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US 7,252,537 B2Granted
Electromagnetic coupler registration and mating
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsThomas D. Simon, Rajeevan Amirtharajah, John R. Benham, John Critchlow
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Abstract
A system includes a first bus coupler element, a second bus coupler element, and a visual element associated with the second bus coupler element and including a transparent media enabling the second coupler element to be visually aligned with the first coupler element.
Claims24
A system comprising:
- an electromagnetic coupler that includes
- a flex circuit having a first conductor with a first length,
- an electronic board having a second conductor with a second length,
- a dielectric positioned to cover at least one of the first length and the second length and to allow alignment of the first length and the second length without contact between the first length and the second length,
- a visual element disposed along the first length of the first conductor and thereby enabling visual longitudinal alignment of the first length of the first conductor to the second length of the second conductor, and
- an adhesive material configured to adhere the flex circuit and the board,
- wherein the first length and the second length are in alignment with the flex circuit adhered to the board, and
- wherein one of the first length and the second length comprises a pattern having a lateral component that traces a path across the other of the first length and the second length with the flex circuit adhered to the board.
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A system comprising:
- a flex circuit including a first conductor having a first length;
- a board including a second conductor having a second length;
- a visual element disposed along the first length of the first conductor and thereby enabling visual longitudinal alignment of the first length of the first conductor to the second length of the second conductor;
- and
- an adhesive material configured to adhere the flex circuit and the board,
- wherein at least one of the first length and the second length is covered by a dielectric positioned to allow alignment of the first length and the second length and adhering of the flex circuit and the board without contact between the first length and the second length.
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A system comprising:
- an electromagnetic coupler that includes
- a flex circuit having a first conductor with a first length,
- an electronic board having a second conductor with a second length,
- a dielectric positioned to cover at least one of the first length and the second length and to allow alignment of the first length and the second length without contact between the first length and the second length,
- a visual element disposed along the first length of the first conductor and thereby enabling visual longitudinal alignment of the first length of the first conductor to the second length of the second conductor, and
- an adhesive material configured to adhere the flex circuit and the board,
- wherein, the first length and the second length are in alignment with the flex circuit adhered to the board, and
- wherein one of the first length and the second length comprises a zig-zag pattern having a longitudinal component that traces a path that zig-zags across the other of the first length and the second length with the flex circuit adhered to the board.
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A system comprising:
- a flex circuit including a first conductor having a first length;
- a board including a second conductor having a second length;
- a visual element along the first length of the first conductor and enabling visual longitudinal alignment of the first length of the first conductor to the second length of the second conductor;
- and
- an adhesive material configured to adhere the flex circuit and the board,
- wherein at least one of the first length and the second length is covered by a dielectric positioned to allow alignment of the first length and the second length and adhering of the flex circuit and the board without contact between the first length and the second length, and
- wherein one of the first length and the second length comprises a zig-zag pattern that zig-zags across the other of the first length and the second length with the flex circuit adhered to the board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.