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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:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rex W. Keller, Glendale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
FCI Americas Technology, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/200 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/200 ;
Abstract
The invention includes an interposer, BGA connector, or other connection device that provides electrical contact with a ball grid array connector. The inventive interposer includes a housing with contacts. The contacts have a first end and a second end. The interposer also includes a first body and a second body of reflowable, electrically conductive material disposed on the first end of at least one of the contacts. The first body and the second body provide an electrical contact between the interposer and a single body of reflowable, electrically conductive material of the ball grid array connector.