Lucent Technologies Inc.

Agere Systems Inc.

Jan Bakker

John Leslie Blair

Nedim Erkocevic

Raymond R Thomas

Jan B Goossens

Frans Willem Hoekstra

Han Schmitz

Damon E Stauffer

The system for deploying an antenna of an integrated circuit card includes a card housing protecting electronic components, and at least one antenna. The antenna has a proximal end and a distal end, and an antenna housing protects the antenna. The antenna housing is movably connected to the card housing such that as the antenna housing moves relative to the card housing, the distal end of the antenna moves relative to the card housing.

System for deploying an antenna of an integrated circuit card

A connector for a circuit component comprises a rigid support frame having a central aperture into which the component may be placed, and spring means around the support and having a plurality of spring projections which project beyond the support frame for co-operation with perforations in a planar substrate, such as a PCB. The projections may have hook-shaped lower ends which locate against the underside of the PCB. A layer of anisotropically electrically conductive material is located between the component and the substrate. The connector and component together with the conductive layer in position form a substrate-mountable device.

Connector for mounting an electrical component

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Doorn, Netherlands

Jan Bakker