US3290559A
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Modular assembly for functional electronic blocks
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONVERSION Inc
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Filing: 1964-06-16
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1984-06-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William G Kirby
- 👤 Marlow Raymond
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:48
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/20; H05K7/2039; H05K7/20509; H05K7/02; H05K7/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
A MODULATOR ASSEMBLY FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC BLOCKS, COMPRISING: (A) A PLURALITY OF RIGID INNER COVER MEMBERS ARRANGED IN A ROW, (B) A PLURALITY OF FUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC BLOCKS INTERLEAVED BETWEEN SAID PLURALITY OF INNER COVER MEMBERS, (C) SAID PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC BLOCKS HAVING ELECTRODES DEPENDING THEREFROM AND PROTRUDING FROM BETWEEN ADJACENT COVER MEMBERS BEYOND THE EDGES THEREOF, (D) EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF COVER MEMBERS HAVING PORTIONS EXTENDING FROM SAID EDGE WHICH ARE ADJACENT TO AT LEAST SOME OF SAID ELECTRODES OF SAID BLOCKS ADJACENT THERETO, (E) FASTENING MEANS FOR SECURING SAID AT LEAST SOME OF SAID ELECTRODES TO SAID PORTIONS WHICH ARE ADJACENT THERETO FOR HOLDING SAID PLURALITY OF COVER MEMBERS AND SAID PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC BLOCKS TOGETHER AS A UNIT, (F) AN OUTER COVER MEMBER DEFINING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES THERETHROUGH COINCIDING WITH AT LEAST SOME OF SAID ELECTRODES DISPOSED ALONG A FIRST SURFACE THEREOF AGAINST A FIRST SIDE OF SAID UNIT WITH SAID AT LEAST SOME OF SAID ELECTRODES PASSING THROUGH SAID PLURALITY OF APERTURES COINCIDING RESPECTIVELY THEREWITH, (G) ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING MEANS DISPOSED ON A SECONE SURFACE OF SAID OUTER COVER MEMBER OPPOSITE SAID FIRST SURFACE ADJACENT TO SAID PLURALITY OF APERTURES FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID AT LEAST SOME OF SAID ELECTRODES ACCORDING TO A PREDETERMINED SCHEME, AND (H) AN ADDITIONAL OUTER COVER MEMBER DISPOSED ALONG A SURFACE THEREOF AGAINST ANOTHER SIDE OF SAID UNIT HAVING THERMAL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING HEAT FLOW IN AND OUT OF SAID UNIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
239 words
A MODULATOR ASSEMBLY FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC BLOCKS, COMPRISING: (A) A PLURALITY OF RIGID INNER COVER MEMBERS ARRANGED IN A ROW, (B) A PLURALITY OF FUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC BLOCKS INTERLEAVED BETWEEN SAID PLURALITY OF INNER COVER MEMBERS, (C) SAID PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC BLOCKS HAVING ELECTRODES DEPENDING THEREFROM AND PROTRUDING FROM BETWEEN ADJACENT COVER MEMBERS BEYOND THE EDGES THEREOF, (D) EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF COVER MEMBERS HAVING PORTIONS EXTENDING FROM SAID EDGE WHICH ARE ADJACENT TO AT LEAST SOME OF SAID ELECTRODES OF SAID BLOCKS ADJACENT THERETO, (E) FASTENING MEANS FOR SECURING SAID AT LEAST SOME OF SAID ELECTRODES TO SAID PORTIONS WHICH ARE ADJACENT THERETO FOR HOLDING SAID PLURALITY OF COVER MEMBERS AND SAID PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC BLOCKS TOGETHER AS A UNIT, (F) AN OUTER COVER MEMBER DEFINING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES THERETHROUGH COINCIDING WITH AT LEAST SOME OF SAID ELECTRODES DISPOSED ALONG A FIRST SURFACE THEREOF AGAINST A FIRST SIDE OF SAID UNIT WITH SAID AT LEAST SOME OF SAID ELECTRODES PASSING THROUGH SAID PLURALITY OF APERTURES COINCIDING RESPECTIVELY THEREWITH, (G) ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING MEANS DISPOSED ON A SECONE SURFACE OF SAID OUTER COVER MEMBER OPPOSITE SAID FIRST SURFACE ADJACENT TO SAID PLURALITY OF APERTURES FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID AT LEAST SOME OF SAID ELECTRODES ACCORDING TO A PREDETERMINED SCHEME, AND (H) AN ADDITIONAL OUTER COVER MEMBER DISPOSED ALONG A SURFACE THEREOF AGAINST ANOTHER SIDE OF SAID UNIT HAVING THERMAL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING HEAT FLOW IN AND OUT OF SAID UNIT.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-12-05 | 1974-06-06 | 1974-12-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-12-05 | 1978-06-06 | 1978-12-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |