Patents by Inventor Gregory Pautsch

Gregory Pautsch 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: 5123848
    Abstract: An electrical backplane makes high density electrical connections with logic boards in a computer system. The electrical backplane is comprised of an assembly pressure connector and a connector interconnect board that connects the logic boards to external wiring. The assembly pressure connector has electrical contact bumps on its surfaces for making electrical connections with contact points on the surface of the logic boards. The assembly pressure connector prevents the permanent deformation of its electrical contact bumps by using resilient bumps. The resilient bumps are formed from the end portions of interconnecting wires extending through the assembly pressure connector. The interconnecting wires are bent in the shape of a leaf spring. Thus, the wires are compressed within the elastic range of their composing material and are not permanently deformed by the force applied to the assembly pressure connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Cray Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin C. August, Daniel Massopust, Mary Nebel, Eugene F. Neumann, Gregory Pautsch