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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
May. 12, 2016
Applicant:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Nicolas Argibay, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Thomas Scharf, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 39/02 (2006.01); H01R 39/08 (2006.01); H01R 39/04 (2006.01); H01R 39/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 39/025 (2013.01); H01R 39/04 (2013.01); H01R 39/08 (2013.01); H01R 39/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to monolithic structures for use as an electrical contact. In particular, these structures are formed from a laminate alloy, which in turn is composed of a MAXcompound. Electrical contact assemblies and electrical components having such contacts are also described herein. In some example, such monolithic structures display increased wear resistance, which is useful for sliding electrical contacts.