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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:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2001
Scott D. Sturgeon, Vancouver, WA (US);
David C. Johnson, Portland, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector configured for minimized contact with a non-target structure of a target circuit, and a printing mechanism that uses the electrical connector for conductive connection between circuit portions of the printing mechanism. The connector includes a housing for positioning the connector in conductive contact with the target circuit. An electrically conductive contact filament is mounted on the housing and includes a proximal portion extending from the housing and a contact portion for electrically contacting the target circuit. An intermediate portion is formed to circumnavigate the non-target structure and joins the proximal and distal portions.