121 |
Method for contacting partially conductive textile materials |
US11989637 |
2006-07-28 |
US08011932B2 |
2011-09-06 |
Michael Steffen Bertsch; Michael Grimm |
A method for electrically connecting conductive thread (40) at any number of termination locations of a textile material (5) with an termination element preferably formed in a circuit board with the following steps being provided: placing the circuit board in a respectively formed recess of a support plate of a tool with the termination locations (122) of the circuit board (12) facing upwardly; arranging the material (5) on the circuit board (12) such that in the area of the termination locations of the circuit board (12) a termination location of the material (5) which is to be connected is being placed. Fixedly mounting, preferably by clamping the material adjacent to and on a side of the termination locations of the circuit board, preferably stretching the material (5) in longitudinal direction wherein the direction of the extension of the conductive threads. Fixedly clamping the material in an area opposite to the first clamping area and adjacent to the desired termination location. Soldering the blank conductive threads (40) to the termination locations of the circuit board (12). |
122 |
Continuous circuit overlay solar shingles |
US12590346 |
2009-11-07 |
US07858874B2 |
2010-12-28 |
Raymond Henry Ruskin; Homan B. Kinsley |
A solar roofing system includes components that can be made to mimic traditional tabbed asphalt roofing shingles in size, shape, and performance. Additionally, the shingles also include photovoltaic devices embedded in the shingle tabs. Shingles are installed in a traditional manner using traditional tools and fasteners in offset and overlapping rows. Electrical connectivity among tabs is made by contact between top and bottom surfaces of shingles without the need for additional wiring or hardware. The system includes multiple shingle shapes including a variation that can be cut apart into separate tabs. This solar roofing system can be integrated with non-photovoltaic components to fit irregularities found in a variety of roof surfaces. The system, once installed, creates a redundancy of electrical connectivity throughout a roof surface to allow for interruptions and irregularities in the roof surface and to allow for highly reliable output performance. |
123 |
ELECTRICAL INTERFACES INCLUDING A NANO-PARTICLE LAYER |
US12406509 |
2009-03-18 |
US20100240265A1 |
2010-09-23 |
Xin Zhou; Alaa Abdel-Azim Elmoursi; Javed Abdurrazzaq Mapkar; James Jeffery Benke; William E. Beatty; Robert W. Mueller |
An electrical interface includes a nano-particle layer. The electrical interface also includes a first conductor and a second conductor. The nano-particle layer and the first and second conductors are electrically coupled together. |
124 |
Low cost vehicle electrical and electronic components and systems manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials |
US11148044 |
2005-06-08 |
US07726440B2 |
2010-06-01 |
Thomas Aisenbrey |
Vehicle electrical and electronic components are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The percentage by weight of the conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination thereof is between about 20% and 50% of the weight of the conductive loaded resin-based material. The micron conductive powders are metals or conductive non-metals or metal plated non-metals. The micron conductive fibers may be metal fiber or metal plated fiber. Further, the metal plated fiber may be formed by plating metal onto a metal fiber or by plating metal onto a non-metal fiber. Any platable fiber may be used as the core for a non-metal fiber. Superconductor metals may also be used as micron conductive fibers and/or as metal plating onto fibers in the present invention. |
125 |
Method for contacting partially conductive textile materials |
US11989637 |
2006-07-28 |
US20100048066A1 |
2010-02-25 |
Michael Steffen Bertsch; Michael Grimm |
A method for electrically connecting conductive thread (40) at any number of termination locations of a textile material (5) with an termination element preferably formed in a circuit board with the following steps being provided: placing the circuit board in a respectively formed recess of a support plate of a tool with the termination locations (122) of the circuit board (12) facing upwardly; arranging the material (5) on the circuit board (12) such that in the area of the termination locations of the circuit board (12) a termination location of the material (5) which is to be connected is being placed. Fixedly mounting, preferably by clamping the material adjacent to and on a side of the termination locations of the circuit board, preferably stretching the material (5) in longitudinal direction wherein the direction of the extension of the conductive threads. Fixedly clamping the material in an area opposite to the first clamping area and adjacent to the desired termination location. Soldering the blank conductive threads (40) to the termination locations of the circuit board (12). |
126 |
Systems and methods for connecting electrical components |
US11170283 |
2005-06-29 |
US07125281B2 |
2006-10-24 |
Matthew Sweetland |
