Patent ID: 7214881
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A high temperature environment electrical connection comprising: a metal element formed or coated of a noble metal defining opposed surfaces interconnected by a plurality of openings; and a second element including a ceramic substrate and a pad to which an electrical connection is to be made, said pad comprising a noble metal and affixed to a surface of said ceramic substrate; and a third element that is a ceramic substrate connected by said conductive material to a surface of said metal element opposite of the metal element surface connected to said second element; wherein the metal element is interconnected to the pad by means of a fired conductive material disposed intermediate one of the surfaces of the metal element and the pad, said conductive material comprising a noble metal and a spinel, glass frit, or alumina frit; and wherein the metal element has a configuration such that the conductive material is also dispersed about or within at least a portion of the openings formed by the metal element thereby providing both an electrical and a mechanical connection between the metal element and the second element which is resistant to high temperature environments.