Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Side-edge connector system providing electrical connection between devices in a manner which minimizes dedicated connection space
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Application No.: US15917271Application Date: 2018-03-09
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Publication No.: US10535938B2Publication Date: 2020-01-14
- Inventor: Neil Stanley Sherman , Brian Joseph Eastman
- Applicant: Tag-Connect, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Burlingame
- Assignee: TAG-CONNET, LLC
- Current Assignee: TAG-CONNET, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Burlingame
- Agency: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP
- Main IPC: H01R12/72
- IPC: H01R12/72 ; H05K5/00 ; H01R13/627 ; H01R13/50 ; H01R12/71 ; H05K7/10

Abstract:
Described herein are devices, systems and methods for accessing devices, such as modules or printed circuit boards (PCBs), for electrical communications. Various connectors described herein utilize a side-edge surface of a device, such as a PCB, for connectivity in order to maximize the surface area on the PCB upon which electronic components can be mounted. Such connectors can be used to temporarily connect to devices (e.g., PCBs) for the purposes of debugging, testing and/or configuring circuitry, firmware and/or software. Each such connector utilizes the side-edge surface of a device along its thickness to provide connectivity, which is useful in many situations, including when the device (e.g., a PCB) is to be soldered as a part onto a larger board at a later point in time, or where multiple PCBs are stacked.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180261940A1 SIDE-EDGE CONNECTOR SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2018-09-13
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