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Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 21, 2016
Applicant:

Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;

Inventor:

Piers Andrew, Cambridge, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H05K 3/36 (2006.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01); H05K 3/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6205 (2013.01); H01R 13/2414 (2013.01); H05K 3/323 (2013.01); H05K 3/36 (2013.01); H05K 3/361 (2013.01); H05K 3/365 (2013.01); H05K 2201/0314 (2013.01); H05K 2201/083 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus and method, the apparatus comprising: a layer of quantum tunnelling composite configured such that in a non-compressed state the quantum tunnelling composite is an electrical insulator and in a compressed state the layer of quantum tunnelling composite is an electrical conductor; a magnetic portion configured to cause compression of the quantum tunnelling composite; and wherein the apparatus is configured to be coupled to a reciprocal apparatus where the reciprocal apparatus comprises a reciprocal magnetic portion such that when the apparatus is coupled to the reciprocal apparatus the magnetic portion causes compression of the quantum tunnelling composite to provide a direct current path through the quantum tunnelling composite to the reciprocal apparatus.


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