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Set of electrical contact pads

Granted 19 Aug 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Altria Client Services Llc · originally Altria Group, Inc.

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Inventors: Gary Broadfield, Yannick Hourmand · Examiner: George D. Kirschbaum · AU 2936 · TC 2900

Application
29/972,485
filed 11 Nov 2024
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US D1089126
granted 19 Aug 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top right, front perspective…

FIG. 1 is a top right, front perspective view of a set of electrical contact pads according to our new design.

FIG. 2 is a top left, rear perspective view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a bottom right, front perspective view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a bottom left, rear perspective view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a front view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 7 is a first side view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 8 is a second side view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 9 is a top view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 11 is a top right, front perspective view of an set of electrical contact pads according to another new design. The set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 is symmetrical such that the top left, front perspective view will be a mirror image of the top right, front perspective view.

FIG. 12 is a top left, rear perspective view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 . The set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 is symmetrical such that the top right, rear perspective view will be a mirror image of the top left, rear perspective view.

FIG. 13 is a bottom right, front perspective view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 . The set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 is symmetrical such that the bottom left, front perspective view will be a mirror image of the bottom right, front perspective view.

FIG. 14 is a bottom left, rear perspective view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 . The set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 is symmetrical such that the bottom right, rear perspective view will be a mirror image of the bottom left, rear perspective view.

FIG. 15 is a front view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 .

FIG. 16 is a rear view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 .

FIG. 17 is a first side view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 .

FIG. 18 is a second side view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 .

FIG. 19 is a top view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 ; and,

FIG. 20 is a bottom view of the set of electrical contact pads of FIG. 11 .

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USUS-D1051071-SS112 Nov 20247 Nov 2022grantedSet of electrical contact pads
USthis patentUS-D1089126-SS119 Aug 202511 Nov 2024grantedSet of electrical contact pads
JPJP-1762071-SS23 Jan 20248 May 2023granted電子部品ja
JPJP-1762072-SS23 Jan 20248 May 2023granted電子部品ja
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CACA-221222-SS30 Jan 20255 May 2023grantedElectrical contact pad

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