ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,994, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Amphenol Corp. (Wallingford, Conn.).
"High performance interposer" was invented by Paul R. Taylor (Mechanicsburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interposer configured for connecting arrays of signal pads on parallel surfaces is described. Contacts of the interposer are configured to provide multiple conductive paths. A first conductive path extends through the body of the contact. A second conductive path is formed in parallel to the first conductive path when the contact is compressed between opposed substrates. The contact includes an intermediate portion, a rigid portion laterally ext...