The present disclosure is directed to methods and devices that use a contact interface for establishing an electrical connection with an electrical component. In certain exemplary embodiments, the contact interface of a device includes at least one loading fiber and at least one conductor having at least one contact point. The conductor(s) is coupled to a loading fiber so that an electrical connection can be established between the contact point(s) of the conductor(s) and the electrical component when the device is engaged with the electrical component. In certain exemplary embodiments, a conductor is woven with, or wound around, a loading fiber. In some exemplary embodiments, the conductor is comprised of a shaped contact and a conductive lead.The present disclosure is also directed to methods and devices for testing the electrical integrity or functionality of an electrical component. In certain exemplary embodiments, the device includes a plurality of loading fibers, a plurality of conductors and a plurality of tensioning guides. Each conductor can be coupled to at least one loading fiber. The tensioning guides can be disposed on at least one side of each said conductor. In such embodiments, electrical connections can be established between at least a portion of the plurality of conductors and the electrical component when the device is engaged with the electrical component. At least a portion of the plurality of loading fibers may come into contact with the plurality of tensioning guides when the device is engaged with the electrical component. In one exemplary embodiment, the device comprises a burn-in socket device. In another exemplary embodiment, the device comprises a test socket device. |
127 |
Circular electrical connector |
US11169248 |
2005-06-27 |
US07083481B2 |
2006-08-01 |
John Pereira; Manuel Machado; Stephen Antaya |
An electrical connector includes a hollow conductive post member having a circular periphery, a foot portion and a distal end. The distal end has a generally cup shaped indentation. A base member is included having top and bottom surfaces. The foot portion of the post member is mounted to the top surface. At least one standoff extends from the bottom surface of the base member. The at least one standoff is for resting against a contact surface when soldering the electrical connector to the contact surface, thereby separating the bottom surface from the contact surface to define a minimum volume therebetween for occupation by solder. |
128 |
Anisotropic conductive sheet |
US10547001 |
2004-02-27 |
US20060162287A1 |
2006-07-27 |
Miki Hasegawa |
An anisotropic conductive sheet for high frequencies is provided as elastomer for connecting high-integrated circuit boards and fine pitch electronic components of recent years. Anisotropic conductive sheet (30) has a sheet-shaped elastomer (1c), and a non-conductive rectangular first penetrating region (11) is formed vertically and horizontally in a state surrounded by the sheet-shaped elastomer (1c). In addition, an electrically-conductive second penetrating region (12) is formed in a rectangular manner in a state surrounded by the first penetrating region (11). The first penetrating region 11 can be a high-dielectric rectangular third penetrating region. The anisotropic conductive sheet (30) has an effect in that electrostatic shield is provided between connected electronic components. |
129 |
Contact woven connectors |
US10985322 |
2004-11-10 |
US07077662B2 |
2006-07-18 |
Matthew Sweetland; James Moran; Andrew Wallace |
A contact connector is provided that has at least one loading fiber and a plurality of conductors. Each conductor may have at least one contact point. Each conductor may contact a single loading fiber, and each loading fiber may be capable of delivering a contact force at each contact point. In one example, the connector may be a power connector having a power circuit and a return circuit. In another example, the connector may be a data connector having at least one signal path. |
130 |
Anisotropic, conductive sheet and impedance measuring probe |
US10525024 |
2003-08-26 |
US07071722B2 |
2006-07-04 |
Daisuke Yamada; Kiyoshi Kimura; Naoshi Yasuda |
An anisotropically conductive sheet of the invention formed by containing conductive particles exhibiting magnetism in a sheet base composed of an elastic polymeric substance in a state dispersed in a plane direction thereof and oriented so as to align in a thickness-wise direction thereof. A thickness of the sheet is 10 to 100 μm, a number average particle diameter of the conductive particles exhibiting magnetism is 5 to 50 μm, a ratio W1/D of the thickness W1 to the number average particle diameter D of the conductive particles exhibiting magnetism is 1.1 to 10, a content of the conductive particles exhibiting magnetism is 10 to 40% in terms of a weight fraction. |
131 |
Interconnection device and system |
US11359934 |
2006-02-21 |
US20060141815A1 |
2006-06-29 |
Che-Yu Li |
