieces such as bars, strips and wire, are resistance heated by passing an electric current through a length of the workpiece between a pair of spaced contacts. The contacts are electrically-conductive molten metal or ... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4004844 | Electrical connector This invention relates to an electrical connection for use in connection with an apparatus including a container suitable for holding molten glass at a high temperature and electrically connected through the connection to a source of electric current. Typ... | 01/25/1977 |