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US Patent 7220131 - Electromechanical device having a plurality of bundles of fibers for interconnecting two planar surfaces
US Patent Issued on May 22, 2007
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 12, 2026Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 12, 2026Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractAccording to various embodiments, exemplary interconnects and methods for interconnection are provided that can include contacts formed by fiber bundles. The exemplary interconnects can be used to form separable or non-separable electro-mechanical connections between one or more of the generally accepted six levels of interconnection. In various embodiments, the exemplary interconnects can allow management of the thermal properties of the electronic devices. Exemplary interconnects can also provided reduced thickness allowing redundancy and additional compliance as desired. | InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 11530932 filed on 09/12/2006US Classes:439/65, With provision to conduct electricity from panel circuit to another panel circuit174/119R, Composite or noncircular strand section174/262, Feedthrough310/251, Structure (e.g., composite material)174/124R, Fibrous or fabric428/221WEB OR SHEET CONTAINING STRUCTURALLY DEFINED ELEMENT OR COMPONENTField of Search439/65, With provision to conduct electricity from panel circuit to another panel circuit439/66, Conductor is compressible and to be sandwiched between panel circuits439/86, INCLUDING ELASTOMERIC OR NONMETALLIC CONDUCTIVE PORTION439/291, Plural, electrically distinct contacts439/930, COUPLING PART WHEREIN CONTACT IS COMPRISED OF A WIRE OR BRUSH174/262, Feedthrough174/264, Voidless (e.g., solid)428/300.4, Two or more chemically different fibers361/220, Specific conduction means or dissipator361/222Rod-type structureExaminersPrimary: Prasad, ChandrikaAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4641949, Conductive brush paper position sensorIssued on: 02/10/1987 Inventor: Wallace , et al.5220481, Composite to enable contact electrostatic voltage sensing Issued on: 06/15/1993 Inventor: Swift, et al.5250756, Pultruded conductive plastic connector and manufacturing method employing laser processing Issued on: 10/05/1993 Inventor: Swift, et al.5281771, Multilayer wiring board, interlevel connector, and method for making same Issued on: 01/25/1994 Inventor: Swift, et al.5354607, Fibrillated pultruded electronic components and static eliminator devices Issued on: 10/11/1994 Inventor: Swift, et al.5414216, Electrostatographic reproducing machine resistive carbon fiber wire Issued on: 05/09/1995 Inventor: Swift, et al.5843567, Electrical component containing magnetic particles Issued on: 12/01/1998 Inventor: Swift, et al.6872681, Modification of nanotubes oxidation with peroxygen compounds Issued on: 03/29/2005 Inventor: Niu, et al.6872791, Polyolefin nano-composite Issued on: 03/29/2005 Inventor: Lee, et al.6891324Carbon-metal nano-composite materials for field emission cathodes and devices Issued on: 05/10/2005 Inventor: Dorfman International ClassesH01R 12/00H05K 1/00 |