A connector system including first housing having a first header, the first header including one or more conductive pads that are in electrical communication with a conductor. A second housing that is mateable with the first housing and includes a second header positioned on a mating face. The second header includes one or more conductive pad that are electrically engaged with a conductor and positioned in confronting relation with the one or more conductive pads of the first header. An interposer located between the first header and the second header, with a woven contact that extends continuously through the interposer toward conductive pads on the first and second headers. The interposer is movable between a first position where the woven contact is spaced away from the at least one of the conductive pads, and a second position where woven contact electrically engages one of the conductive pads. |
132 |
Interconnection device and system |
US11082364 |
2005-03-17 |
US07029289B2 |
2006-04-18 |
Che-Yu Li |
A connector system including first housing having a first header, the first header including one or more conductive pads that are in electrical communication with a conductor. A second housing that is mateable with the first housing and includes a second header positioned on a mating face. The second header includes one or more conductive pad that are electrically engaged with a conductor and positioned in confronting relation with the one or more conductive pads of the first header. An interposer located between the first header and the second header, with a woven contact that extends continuously through the interposer toward conductive pads on the first and second headers. The interposer is movable between a first position where the woven contact is spaced away from the at least one of the conductive pads, and a second position where woven contact electrically engages one of the conductive pads. |
133 |
Electrical contact and connector and method of manufacture |
US10940457 |
2004-09-14 |
US07029288B2 |
2006-04-18 |
Che-Yu Li |
An electrical contact (2) and method of making the electrical contact (2), and a connector (11) and method making the connector (11), wherein the electrical contact (2) is an electrically conducting, interlaced mesh (40), with edges of the mesh providing multiple contact points for edgewise electrical connection of the electrical contact (2), wherein the mesh (40) is annealed while restrained in the form of the electrical contact (2) wherein the mesh (40) is free of internal elastic strain, or the mesh (40) is hardened, and wherein the connector (11) retains the electrical contact (2) for edgewise connection. |
134 |
Anisotropic, conductive sheet and impedance measuring probe |
US10525024 |
2003-08-26 |
US20060006884A1 |
2006-01-12 |
Daisuke Yamada; Kiyoshi Kimura; Naoshi Yasuda |
Disclosed herein are an anisotropically conductive sheet usable in impedance measurement in a high-frequency region of at least 1 GHz, particularly a high-frequency region of at least 10 GHz, and an impedance-measuring probe, which can prevent a board to be measured from being damaged upon impedance measurement and can achieve high reliability on measurement in a high-frequency region of at least 1 GHz, particularly a high-frequency region of at least 10 GHz. The anisotropically conductive sheet of the invention formed by containing conductive particles exhibiting magnetism in a sheet base composed of an elastic polymeric substance in a state dispersed in a plane direction thereof and oriented so as to align in a thickness-wise direction thereof. A thickness of the sheet is 10 to 100 μm, a number average particle diameter of the conductive particles exhibiting magnetism is 5 to 50 μm, a ratio W1/D of the thickness W1 to the number average particle diameter D of the conductive particles exhibiting magnetism is 1.1 to 10, a content of the conductive particles exhibiting magnetism is 10 to 40% in terms of a weight fraction, and the sheet is used for impedance measurement in a high-frequency region. The impedance-measuring probe of the present invention is equipped with the anisotropically conductive sheet described above, and is used in a high-frequency region. |
135 |
Low cost vehicle electrical and electronic components and systems manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials |
US11148044 |
2005-06-08 |
US20050224280A1 |
2005-10-13 |
Thomas Aisenbrey |
Vehicle electrical and electronic components are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The percentage by weight of the conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination thereof is between about 20% and 50% of the weight of the conductive loaded resin-based material. The micron conductive powders are metals or conductive non-metals or metal plated non-metals. The micron conductive fibers may be metal fiber or metal plated fiber. Further, the metal plated fiber may be formed by plating metal onto a metal fiber or by plating metal onto a non-metal fiber. Any platable fiber may be used as the core for a non-metal fiber. Superconductor metals may also be used as micron conductive fibers and/or as metal plating onto fibers in the present invention. |
136 |
Electrical contact |
US11076779 |
2005-03-10 |
US20050191906A1 |
2005-09-01 |
Che-Yu Li |
