Patents by Inventor James C. Ainsworth

James C. Ainsworth 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).

  • Externally and internally shielded double-layered flat cable assembly
    Patent number: 5235132
    Abstract: A double-layered flat electrical signal assembly comprising a shielded insulated flat cable on each side of a perforated separator material which may be conductive metal or non-metal. Controlled impedance signal transmission through high density insulation displacement connectors to PCB's.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Ainsworth, Glen A. Milnes
  • Shielded impedance-controlled idc connector
    Patent number: 5076800
    Abstract: A shielded impedance-controlled insulation displacement contact connector and an assembly of the connector with a shielded ribbon cable and a PCB, having properties equivalent to those of terminated coaxial cables as to shielding from cable to PCB, impedance matching of connector to cable, signal-to-signal isolation of signal conductors, shield grounding from cable to PCB, and isolation of each conductor and each tine in the termination area of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Glan A. Milnes, James C. Ainsworth, Theodore Jensen