Harold F Lang

US Patent:

6402556, Jun 11, 2002

Filed:

Dec 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/741534

Inventors:

Harold Keith Lang - Fox River Grove IL
Martin Uche Ogbuokiri - Aurora IL
Steve Anil Shah - Lincolnwood IL
Gregory D. Spanier - Shakopee MN
Irvin R. Triner - Lemont IL

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 2400

US Classification:

439632, 439 60

Abstract:

An improved flexible circuit connector that is particularly useful in connections for circuit boards has a housing and a circuit card engaging assembly mounted therein. The circuit card engaging assembly includes at least two contact spring members having a U-shaped portion adjoining a body portion thereof such that when the two contact spring members are brought together at their body portions, a U-shaped channel is formed that supports two lengths of flexible circuity close to the surface and edge of a circuit board inserted into the connector channel.

US Patent:

6848917, Feb 1, 2005

Filed:

May 6, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/435699

Inventors:

Harold Keith Lang - Cary IL, US
Kent E. Regnier - Lombard IL, US
Emanuel G. Banakis - Naperville IL, US
Kathleen A. Sweeney - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 909

US Classification:

439 79

Abstract:

A connector assembly for connecting to differential signal circuits on at least one circuit board may be of the docking type or the interposer type. A housing of the connector has transversely and longitudinally extending walls that define a plurality of cavities that extend completely through the housing. Terminal assemblies with at least one differential signal pair are received in the cavities with tail portions on at least one end of the differential pairs to connect to a circuit board. The connector housing has conductive surfaces and a plurality of ground terminal members are disposed along the transverse walls or the longitudinal walls, or both, for connecting to ground circuits in the circuit board. The ground terminal members each have a plurality of ground terminals, which are disposed along the walls at intermediate or diagonal positions relative to the differential signal pairs, such as adjacent to four differential signal pairs. Such placement of the ground terminal members also subdivides the differential signal pairs into groups or sets.

US Patent:

6863543, Mar 8, 2005

Filed:

May 6, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/435700

Inventors:

Harold Keith Lang - Cary IL, US
Kent E. Regnier - Lombard IL, US
Emanuel G. Banakis - Naperville IL, US
Kathleen A. Sweeney - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R012/00

US Classification:

439 75, 439608

Abstract:

A connector assembly for connecting differential signal circuits on two different circuit boards has a connector housing formed from an insulative material with a conductive coating on the surfaces thereof and with cavities formed therein to receive terminal assemblies. Each internal cavity may have an elongated portion that extends transversely across the housing and a plurality of leg portions in communication with the elongated portion to define passages between opposite sides of the connector. Each cavity is suited for holding a terminal assembly having at least one pair of differential signal terminals. The terminals have opposing compliant tail portions, and interconnecting portions that are partially encapsulated by an insulative outer shell. Two shells are combined together to form a single terminal assembly. The terminal assemblies are identical in shape so that they may be inserted into any of the cavities of the housings, thereby imparting a measure of modularity to the connectors.

US Patent:

6890215, May 10, 2005

Filed:

May 6, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/435698

Inventors:

Harold Keith Lang - Cary IL, US
Kent E. Regnier - Lombard IL, US
Emanuel G. Banakis - Naperville IL, US
David E. Dunham - Aurora IL, US
Robert A. Owsley - Lisle IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R013/648

US Classification:

439608, 439 79, 439696

Abstract:

A connector assembly is provided with opposing and interengageable first and second connector components. Each of the two components has internal cavities that contain terminal assemblies of either plug or receptacle structure and may further include either a plurality of power terminals or differential signal terminals. The terminals have contact portions, tail portions and interconnecting portions that are partially encapsulated by an insulative outer support frames. The shell forms a wafer and two such wafers are combined together to form a terminal assembly. The terminal assemblies are identical in shape, other than for an engagement means that serves to hold two subframes together as a single assembly.

