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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2007
Applicants:

Gary Yasumura, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Joseph C. Fjelstad, Maple Valley, WA (US);

William F. Wiedemann, Campbell, CA (US);

Para K. Segaram, Brookfield, AU;

Kevin P. Grundy, Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Gary Yasumura, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Joseph C. Fjelstad, Maple Valley, WA (US);

William F. Wiedemann, Campbell, CA (US);

Para K. Segaram, Brookfield, AU;

Kevin P. Grundy, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Interconnect Portfolio LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An electrical connector comprised of a plurality of electrical contacts arranged in a stair-step configuration designed to mate with electrical components having electrical contacts arranged in a stair-step configuration. A direct connect signaling system comprised of stair-step electrical connectors mated to stair-step printed circuit boards, other stair-step electrical components, or combinations thereof.


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