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20100030781 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLASSIFYING DATA - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for automatically classifying data in a database. During operation, the system receives and executes a database operation. Next, the system automatically determines if any data was modified as a result of executing the database operation. If so, for each data item that was modified, the system automatically determines if the data item is associated with a classification-rule. If so, the system automatically reclassifies the data item according to the classification-rule. If not, the system leaves a classification of the data item unchanged. | 02-04-2010 |
20100241641 | VIEW MECHANISM FOR DATA SECURITY, PRIVACY AND UTILIZATION - A machine-implemented method and machine-readable media for transforming sensitive data in a database is provided. Sensitive data in the database are transformed based on a query context of a query. The query may also be transformed. The transformed query may be applied against the transformed sensitive data to construct a query result. The query result with the transformed sensitive data represents a lenticular view. The lenticular view represents a modified form of the sensitive data that an end-user is allowed access to. | 09-23-2010 |
20110023082 | TECHNIQUES FOR ENFORCING APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT BASED SECURITY POLICIES USING ROLE BASED ACCESS CONTROL - An application platform examines, at runtime, various specified aspects of an application environment in which an application interacts with a user. Such examinations are made to determine a state for each of the various specified aspects. Further, the platform automatically activates particular application environment roles for the user depending on the result of the examinations. For example, an application environment role may be activated representing a particular detected mode of communication (e.g., encrypted network communications) or a particular detected manner of authentication (e.g., password authentication). Such activations are based on the detected states and specified states for the various specified aspects of the application environment. Such activations may occur in the context of an application attempting to perform an operation on an access controlled object on behalf of a user. Further, such activations may occur in the context of establishing or maintaining a user session for a user of an application. | 01-27-2011 |
20110067084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING A DATABASE CONFIGURATION - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that secures a database configuration from undesired modifications. This system allows a security officer to issue a configuration-locking command, which activates a lock for the configuration of a database object. When a configuration lock is activated for a database object, the system prevents a user (e.g., a database administrator) from modifying the configuration of the database object, without restricting the user from accessing the database object itself. The security officer is a trusted user that is responsible for maintaining the stability of the database configuration, such that a configuration lock activated by the security officer preserves the database configuration by overriding the privileges assigned to a database administrator. | 03-17-2011 |
20150370824 | IDENTIFYING UNUSED PRIVILEGES IN A DATABASE SYSTEM - Techniques for identifying unused privileges are provided. Database accesses are monitored to generate privilege usage data. Privilege usage data for each database access may indicate a user, a utilized privilege, an object that is the target of the privilege, and a role to which the privilege is granted. The privilege usage data is compared to database authorization data that indicates all (or a subset) of granted privileges. A result of the comparison is unused privilege data that indicates what granted privileges were not utilized. A role graph may be generated that indicates one or more privileges that were utilized and one or more privileges that were not utilized along with role paths providing the privileges. | 12-24-2015 |
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20130337567 | NANOWIRE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR BIOSENSOR WITH IMPROVED SENSITIVITY - The present invention is directed to a multiwire nanowire field effect transistor (nwFET) device for the measurement. The device includes a sensing nanowire having a first end and a second end and a nanowire FET having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the sensing nanowire is connected to the nanowire FET to form a node. Additionally, the first end of the nanowire FET is connected to a source electrode, the second end of the nanowire FET is connected to a drain electrode, and the second end of the sensing nanowire is connected to a base electrode. The sensing nanowire is derivatized with a plurality of immobilized capture probes that are specific for a target(s) of interest. The device is used to detect biomolecules or to detect the change in the ionic environment of a sample. In a further embodiment, the sensing nanowire is derivatized with amino, carboxyl or hydroxyl groups. Upon a change in ionic environment, or binding of a molecule to the sensing nanowire, the sensing nanowire current (I | 12-19-2013 |