US Patent:

RE38736, May 17, 2005

Filed:

Jan 17, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/051925

Inventors:

Alan S. Walse - LaGrange IL, US
Harold Keith Lang - Fox River Grove IL, US
Augusto P. Panella - Naperville IL, US
Irvin R. Triner - Lemont IL, US
Shyh-Lin Tung - Taipei, TW

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R012/00
H05K001/00

US Classification:

439 60

Abstract:

A card edge connector for mounting on a circuit board and removeably receiving a circuit card includes an elongated housing defining a card receiving slot. Numerous terminal receiving cavities intersect and extend to both sides of the slot. Alternate cavities include stamped references (ground or power) terminals and signal terminals, all having downwardly extending board contacts and upwardly extending spring arms. There are numerous similar sets of face to face contacts, each including a reference contact parallel to and substantially overlying an opposed pair of signal contacts. The upwardly extending reference terminal spring arms include oversize pad portions for reducing crosstalk by increasing coupling between the reference and signal terminals. The circuit paths to the circuit board are in an array symmetrical about the centerline of the circuit card, with parallel inner lines of circuits containing only reference contacts and outer lines of circuits containing only signal contacts.

US Patent:

6916188, Jul 12, 2005

Filed:

May 6, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/435691

Inventors:

Harold Keith Lang - Fox River Grove IL, US
Kent E. Regnier - Lombard IL, US
Emanuel G. Banakis - Naperville IL, US
David E. Dunham - Aurora IL, US
Robert A. Owsley - Lisle IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R013/648

US Classification:

439101, 439609, 4399241, 439931, 439181

Abstract:

A connector assembly is provided with opposing and interengageable first and second connector components. Each of the two components preferably includes upper and lower housing formed from an insulative material coated with electrically-conductive material, with cavities formed therein that receive terminal assemblies. The upper and lower housings are formed with internal cavities that extend in orthogonal directions. Each cavity contains a terminal assembly of either plug or receptacle structure and may further include either a plurality of power terminals or differential signal terminals. The terminals have contact portions, tail portions and interconnecting portions that are partially encapsulated by an insulative outer shell. In assembling the first and second components, multiple ground connections are made in sequence before any signal or power supply connections are made. In disassembling the components, signals and power supply connections are broken first, then the ground connections are broken in a sequence that is the reverse of what was made during assembly.

US Patent:

6918789, Jul 19, 2005

Filed:

May 6, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/435697

Inventors:

Harold Keith Lang - Cary IL, US
Kent E. Regnier - Lombard IL, US
Emanuel G. Banakis - Naperville IL, US
David R. Schmidgall - Wood Dale IL, US
Yew Teck Yap - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R013/648

US Classification:

439608

Abstract:

A connector assembly is provided with opposing and interengageable first and second connector components. Each of the two components preferably includes upper and lower housing formed from an insulative material, with cavities formed therein that receive terminal assemblies. The upper and lower housings are formed with internal cavities that extend in different directions. These cavities are aligned together when the upper and lower housings are assembled together to define a plurality of internal cavities that extend through the first and second connector components. Each cavity contains a terminal assembly with differential signal terminals. The terminals have contact portions, tail portions and interconnecting portions that are partially encapsulated by an insulative outer shell. The exterior surfaces of the connector components are plated with a conductive material so that the connector components serve as grounds for the differential signal terminals.

US Patent:

7025605, Apr 11, 2006

Filed:

Mar 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/075204

Inventors:

Harold Keith Lang - Cary IL, US
Kent E. Regnier - Lomard IL, US
Emanuel G. Banakis - Naperville IL, US
Kathleen A. Sweeney - Naperville IL, US

International Classification:

H01R 12/00

US Classification:

439 75, 439608, 439931

Abstract:

A connector assembly for connecting differential signal circuits on two different circuit boards has a connector housing formed from an insulative material with a conductive coating on the surfaces thereof and with cavities formed therein to receive terminal assemblies. Each internal cavity may have an elongated portion that extends transversely across the housing and a plurality of leg portions in communication with the elongated portion to define passages between opposite sides of the connector. Each cavity is suited for holding a terminal assembly having at least one pair of differential signal terminals. The terminals have opposing compliant tail portions, and interconnecting portions that are partially encapsulated by an insulative outer shell. Two shells are combined together to form a single terminal assembly. The terminal assemblies are identical in shape so that they may be inserted into any of the cavities of the housings, thereby imparting a measure of modularity to the connectors.

Address:

8686 Bechtel Ave, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076

Phone:

6514570734

VIN:

1FAFP53U37A123643

Make:

FORD

Model:

TAURUS

Year:

2007