Patents by Inventor Kathryn M. Cimino

Kathryn M. Cimino 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).

  • Multistage connector for carriers with combined pin-array and pad-array
    Patent number: 6106316
    Abstract: A socket for connecting to an integrated circuit module containing pin grid array contacts and land grid array contacts thereon. The socket has a first portion containing openings therein for the pin grid array contacts and a second portion for contacting the land grid array contacts. The first portion of the socket is disposed around the second portion of the socket, and the second portion is movable with respect to the first portion. The second portion is located in a position wherein the pin grid array contacts on the integrated circuit module are received in the openings in the first portion before the land grid array contacts on the integrated circuit module contact the second portion, the second portion being biased toward the integrated circuit module by a spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis R. Barringer, Kathryn M. Cimino, Dennis J. Hafer, Sr., Drew R. Horvath, Steven C. Wilson