Article: Japanese Inventors Develop Compliant Pin

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Yuzo Kawahara and Hidehisa Yamagami, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a compliant pin and electrical connector utilizing compliant pin.

According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compliant pin comprises a contact portion, an end portion, and a press-fit portion. The press-fit portion is arranged between the contact portion and the end portion. The press-fit portion is deformable in a radial direction. The press-fit portion has a first tapered surface with a first end and a second end. The first tapered surface has recesses for receiving shavings generated when the compliant pin is press-fit."

The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. ...

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