20140035098 | SOLID-STATE SUPERCAPACITOR - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a solid-state supercapacitor. The solid-state supercapacitor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a solid-state ionogel structure between the first electrode and the second electrode. The solid-state ionogel structure prevents direct electrical contact between the first electrode and the second electrode. Further, the solid-state ionogel structure substantially fills voids inside the first electrode and the second electrode. | 02-06-2014 |
20150204860 | BIOMOLECULAR DETECTION TEST STRIP DESIGN - Described here are a device and a method for detecting the presence of a biomarker using the device, wherein the device comprises (a) a substrate comprising a plurality of electrodes; (b) a plurality of nanowire field-effect transistor sensors integrated or assembled on the substrate and connected to the electrodes; and (c) a microfluidic component disposed on the substrate and adapted to communicate fluidically with the nwFET sensors. | 07-23-2015 |
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20090061604 | GERMANIUM SUBSTRATE-TYPE MATERIALS AND APPROACH THEREFOR - Germanium circuit-type structures are facilitated. In one example embodiment, a multi-step growth and anneal process is implemented to grow Germanium (Ge) containing material, such as heteroepitaxial-Germanium, on a substrate including Silicon (Si) or Silicon-containing material. In certain applications, defects are generally confined near a Silicon/Germanium interface, with defect threading to an upper surface of the Germanium containing material generally being inhibited. These approaches are applicable to a variety of devices including Germanium MOS capacitors, pMOSFETs and optoelectronic devices. | 03-05-2009 |
20100159678 | GERMANIUM SUBSTRATE-TYPE MATERIALS AND APPROACH THEREFOR - Germanium circuit-type structures are facilitated. In one example embodiment, a multi-step growth and anneal process is implemented to grow Germanium (Ge) containing material, such as heteroepitaxial-Germanium, on a substrate including Silicon (Si) or Silicon-containing material. In certain applications, defects are generally confined near a Silicon/Germanium interface, with defect threading to an upper surface of the Germanium containing material generally being inhibited. These approaches are applicable to a variety of devices including Germanium MOS capacitors, pMOSFETs and optoelectronic devices. | 06-24-2010 |
20150084000 | Forming A Non-Planar Transistor Having A Quantum Well Channel - In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a substrate, a buried oxide layer formed on the substrate, a silicon on insulator (SOI) core formed on the buried oxide layer, a compressive strained quantum well (QW) layer wrapped around the SOI core, and a tensile strained silicon layer wrapped around the QW layer. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-26-2015 |
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20080237572 | FORMING A TYPE I HETEROSTRUCTURE IN A GROUP IV SEMICONDUCTOR - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for forming a transistor that includes forming a first buffer layer of silicon germanium tin (SiGe(Sn)) on a silicon (Si) substrate, forming a barrier layer on the first buffer layer, the barrier layer comprising silicon germanium (Si | 10-02-2008 |
20080237577 | Forming a non-planar transistor having a quantum well channel - In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a substrate, a buried oxide layer formed on the substrate, a silicon on insulator (SOI) core formed on the buried oxide layer, a compressive strained quantum well (QW) layer wrapped around the SOI core, and a tensile strained silicon layer wrapped around the QW layer. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-02-2008 |
20110156006 | Forming A Non-Planar Transistor Having A Quantum Well Channel - In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a substrate, a buried oxide layer formed on the substrate, a silicon on insulator (SOI) core formed on the buried oxide layer, a compressive strained quantum well (QW) layer wrapped around the SOI core, and a tensile strained silicon layer wrapped around the QW layer. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-30-2011 |
20120211726 | Forming A Non-Planar Transistor Having A Quantum Well Channel - In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a substrate, a buried oxide layer formed on the substrate, a silicon on insulator (SOI) core formed on the buried oxide layer, a compressive strained quantum well (QW) layer wrapped around the SOI core, and a tensile strained silicon layer wrapped around the QW layer. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 08-23-2012 |
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20090323341 | Convective cooling based lighting fixtures - Convective cooling based lighting fixtures are disclosed. In some embodiments, a lighting fixture comprises a paddle configured to move in one or more directions and a set of one or more heat generating lighting elements mounted on the paddle. The motion of the paddle results in convective cooling of the set of lighting elements. | 12-31-2009 |
