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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2011
William Determan, Sylmar, CA (US);
Daniel Edward Matejczyk, West Hill, CA (US);
William Determan, Sylmar, CA (US);
Daniel Edward Matejczyk, West Hill, CA (US);
Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc., Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Abstract
A thermal expansion compensator is provided and includes a first electrode structure having a first surface, a second electrode structure having a second surface facing the first surface and an elastic element bonded to the first and second surfaces and including a conductive element by which the first and second electrode structures electrically and/or thermally communicate, the conductive element having a length that is not substantially longer than a distance between the first and second surfaces.