Paricon Technologies Corporation

Other

Methode Electronics, Incorporated

Stratos Lightwave, Inc.

Fluidity Enterprises, Inc.

Weiss, Roger

Roger E Weiss

Everett Simons

Patrick B Gilliland

Philip W Schofield

Christopher P Cornell

Daniel P Vladic

David M Barnum

Glenn M Amber

Matthew N McCarthy

Leonid G Shatskin

Scott C Erickson

James W McGinley

Jennie Kwo

Luis Pedraza

Daniel S Poplawski

Luis Alberto Pedraza

Robert M Podoloff

Donald Rimdzius

Luis Torres

Theodore Washburn

William Petrocelli

John Sousa Botelho

Clifford Read

Robert Podoloff

Ethan Berkowitz

Matthew Mccarthy

A cable to board interconnect device that is used to interconnect wires to a printed circuit board (PCB) that has conductive traces on its essentially flat surface, where the wires are essentially parallel to the face of the PCB. The device includes an alignment member that overlies the wires, and an elastomeric conductor between the wires and the PCB traces.

Cable-to-board connector

An elastomeric material includes an elastomeric matrix having one or more outer surfaces and a set of electrically conductive pathways disposed through the elastomeric matrix. The elastomeric material also includes a thermally-conductive and electrically-insulative material, disposed through the elastomeric matrix, which improves the formation of the electrically conductive pathways.

Thermally and electrically enhanced elastomeric conductive materials

An inter-dental brush device has a handle with a cartridge removably housed therein. The cartridge has a plurality of chambers each appointed for housing at least one replaceable inter-dental brush. The cartridge is appointed to be rotated to align and select one of the chambers for feed out of the selected inter-dental brush. A base portion is removably attached to the handle, which includes rotation engagement means adapted to interact with the cartridge for rotational engagement, alignment and selection of the chamber and visa vie the inter-dental brush housed therein. An oral portion is removably attached to the other end of the handle, and includes an aperture for feeding out the selected inter-dental brush. A delivery means in association with the handle and the oral portion is provided and is adapted to feed out the selected inter-dental brush. Used, worn out brush is removed or cut off by an optional slidable cutter provided on the brush device.

Continuous feed inter-dental brush assembly and device

An inter-dental brush is provided with a handle that accepts a cartridge housing continuous inter-dental brush feedstock. Used, worn out brush is cut off by a slidable cutter provided on an angled portion of the handle. Fresh inter-dental brush is fed out from the continuous inter-dental feedstock by turning a knob on the handle. The protrusion length of the inter-dental brush is controlled by the number of turns. The knob is connected to a gear that pushes against the feedstock, driving the brush through an aperture in the angled portion of the handle. Within the cartridge, the feedstock is removably attached to one swivel and is wrapped around a second swivel. The swivels have a brake that produces a taut feedstock as the brush is fed out. The cartridge may contain a single roll with a brake instead of a pair of swivels.

Continuous feed inter-dental brush and device

A free standing, height adjustable ballet bar exercise device is provided. The device comprises a pair of legs, telescoping support arms pivotally attached to the legs and supporting a horizontal ballet bar disposed between the support arms, a lower cross bar connecting the legs intermediate their ends, an upper cross bar connecting the support arms, a backboard pivotally attached to the upper cross bar and releasably attached to the lower cross bar, and a floor board hingedly attached to the bottom edge of the backboard and adapted to lay flat on a floor to support the weight of the user. Preferably the backboard and floor board are covered by soft mats.

Free standing ballet bar exercise device

Microelectronic assemblies interconnected using a separable network interface and electronic systems using the microelectronic assemblies to physically separate high performance signals and lower performance signals to enhance system performance are disclosed.

Separable network interconnect systems and assemblies

A separable electrical connector for electrically interconnecting an electrical device to a substrate. In one embodiment, the connector includes an adapter board electrically connected to the substrate, the adapter board having electrical contacts on both sides, and a layer of ACE between the electrical device and the adapter board. A mechanical structure is used to apply a compressive force on the ACE through the adapter board and the electrical device. In another embodiment, the connector includes a translator board having electrical contacts on both sides and electrical circuits within to expand the footprint of the fine pitch electrical device to the coarser pitch of the substrate. The connector further includes a layer of ACE between the translator board and the substrate. In a further embodiment, the separable electrical conductor includes a layer of ACE coupled to a frame and an adaptor board that includes a channel sized and shaped to engage the frame, thereby reducing the profile of the connector. In another embodiment, the layer of ACE is coupled directly to the adaptor board, without the use of the frame, by means of an adhesive contained in the channel.

