Patents by Inventor Gray E. Biddle

Gray E. Biddle 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).

  • Electrical connector having terminating device
    Patent number: 7351083
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical connector (100) defining a receptacle (200) for receiving a mating plug. The electrical connector (100) is mounted on a mother printed circuit board (10) and includes a number of conductive contacts (43) and a terminating device (45) for terminating said conductive contacts (43) when the plug and the electrical connector (100) are unmated. The terminating device (45) includes resistance elements (451) electrically connected between the conductive contacts (43) adjacent to each other so that the electrical connector (100) can absorb high frequency signals originating from active electronic circuitries of the mother printed circuit board (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gray E. Biddle, Cesar Arroyo, Kuan-Yu Chen