20140139549 | DELIVERING VIRTUALIZED CONTENT - Techniques for delivering virtualized content are disclosed. In some embodiments, at least portions of obtained source content are mapped to one or more parameterized database objects that collectively define a model environment representing the source content. Data specifying the model environment is provided to an output device at which the source content is desired to be rendered instead of the source content to facilitate a better quality rendering at the output device than the quality of the source content. Rendered content at the output device substantially does not comprise of original data comprising the source content. | 05-22-2014 |
20140139734 | VIRTUALIZING CONTENT - Techniques for virtualizing content are disclosed. One or more objects comprising source video content are determined. The one or more objects comprising the source video content are virtualized by mapping each to and representing each with a corresponding database object. Data comprising the corresponding database objects is provided for rendering the source video content instead of any original pixel information of the source video content so that a virtualized version of the source video content is rendered. | 05-22-2014 |
20150016714 | TAGGING VIRTUALIZED CONTENT - Techniques for tagging virtualized content are disclosed. In some embodiments, a modeled three-dimensional scene of objects representing abstracted source content is generated and analyzed to determine a contextual characteristic of the scene that is based on a plurality of objects comprising the scene. The modeled scene is tagged with a tag specifying the determined contextual characteristic. | 01-15-2015 |
20150109327 | RENDERING A MODELED SCENE - Techniques for rendering a modeled scene are disclosed. In some embodiments, a database comprising locally available generic object definitions is maintained at a destination device at which a scene is desired to be rendered. A scene is rendered by configuring one or more locally available generic object definitions obtained from the database according to a received specification of a modeled scene, wherein rendering is constrained to rendering locally available objects whose definitions are included in the database. | 04-23-2015 |
20150363977 | VIRTUALIZING CONTENT - Techniques for virtualizing content are disclosed. One or more objects comprising source video content are determined. The one or more objects comprising the source video content are virtualized by mapping each to and representing each with a corresponding database object. Data comprising the corresponding database objects is provided for rendering the source video content instead of any original pixel information of the source video content so that a virtualized version of the source video content is rendered. | 12-17-2015 |
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20110109650 | Displaying Computer-Aided Detection Information With Associated Breast Tomosynthesis Image Information - Methods, systems, and related computer program products for processing and displaying computer-aided detection (CAD) information associated with medical breast x-ray images, such as breast x-ray tomosynthesis volumes, are described. An interactive graphical user interface for displaying a tomosynthesis data volume is described that includes a display of a two-dimensional composited image having slabbed sub-images spatially localized to marked CAD findings. Also described is a graphical navigation tool for optimized CAD-assisted viewing of the data volume, comprising a plurality of CAD indicator icons running near and along a slice ruler, each CAD indicator icon spanning a contiguous segment of the slice ruler and corresponding in depthwise position and extent to a subset of image slices spanned by the associated CAD finding, each CAD indicator icon including at least one single-slice highlighting mark indicating a respective image slice containing viewable image information corresponding to the associated CAD finding. | 05-12-2011 |
20110110576 | Selective Display Of Computer-Aided Detection Findings With Associated Breast X-Ray Mammogram and/or Tomosynthesis Image Information - Methods, systems, and related computer program products for processing and displaying computer-aided detection (CAD) information associated with medical breast x-ray images, such as breast x-ray tomosynthesis volumes and conventional x-ray mammograms, are described. For one preferred embodiment, CAD findings for several cases (or several individual data volumes) are selectively designated for marking such that a predetermined number of CAD findings per case (or per data volume) are marked for display across all of the cases (or data volumes). In another preferred embodiment, localized breast fibroglandular tissue density information is used together with certainty-of-finding information as a basis for selecting which candidate CAD findings to designate as marked CAD findings, with increased certainty-of-finding being required to mark CAD findings in regions of higher fibroglandular tissue density. In another preferred embodiment, CAD findings located within regions of excessively dense fibroglandular tissue are withheld altogether, and associated warnings are displayed. | 05-12-2011 |
