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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:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2001
John G. Torok, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Gary F. Goth, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
John J. Loparco, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Kent D. Waddell, West Hurley, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the invention is an actuation system including a printed circuit board having a plurality of interconnects and a compression connector positioned adjacent the printed circuit board and having a plurality of contacts for engaging the interconnects. A processing module is positioned adjacent the compression connector. The processing module has a base and a plurality of terminals for engaging contacts on the compression connector. An actuator includes a fastener that engages the base of the processing module and a biasing member for maintaining a force on the compression connector.