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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:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alexander H Slocum, Bow, NH (US);
Rodney Scott Ziegenhagen, II, Bedford, NH (US);
Assignee:
Kinetrix, Inc., Bedford, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439 72 ; 439 67 ;
Abstract
A novel flexible laminated beam contractor interface package for applications between chips and the like and test equipment therefor, containing a flexible core beam contractor laminated within outer ground shield beam coverings and provided with an exposed contact tip for connecting with test equipment externally to the package; and with contacts adapted flexibly to engage the chip terminals when the chip is temporarily applied to the package for testing; the laminated beam contactor preferably being shaped as bent flexible cantilever or curved beams.