20140033126 | Displaying Computer-Aided Detection Information With Associated Breast Tomosynthesis Image Information - Methods, systems, and related computer program products for processing and displaying computer-aided detection (CAD) information associated with medical breast x-ray images, such as breast x-ray tomosynthesis volumes, are described. An interactive graphical user interface for displaying a tomosynthesis data volume is described that includes a display of a two-dimensional composited image having slabbed sub-images spatially localized to marked CAD findings. Also described is a graphical navigation tool for optimized CAD-assisted viewing of the data volume, comprising a plurality of CAD indicator icons running near and along a slice ruler, each CAD indicator icon spanning a contiguous segment of the slice ruler and corresponding in depthwise position and extent to a subset of image slices spanned by the associated CAD finding, each CAD indicator icon including at least one single-slice highlighting mark indicating a respective image slice containing viewable image information corresponding to the associated CAD finding. | 01-30-2014 |
20140327702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A 2D IMAGE USING MAMMOGRAPHY AND/OR TOMOSYNTHESIS IMAGE DATA - The invention includes a method including the steps of obtaining a plurality of images, each of the images in the plurality having at least one corresponding region, generating a merged image, the merged image also having the corresponding region. The step of generating includes selecting an image source from the plurality of images to source image data for the corresponding region in the merged image by comparing attributes of the corresponding regions of the plurality of images to identify the image source having preferred attributes. | 11-06-2014 |
20150052471 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING A TOMOSYNTHESIS STACK USING SYNTHESIZED IMAGE DATA - A system and method for displaying and navigating breast tissue is configured for or includes obtaining a plurality of 2D and/or 3D images of a patient's breast; generating a synthesized 2D image of the breast from the obtained images; displaying the synthesized 2D image; receiving a user command, or otherwise detecting through a user interface, a user selection or other indication of an object or region in the synthesized 2D image; and displaying at least a portion of one or more images from the plurality, including a source image and/or most similar representation of the user selected or indicated object or region. | 02-19-2015 |
20160051215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING A TOMOSYNTHESIS STACK INCLUDING AUTOMATIC FOCUSING - A system and method for reviewing a tomosynthesis image data set comprising volumetric image data of a breast, the method comprising, in one embodiment, causing an image or a series of images from the data set to be displayed on a display monitor operatively associated with the workstation; and selecting or indicating through a user interface comprising or operatively associated with the display monitor and workstation, an object or region of interest in a presently displayed image of the data set, thereby causing to be automatically displayed on the display monitor an image from the data set having a best focus measure of the user selected or indicated object or region of interest. | 02-25-2016 |
20160066872 | Displaying Computer-Aided Detection Information With Associated Breast Tomosynthesis Image Information - Methods, systems, and related computer program products for processing and displaying computer-aided detection (CAD) information associated with medical breast x-ray images, such as breast x-ray tomosynthesis volumes, are described. An interactive graphical user interface for displaying a tomosynthesis data volume is described that includes a display of a two-dimensional composited image having slabbed sub-images spatially localized to marked CAD findings. Also described is a graphical navigation tool for optimized CAD-assisted viewing of the data volume, comprising a plurality of CAD indicator icons running near and along a slice ruler, each CAD indicator icon spanning a contiguous segment of the slice ruler and corresponding in depthwise position and extent to a subset of image slices spanned by the associated CAD finding, each CAD indicator icon including at least one single-slice highlighting mark indicating a respective image slice containing viewable image information corresponding to the associated CAD finding. | 03-10-2016 |
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20120120860 | POWER OPTIMIZED DEMODULATOR FRONT END (DEMFRONT) RECEIVER SUBSYSTEM - In a cellular communication system, apparatus and methods relating to a power-optimized demodulator front end (demfront) receiver subsystem of a user equipment (UE) can reduce power utilization by optimizing the operation of the demfront receiver subsystem. For example, in an aspect, the apparatus and methods include enabling a first receiver of a device for receiving a control channel on a downlink from a node, determining that the control channel schedules the device to receive data on the downlink, enabling a second receiver of the device that consumes more power than the first receiver to receive the data on the downlink, and re-enabling the first receiver for receiving the control channel on the downlink subsequent to receiving the data. | 05-17-2012 |