Separable electrical interconnect with anisotropic conductive elastomer and adaptor with channel for engaging a frame

A micro Kelvin probe assembly and method of accomplishing a micro Kelvin measurement that determines the resistance or impedance of a device under test (DUT) that has two spaced contacts. An ammeter is used to flow current through the DUT, and a voltmeter is used to measure the voltage drop across the DUT. There is a printed circuit board (PCB) carrying two pairs of contacts, with a trace leading to each contact. Anisotropic conductive elastomer (ACE) material as an electrical interposer is placed in electrical contact with each of the PCB contacts. The DUT is placed on the ACE such that each DUT contact is directly opposite one pair of PCB contacts. The ammeter is connected to one trace leading to one contact of each pair of PCB contacts to flow current through the DUT, and the voltmeter is connected to the other trace leading to the other contact of each pair of PCB contacts, so that voltmeter can measure the voltage drop across the DUT without an effect caused by the interposer. In a further embodiment, the PCB contacts are arranged in concentric circles to provide a contact surface area that is relatively constant and more tolerant of misalignment with the DUT contacts.

Micro Kelvin probes and micro Kelvin probe methodology with concentric pad structures

An assembly for simultaneously electrically testing a plurality of electronic components. There is a test fixture, and a lead frame carrying a plurality of electronic components to be tested, each such electronic component having multiple electrical leads. A layer of Anisotropic Conductive Elastomer (ACE) is in contact with the test fixture and in contact with the leads of the plurality of electronic components. There is a device for applying a compressive force to the leads, the ACE and the test fixture, to make electrical contact between the leads and the test fixture through the ACE.

Assembly for simultaneously testing multiple electronic components

A separable electrical connector for electrically interconnecting an electrical device to a substrate. In one embodiment, the connector includes an adapter board electrically connected to the substrate, the adapter board having electrical contacts on both sides, and a layer of ACE between the electrical device and the adapter board. A mechanical structure is used to apply a compressive force on the ACE through the adapter board and the electrical device. In another embodiment, the connector includes a translator board having electrical contacts on both sides and electrical circuits within to expand the footprint of the fine pitch electrical device to the coarser pitch of the substrate. The connector further includes a layer of ACE between the translator board and the substrate.

Separable electrical interconnect with anisotropic conductive elastomer for translating footprint

A system for coupling a heat sink to an electrical device independently of a clamping member that is used to place a coupling force between the electrical device and a substrate to which the electrical device is to be electrically connected. The system includes a clamping member adapted to push the electrical device against the substrate, to assist in electrical connection between the electrical device and the substrate, the clamping member defining a through-hole leading to the electrical device. There is also a heat-conducting member in the clamping member through-hole and adapted to thermally contact the electrical device to conduct heat away from the electrical device. A heat sink is in thermal contact with the heat-conducting member, to dissipate heat from the electrical device.

System for loading a heat sink mechanism independently of clamping load on electrical device

A separable electrical connector for separably, electrically interconnecting the conductors of one multi-conductor cable to the conductors of a second electrical device that may be an electrical device such as a chip, or a second multi-conductor cable, or a flexible or rigid printed circuit board. The connector includes a layer of anisotropic conductive elastomer (ACE) in electrical contact with the conductors of the cable and the conductors of the second electrical device. A clamp or another type of mechanical device compresses the ACE, to provide electrical signal paths between the conductors of the cable and the second electrical device, through the ACE.

Cable connector incorporating anisotropically conductive elastomer

A separable electrical connector for electrically interconnecting an electrical device to a substrate. The connector includes an adapter board electrically connected to the substrate, the adapter board having electrical contacts on both sides, and a layer of ACE between the electrical device and the adapter board. A mechanical structure is used to apply a compressive force on the ACE through the adapter board and the electrical device.

Separable electrical interconnect with anisotropic conductive elastomer and a rigid adapter

A compliant electrical probe device. The device has an anisotropic conductive elastomer (ACE) material-based layer defining two opposing faces, and having a series of conductive pathways extending between the faces. The device further includes at least two flexible circuit elements, each flexible circuit element defining two opposing faces, one face of one of the flexible circuit elements in electrical and physical contact with one face of the ACE-based layer, and one face of the other flexible circuit element in electrical and physical contact with the other face of the ACE-based layer, the other face of each of the flexible circuit elements carrying one or more electrically-conductive pads that define the device contacts, the flexible circuit elements each further comprising a series of conductive pathways extending between its faces. The ACE-based layer and the flexible circuit elements make up the device.

Compliant electrical probe device incorporating anisotropically conductive elastomer and flexible circuits

An Anisotropic Conductive Elastomer (ACE)&#x2014;based electrical connector that interconnects two or more electrical circuit elements. The connector includes at least two layers of ACE separated by alternate interconnection elements that include conductive elements. The conductive elements provide void space for the ACE elastomer to move to during the interconnection process.

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Foxborough, MA, United States of America

Roger E Weiss