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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967621 | Electrical contactor, especially wafer level contactor, using fluid pressure An electrical interconnect assembly and methods for making an electrical interconnect assembly. In one embodiment, an interconnect assembly includes a flexible wiring layer having a plurality of first contact elements and a fluid containing structure which is couple... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7722371 | Electrical contactor, especially wafer level contactor, using fluid pressure An electrical interconnect assembly and methods for making an electrical interconnect assembly. In one embodiment, an interconnect assembly includes a flexible wiring layer having a plurality of first contact elements and a fluid containing structure which is couple... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7601015 | Self-energizing electrical connection An electrical connector includes first and second conducting members that are pivotally attached to each other. A portion of the first and second conducting members distal to the pivotal attachment form an electrical contact with the electrode. The first and second ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7455540 | Electrical contactor, especially wafer level contactor, using fluid pressure An interconnect assembly can include a semiconductor device that is to be tested, and the semiconductor device can include compliant, elongate contact structures that provide an electrical interface to the semiconductor device. The interconnect assembly can also inc... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7367738 | Apparatus and method for releaseably joining elements The apparatus and method for releasably joining first and second elements according to the present invention include a retaining member mounted to one of the elements and a reshapeable tube near the retaining member. The reshapeable tube has at least two states, an ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364452 | Connector for adjacent devices An apparatus and method for connecting servers within a rack-mounted server system. In one embodiment, a plurality of servers are positioned in respective bays of a rack. The bays generally constrain adjacent servers in a generally fixed spacing and in face-to-face ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338303 | Card connector assembly having carriage component A card connector assembly (100) for insertion of an electronic card (6), includes an insulative housing defining a cavity, two rows of terminals (4), a pair of springs (3), and a carriage component (2) being moveable between two ro... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7291028 | Actuated electric connection A downhole connection in a tool string has a first transmission path in a first tubular component and a second transmission path in a second tubular component coaxial with the first tubular component. The first transmission path has an electrically conductive pin at... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273385 | Holding device for holding a tested electronic module A holding device includes first and second walls, an adapter card, a deformable sheet member, a set of contact pads, and a force-imparting unit. The first and second walls define an accommodating space, and an insertion space that is reduced in width from the accomm... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7256591 | Probe card, having cantilever-type probe and method A probe card is used to test an electronic device. The probe card includes a base plate and a cantilever-type probe arranged on the base plate. The cantilever-type probe has an end that contacts the contacted body and moves when contacting the contacted body. A stop... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252558 | Portable power supply The present invention includes a portable power supply having a housing that encloses a battery. Booster cables protrude from the housing and are electrically connected to the battery. Electrical clamps are attached to the booster cables and may connect to electrica... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252453 | Robot arm coupling apparatus A robotic tool coupling system includes a first connecting unit including a piston movable along a longitudinal axis. The piston includes a multifaceted contact surface comprising a tapered locking surface; an initial actuating surface having an angle with respect t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232315 | Connection structure for printed wiring board A connection structure for a printed wiring board which enables high density integration is provided. A FCP 2 includes an exposed conductor part 2A including an insulating substrate 22 and a reinforcing plate 24 stacked with this substrat... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7214106 | Electrical connector Electrical connectors are adapted to provide a reliable electrical connection to mating elements of a mating connector. The connector can have sockets that accept mating elements of the mating connector. Conductors of the connector are associated with each socket an... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195503 | Electrical contactor, especially wafer level contactor, using fluid pressure An electrical interconnect assembly and methods for making an electrical interconnect assembly. In one embodiment, an interconnect assembly includes a flexible wiring layer having a plurality of first contact elements and a fluid containing structure which is couple... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7037804 | Wafer bonding using a flexible bladder press for three dimensional (3D) vertical stack integration A three-dimensional (3-D) integrated chip system is provided with a first wafer including one or more integrated circuit (IC) devices; a second wafer including one or more integrated circuit (IC) devices; and a metal bonding layer deposited on opposing surfaces of t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7027893 | Robotic tool coupler rapid-connect bus A tool changer comprising a master module and a tool module includes a rapid-connect communication bus between the master and tool modules. A unique tool identification number, along with other tool-related information, may be transmitted from the tool module to the... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6975016 | Wafer bonding using a flexible bladder press and thinned wafers for three-dimensional (3D) wafer-to-wafer vertical stack integration, and application thereof A three-dimensional (3-D) integrated chip system is provided with a first wafer including one or more integrated circuit (IC) devices; a second wafer including one or more integrated circuit (IC) devices; and a metal bonding layer deposited on opposing surfaces of t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6811406 | Microelectronic spring with additional protruding member Various structural features for modifying the performance characteristic of cantilevered microelectronic spring structures are disclosed. Generally, the features comprise a protruding member mounted between a supporting substrate and the transverse cantilever beam o... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6768643 | Methods and apparatus for reducing the opportunity for accidental removal or insertion of components Methods and apparatus for preventing the accidental or premature decoupling of an electrical connection, the electrical connection having two electrical connectors which can be coupled and decoupled. The invention includes a securing apparatus configured to secure t... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6533594 | Apparatus and method for transferring secondary current across a robotic tool changer A robotic tool changer for the transfer of a secondary current across a master module and a tool module capable of being mated together. In one embodiment, the electrical contacts on the two modules, comprising a pair of contacts with a flat plate for ele... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6468098 | Electrical contactor especially wafer level contactor using fluid pressure An electrical interconnect assembly and methods for making an electrical interconnect assembly. In one embodiment, an interconnect assembly includes a flexible wiring layer having a plurality of first contact elements and a fluid containing structure whic... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6337934 | NxN switch array with polarization displacer Switch arrays are provided with controllable polarization modifiers and polarization-dependent diverters, such as one or more polarization beam splitters, for configuring switch arrays which can reduce or eliminate the need for optical fibers in the switc... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6296501 | Electric cable grounding piercer An electric-cable-grounding piercer has a piercer blade (1) with a trunk end attached to a double-acting hydraulic piston (2) in a double-acting hydraulic cylinder (3) from which a blade housing (4) is extended from a blade end. An insertion-pressure tube... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6071137 | Pressure actuated zero insertion force circuit board edge connector socket An electrical connector for establishing an interconnection between the contact pads of a printed circuit board and an electrical device. The connector includes a flexible circuit that is capable of being electrically coupled to a tester, driver, or some ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5928022 | Mechanically-assited clip device for use in testing electrical equipment A clip assembly used in testing electrical equipment includes a mechanical actuator to provide mechanically assisted clipping of electrical leads in a manufacturing environment. In a preferred embodiment, the actuator takes the form of a fluid-actuated cy... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5924871 | Grounding contact The invention relates to a lightweight grounding contact for the transfer of currents between fixed vehicle elements of a rail vehicle and its rotating wheel axle, consisting of a plurality of contact elements (12), acted upon by a pressure in the directi... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5762504 | Electric connection unit An electric connection unit includes a gas-tight housing to be put between a test board and a probe card located separately from each other. The housing has a plurality of pairs of contact pins each pair interconnected by a conductor wire and movably and ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5711628 | Expansion clamp An expandable clamp of the type that is used within a channel to compress a planar member within that channel against a wall of that channel. The clamp has an expandable bladder of an elongated cylindrical shape and a valve for introducing a gas or a liqu... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5640303 | Interconnection apparatus for semiconductor/integrated circuit devices An interconnection assembly for electrically connecting the contacts of an integrated circuit device with the contacts of said circuit board. The interconnection assembly having a base removably and adjustably attached to the circuit board and further hav... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5567165 | Fluid actuated connector/carrier for electric part A connector carrier for an electric part comprising a pressure reduction chamber (31b) having an opening portion, a flat first part arranged in such a manner as to allow one surface of the first part (wiring sheet 6) to contact the opening portion of the ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5507660 | Electrical connection system An electrical connection system is implemented while storage units are being loaded onto a transportation bed 2 or while they are being unloaded therefrom. The system includes an electrical connection constituted by at least one male-type connector 4, 5 a... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5289631 | Method for testing, burn-in, and/or programming of integrated circuit chips An integrated circuit chip having solder bumps thereon may be tested using a temporary substrate having substrate pads corresponding to locations of the input/output pads on the chip and having a sacrificial conductor layer on the temporary substrate pads... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5228862 | Fluid pressure actuated connector An electrical connector for interconnecting opposed circuit members (e.g., modules, printed circuit boards) using an interim housing on which are positioned a pair of flexible circuit members which are capable of being expanded to provide desired connecti... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5222668 | Fluid actuated connector A fluid actuated connector is provided with opposing circuit members that form the interior of the connector and which are substantially L-shaped with a substantially vertical portion facing a circuit card to be inserted into the connector and a substanti... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5197890 | Hydrodynamic electrical connector An electrical connector assembly comprising a first body part having a first surface and a second surface normal thereto. The second surface contains a plurality of electrically conductive traces thereon in a particular spacing array. A first hinge half p... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5181853 | Fluid pressure actuated electrical connector An electrical connector wherein fluid pressure (pneumatics or hydraulics) is used to actuate an expandable bladder located within the housing of the connector to exert force against two flexible circuit members also located substantially within the connec... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5160269 | Hydrostatic connector for flex circuits A connector system for interconnecting single or multiple pairs of flex circuits. A single pair of clamping bodies interconnects the respective ones of multiple pairs of electrical conductors in the form of conductor traces carried on respective pairs of ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5153396 | Combination high pressure switch and valve device A combination high pressure relief valve/high pressure cut-off device includes a housing for mounting in a pressure control installation. A high pressure switch, biased to a closed position, is mounted in this housing. A force transmitting mechanism is al... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5102343 | Fluid pressure actuated electrical connector An electrical connector which utilizes fluid pressure to interconnect two electrical circuit members (e.g., a circuit module and a printed circuit board) in a sound and effective manner. In one embodiment, two flexible circuits are brought together using ... | 04/07/1992 |