20120294169 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING OVERHEAD OF SEARCHER TASKS FOR DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION - At least one feature pertains to a method of communication that comprises aligning a measurement task that utilizes a resource within a user equipment, such that at least a portion of the measurement task is performed during a time that the resource is enabled in the user equipment, and executing the measurement task during the time that the resource is enabled in the user equipment. In one example, the measurement task may be a searcher task, the resource may comprise receiver circuitry, and the time that the resource is enabled corresponds to a DRX monitoring interval of a downlink channel, such as a high speed shared control channel. By aligning and executing the searcher task during the time that the resource is enabled in the user equipment, searcher overhead may be reduced. Reducing searcher overhead allows the user equipment to save power by disabling the receiver circuitry. | 11-22-2012 |
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20150033098 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR RECONSTRUCTING CORRUPTED CONTROL CHANNEL BITS - UEs are adapted to facilitate reconstruction of a segment of corrupted bits. According to one example, a UE can receive a control channel transmission such as a HS-SCCH transmission. The control channel transmission may include a plurality of information bits and a plurality of cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits. The UE may further determine that a contiguous segment of the received information bits is corrupt. The UE may accordingly utilize the uncorrupted information bits and CRC bits to reconstruct the corrupt information bits. In some instances, the UE may utilize the uncorrupted bits to reconstruct the corrupt information bits using a new generator polynomial. In other instances, the UE may utilize the uncorrupted bits to reconstruct the corrupt information bits using the original generator polynomial. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included. | 01-29-2015 |
20150365900 | DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION MANAGEMENT - An example method may include receiving a first subframe. In addition, the example method may include decoding information transmitted in the first subframe. Further, the example method may include switching to an inactive mode subsequent to the completion of the reception of the first subframe. Further still, the example method may include exiting the inactive mode and decoding downlink data transmitted in one or more second subframes in a current reception (Rx) burst time interval when the decoded information transmitted in the first subframe indicates an upcoming transmission of downlink data in the one or more second subframes. | 12-17-2015 |
20160007404 | DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION TECHNIQUES - Various aspects of the present disclosure provide for conditionally disabling discontinuous reception (DRX). For example, DRX may be disabled if there is a loss of DRX synchronization, a loss of signal radio bearer traffic, a poor radio frequency condition, a low signal-to-interference ratio estimate, a low transmit power condition, or a drop in transmit power. Various aspects of the present disclosure provide for determining that an access terminal and the network are not in synchronization (e.g., DRX synchronization), and attempting to re-synchronize the access terminal and the network. In cases where a loss of DRX synchronization involves one entity having DRX enabled while another entity has DRX disabled, DRX may be temporarily disabled until synchronization is restored. In cases where a loss of DRX synchronization involves different entities using different subframe indices, the subframe index used by one of the entities may be changed to restore synchronization. | 01-07-2016 |
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20140169246 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING DYNAMIC POWER REDUCTION DURING DISCONTINOUS RECEPTION - User Equipments (UEs) are adapted to facilitate power conservation by dynamic selection of power reduction techniques during discontinuous reception (DRX), where the power reduction techniques are selected based on a DRX gap length. UEs may be adapted to calculate a DRX gap length, and identify a power reduction technique associated with the determined DRX gap length. The identified power reduction technique may be applied to a receiver circuit during the DRX gap. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included. | 06-19-2014 |
20140286214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UE-ONLY DISCONTINUOUS-TX SMART BLANKING - Aspects of the methods and apparatus relate to performing user equipment (UE) only discontinuous transmission (DTX) smart blanking. One aspect of the methods and apparatus include maintaining a list of voice configurations that would trigger user equipment (UE) discontinuous transmission (DTX). Further, the aspect includes receiving a current voice configuration for the UE from a network, and determining whether the current voice configuration of the UE received from the network falls within the list of voice configurations that would trigger UE DTX. Further, the aspect includes enabling uplink UE DTX at the UE when the current voice configuration of a UE falls within the list of voice configurations. | 09-25-2014 |
