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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1993
Edward G Bundga, Endicott, NY (US);
Michael D Dinardo, Owego, NY (US);
Jeffrey A Knight, Endwell, NY (US);
Louis J Konrad, III, Endicott, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and device are provided for connecting a triaxial or coaxial cable to a substrate by surface mount technology wherein the substrate has a plurality of contact pads located on the surface thereof. The connector includes a signal wire connector element connected to the signal wire of the cable and a drain wire connector element connected to each of the drain wires of the cable. The connection also includes resilient connector element, including a flexible circuit having a plurality of spaced electrical conducting lines thereon. One set of lines is for connection to the signal wires of the cable and the other set for connection to the drain wire(s) of the cable. The opposite ends of the signal line and drain line of the flexible circuit element are connected to electrical connection pads on the substrate to provide signal and drain connections between the cable and the substrate. A support element is configured and positioned to mount a plurality of the connectors on the substrate with the resilient element being resiliently urged into contact with the electrical connection pads on the substrate.