Dennis L Dupler

US Patent:

7244126, Jul 17, 2007

Filed:

Dec 9, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/298998

Inventors:

Francis P. Morana - Mechanicsburg PA, US
Dennis Dupler - York Haven PA, US
Charles Adams - Harrisburg PA, US

Assignee:

Tyco Electronics Corporation - Middletown PA

International Classification:

H01R 12/00
H05K 1/00

US Classification:

439 761, 439941

Abstract:

An electrical connector comprises a housing holding a circuit board. The circuit board has a top surface which includes a first region and a second region. Circuit traces are formed on the top surface and extend in the first and second regions. A first ground plane is disposed at a first depth in the circuit board below the circuit traces in the first region. The first depth is selected to provide a specific characteristic impedance of the circuit traces in the first region. A second ground plane is disposed at a second depth in the circuit board below the circuit traces in the second region. The second depth is selected to provide a specific characteristic impedance of the circuit traces in the second region.

US Patent:

52173968, Jun 8, 1993

Filed:

Jul 16, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/914911

Inventors:

Lou Castanga - Harrisburg PA
Dennis G. Dupler - York Haven PA
Scott A. Shuey - Harrisburg PA

Assignee:

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

International Classification:

H01R 1342

US Classification:

439751

Abstract:

An electrical connector assembly includes a housing (20) having a mating face (22) and an opposed rear face (24), the housing being formed with a plurality of contact receiving passageways (26) extending between the mating face and the rear face. Each of the passageways contains a contact (40) which includes a generally linear central body portion (42), a terminal portion (46) at a first end of the central body portion which includes a slotted insulation displacing plate (48) adapted to mechanically and electrically engage an individual cable wire, a generally linear pin receiving beam portion (50) at the second end of the central body portion (42) which is offset from the line (52) defined by the linear central body portion, and retention means (44) on the central body portion for engaging the housing (20) to retain the contact in its passageway (26). Each of the housing passageways (26) is formed with a major passageway (28) of uniform width extending from the mating face (22) to the rear face (24) and a cavity (30) of width less than the uniform width adjacent to and communicating with the major passageway (28).