20150139000 | ADJUSTMENT OF CQI BASED ON FADING CONDITION - CQI is enhanced in fast fading and/or poor RF scenarios. For example, in the event a fast fading condition and/or a poor RF condition is detected at a UE, a CQI value is increased by a defined delta. The UE reports this higher CQI value to a serving access point (e.g., base station) as long as the channel condition prevails this way such that a corresponding increase in throughput may subsequently be seen at the UE. | 05-21-2015 |
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20130021050 | Resonant test probe for integrated circuits - A resonant test probe for testing high-speed integrated circuit devices. The test probe includes a probe tip that makes electrical contact with a device under test to receive a test signal from the device, and an output circuit transmits the received test signal to a testing apparatus. The test probe also includes tuning circuitry coupled between the probe tip and the output circuit. The tuning circuitry is configured to tune a resonance frequency of the test probe to be substantially equal to an operating frequency of the device under test to enable the test probe to transmit the test signal to the device under test. | 01-24-2013 |
20140091818 | FINE PITCH INTERFACE FOR PROBE CARD - A probe card for testing integrated circuit devices. The probe card includes a first circuit having a plurality of traces disposed thereon. The probe card also includes a plurality of pins to couple to a device under test. An interface element interfaces a first set of pins of the plurality of pins with the plurality of traces on the first circuit. The interface element includes a conductive plane coupled to a second set of pins of the plurality of pins to provide power and ground to the device under test. | 04-03-2014 |
20140091825 | FINE PITCH INTERFACE FOR PROBE CARD - A probe card interface for interfacing a probe head with a first circuit. The probe card interface includes an impedance control element to interface a first set of pins of the probe head with the first circuit. The impedance control element is further configured to control the impedance of the first set of pins. The probe card interface includes a conductive plane to interface a second set of pins of the probe head with the first circuit. The conductive plane is further coupled to provide at least one of power or ground to the second set of pins. | 04-03-2014 |
20140091826 | FINE PITCH INTERFACE FOR PROBE CARD - A probe card interface for interfacing a probe head with a first circuit. The probe card interface includes an impedance control element to interface a first set of pins of the probe head with the first circuit. The impedance control element is further configured to control the impedance of the first set of pins. The probe card interface includes a printed circuit board (PCB) to interface a second set of pins of the probe head with the first circuit. The PCB is further coupled to provide at least one of power or ground to the second set of pins. For some embodiments, the PCB comprises a flexible polyimide substrate coupled between a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer is coupled to ground. The second conductive layer is coupled to a power source on the first circuit. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094071 | COMPRESSIBLE PIN ASSEMBLY HAVING FRICTIONLESSLY CONNECTED CONTACT ELEMENTS - A compressible contact pin. The contact pin includes a first contact element and a second contact element. A compressible member is coupled between the first contact element and the second contact element to compress when one or more external forces are applied between the first contact element and the second contact element. In addition, the compressible member maintains a separation distance between the first and second contact elements when no external forces are applied. A deformable conductor is electrically coupled between the first contact element and the second contact element. The deformable conductor maintains the electrical coupling between the first contact element and the second contact element by deforming when the one or more external forces are applied between the first contact element and the second contact element. | 04-03-2014 |
20140199895 | COMPRESSIBLE PIN ASSEMBLY HAVING FRICTIONLESSLY CONNECTED CONTACT ELEMENTS - A compressible contact pin. The contact pin includes a first contact element and a second contact element. A compressible member is coupled between the first contact element and the second contact element to compress when one or more external forces are applied between the first contact element and the second contact element. In addition, the compressible member maintains a separation distance between the first and second contact elements when no external forces are applied. An elastomeric connector is coupled between the first contact element and the second contact element. The elastomeric connector electrically couples the first contact element to the second contact element by deforming when the one or more external forces are applied between the first contact element and the second contact element. | 07-17-2014 |