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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2009
Kelley E. Yetter, Lewistown, PA (US);
Anand Desai, Lewistown, PA (US);
John Pyle, Lewistown, PA (US);
Jae Choi, Lewistown, PA (US);
Kelley E. Yetter, Lewistown, PA (US);
Anand Desai, Lewistown, PA (US);
John Pyle, Lewistown, PA (US);
Jae Choi, Lewistown, PA (US);
GE Inspection Technologies, LP., Lewistown, PA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for connecting a multi-conductor cable of a first device to a pin grid array connector of a second device, wherein said apparatus comprises a first printed circuit board (PCB) for terminating the conductors of the cable, which are connected to a first PCB surface mounted connector mounted on the first PCB. The first PCB surface mounted connector is mated with a second PCB surface mounted connector mounted on a second PCB, on which a PCB surface mounted socket grid array is also mounted for mating to the pin grid array connector of the second device. This apparatus allows the same (i.e., standardized) multi-conductor cable with the same first PCB and the same first PCB surface mounted connector to be used regardless of what style connector is used by the second device.