Patents by Inventor Brian Richard VICICH

Brian Richard VICICH has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Direct-attach connector
    Patent number: 9705273
    Abstract: A contact ribbon configured to connect a cable to a substrate includes a plurality of signal contacts, a ground plane, and at least one ground contact extending from the ground plane. The plurality of signal contacts are connected by a support member, and the support member is removable after the plurality of signal contacts are connected to the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Keith Richard Guetig, Brian Richard Vicich, Andrew Robert Collingwood, Travis Scott Ellis
  • HYBRID ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20160218455
    Abstract: A connector system includes a substrate; a first connector connected to the substrate and including a first housing, a second housing, and a cage surrounding the first and second housings; first cables connected to the second housing and the substrate; first contacts located in the first housing and directly connected to substrate; and second contacts located in the first housing and connected to the first cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Edward P. SAYRE, Norman Scott MCMORROW, Chadrick Paul FAITH, Keith Richard GUETIG, Brian Richard VICICH, Eric Jean ZBINDEN, William J. KOZLOVSKY
  • EDGECARD CONNECTOR WITH COMMON-END DATUM TO REDUCE MISALIGNMENT TOLERANCES
    Publication number: 20160056561
    Abstract: A connector includes a body, a slot within the body configured to receive a substrate and including a first end and a second end, contacts arranged along the slot between the first end and the second end, and a biasing mechanism arranged to align the substrate as the substrate is inserted into the slot so that substrate is in contact with the second end when the substrate is fully inserted into the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: John Allen MONGOLD, Brian Richard VICICH, Donald Christopher KNOWLDEN
  • DIRECT-ATTACH CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20150147906
    Abstract: A contact ribbon configured to connect a cable to a substrate includes a plurality of signal contacts, a ground plane, and at least one ground contact extending from the ground plane. The plurality of signal contacts are connected by a support member, and the support member is removable after the plurality of signal contacts are connected to the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Keith Richard GUETIG, Brian Richard VICICH, Andrew Robert COLLINGWOOD, Travis Scott ELLIS