An electrical contact formed from a plurality of interlaced and annealed wires by weaving or braiding the wires together to form a mesh, annealing the mesh, and cutting the annealed mesh so as to form a plurality of individual electrical contacts. A method for forming a precursor material for use in manufacturing an electrical contact is also provided that includes manipulating a plurality of wires so as to interlace the wires into a unitary structure. The unitary structure is then annealed. An electrical contact may then be formed from the precursor material by elastically rolling a portion of the unitary structure so as to form a tube, annealing the tube, and then cutting the unitary structure so as to release the tube thereby to form an electrical contact. An electrical contact may also be formed by folding a portion of the unitary structure so as to form one or more pleats, annealing the pleated unitary structure, and then cutting the pleated unitary structure so as to release one or more electrical contacts. The precursor material may also be formed by photo-etching a sheet of conductive material so as to form a mesh, and then annealing the mesh. A connector system may be formed including a housing defining a plurality of openings that are each filled with an electrical contact comprising a plurality of interlaced and annealed wires that have been previously either rolled or pleated. |
137 |
Interconnection device and system |
US11082364 |
2005-03-17 |
US20050164534A1 |
2005-07-28 |
Che-Yu Li |
A connector system including first housing having a first header, the first header including one or more conductive pads that are in electrical communication with a conductor. A second housing that is mateable with the first housing and includes a second header positioned on a mating face. The second header includes one or more conductive pad that are electrically engaged with a conductor and positioned in confronting relation with the one or more conductive pads of the first header. An interposer located between the first header and the second header, with a woven contact that extends continuously through the interposer toward conductive pads on the first and second headers. The interposer is movable between a first position where the woven contact is spaced away from the at least one of the conductive pads, and a second position where woven contact electrically engages one of the conductive pads. |
138 |
System and methods for connecting electrical components |
US10619210 |
2003-07-14 |
US20050014421A1 |
2005-01-20 |
Matthew Sweetland |
The present disclosure is directed to methods and devices that use a contact interface for establishing an electrical connection with an electrical component. In certain exemplary embodiments, the contact interface of a device includes at least one loading fiber and at least one conductor having at least one contact point. The conductor(s) is coupled to a loading fiber so that an electrical connection can be established between the contact point(s) of the conductor(s) and the electrical component when the device is engaged with the electrical component. In certain exemplary embodiments, a conductor is woven with, or wound around, a loading fiber. In some exemplary embodiments, the conductor is comprised of a shaped contact and a conductive lead. The present disclosure is also directed to methods and devices for testing the electrical integrity or functionality of an electrical component. In certain exemplary embodiments, the device includes a plurality of loading fibers, a plurality of conductors and a plurality of tensioning guides. Each conductor can be coupled to at least one loading fiber. The tensioning guides can be disposed on at least one side of each said conductor. In such embodiments, electrical connections can be established between at least a portion of the plurality of conductors and the electrical component when the device is engaged with the electrical component. At least a portion of the plurality of loading fibers may come into contact with the plurality of tensioning guides when the device is engaged with the electrical component. In one exemplary embodiment, the device comprises a burn-in socket device. In another exemplary embodiment, the device comprises a test socket device. |
139 |
Circular electrical connector |
US10445741 |
2003-05-27 |
US20030203666A1 |
2003-10-30 |
John
Pereira; Manuel
Machado; Stephen
Antaya |
An electrical connector includes a hollow conductive post member having a circular periphery, a foot portion and a distal end. The distal end has a generally cup shaped indentation. A base member is included having top and bottom surfaces. The foot portion of the post member is mounted to the top surface. At least one standoff extends from the bottom surface of the base member. The at least one standoff is for resting against a contact surface when soldering the electrical connector to the contact surface, thereby separating the bottom surface from the contact surface to define a minimum volume therebetween for occupation by solder. |
140 |
Robust, low-resistance elastomeric conductive polymer interconnect |
US10010775 |
2001-12-06 |
US20020086566A1 |
2002-07-04 |
Everett
F.
Simons |
An elastomeric device for electrically interconnecting two or more components, and a method for making the device. The device comprises an elastomeric matrix having one or more outer surfaces, and one or more electrically conductive pathways through the matrix, wherein at least a portion of the electrical pathway contains a material that is an electrically conductive liquid at the elastomeric device's operating temperature. |