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Contact stabilization coating material for electrical contact surfaces and method

US4696832A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 1986
Grant dateSep 29, 1987
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31678
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The flow characteristics of electrical signal current between co-operating electrical contact surfaces may be enhanced, such as by reducing or eliminating contact-to-contact surface resistance, zero-crossing distortion, harmonic distortion, etc. By coating at least one of a pair of co-operating electrical contact surfaces, usually before they are plugged together, both of the co-operating contact surfaces will have at least a substantial portion of each surface coated by at least a very thin film of contact stabilization material, and thereby achieve enhanced signal current flow characteristics. The contact stabilization material comprises at least one block polymer or co-polymer of polyoxypropylene together with polyoxyethylene.

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