TWI276204B - Interconnect system - Google Patents

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Publication number: TWI276204B
Authority: TW; Taiwan
Prior art keywords: printed circuit; spacers; electronic; inserter; conductors
Prior art date: 2002-07-24

Application number

TW092120217A

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TW200405512A (en

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John E Benham

Kenny Padro

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Winchester Electronics Corp

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2002-07-24

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2003-07-24

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2007-03-11

2002-07-24 Priority claimed from US10/201,259 external-priority patent/US6712648B2/en

2003-07-24 Application filed by Winchester Electronics Corp filed Critical Winchester Electronics Corp

2004-04-01 Publication of TW200405512A publication Critical patent/TW200405512A/zh

2007-03-11 Application granted granted Critical

2007-03-11 Publication of TWI276204B publication Critical patent/TWI276204B/zh

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TW092120217A 2002-07-24 2003-07-24 Interconnect system TWI276204B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US10/201,259 US6712648B2 (en)	2002-07-24	2002-07-24	Laminate electrical interconnect system
US44254003P	2003-01-27	2003-01-27
US48758003P	2003-07-17	2003-07-17

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Publication Number	Publication Date
TW200405512A TW200405512A (en)	2004-04-01
TWI276204B true TWI276204B (en)	2007-03-11

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TW092120217A TWI276204B (en)	2002-07-24	2003-07-24	Interconnect system

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EP (1)	EP1543588A4 (de)
JP (1)	JP4387943B2 (de)
KR (1)	KR101011741B1 (de)
AU (1)	AU2003263799A1 (de)
CA (1)	CA2493805A1 (de)
TW (1)	TWI276204B (de)
WO (1)	WO2004010749A2 (de)

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- 2003-07-23 EP EP03765915A patent/EP1543588A4/de not_active Withdrawn
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- 2003-07-23 KR KR1020057001236A patent/KR101011741B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
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AU2003263799A1 (en)	2004-02-09
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KR101011741B1 (ko)	2011-02-07
WO2004010749A3 (en)	2004-07-01
EP1543588A2 (de)	2005-06-22
JP4387943B2 (ja)	2009-12-24
AU2003263799A8 (en)	2004-02-09
JP2005534177A (ja)	2005-11-10
WO2004010749A2 (en)	2004-01-29
TW200405512A (en)	2004-04-01
KR20050042468A (ko)	2005-05-09

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