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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:
Oct. 22, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen A Ward, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Gill A Pratt, Wellesley, MA (US);
John N Nguyen, Cambridge, MA (US);
John S Pezaris, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; H05K / ; H01R / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361735 ; 361729 ; 361784 ; 361785 ; 361790 ; 361803 ; 439 74 ;
Abstract
Circuit supporting modules form a three-dimensional communication interconnect mesh. Each module has fewer than six sets of connectors, preferably four. The preferred three-dimensional communication interconnect is a tetrahedral lattice having a regular, isotropic, three-dimensional topology in which each module connects to its four physically closest neighbors. The structure of the tetrahedral interconnect is isomorphic with a diamond lattice structure.