Patents by Inventor Edward T. Hutcheson

Edward T. Hutcheson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4170677
    Abstract: A method of making electrical connections between large-scale integrated cuit boards or the like using a plastic adhesive charged with conductive particles. The method includes the steps of: coating one board with the adhesive, placing another board on the adhesive coating, applying a field to make the conductive whiskers align perpendicular to the boards, and hardening the adhesive while the field is applied. The field may be electric or magnetic, depending on whether the whiskers are paramagnetic or ferromagnetic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Edward T. Hutcheson