Patents by Inventor James M Sabo
James M Sabo 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).
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Patent number: 11444399Abstract: An electronic assembly with a sliding power connector mounted on a first substrate. The connector has tracks and terminals with contact fingers. A bus bar may be aligned by the tracks such that contact surfaces on the contact fingers press against contact surfaces on the bus bar. The electronic system may be implemented as a rack, and the electronic assembly may be or include a printed circuit board on which the power connector terminals are mounted. The printed circuit board may slide in and out of the rack while power is supplied from the bus bar to components on the printed circuit board. High reliability may be provided by one or more tabs on the housing that increase mating force of the contact fingers and/or prevent damage to the contact fingers from overstress. The contact fingers may be positioned to increase the lifetime of the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventors: James M. Sabo, Clarence Randall Fry
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Patent number: 11183786Abstract: An electronic assembly with a first substrate and electrical connector terminals mounted on the first substrate. The electrical connector terminals have contact fingers and tracks. A bus bar may be aligned by the tracks such that contact surfaces on the contact fingers press against contact surfaces on the bus bar. The bus bar may slide in the tracks such that, when the bus bar is mounted in an electronic system including the electronic assembly, the electrical connector terminals enable the electronic assembly to slide relative to the bus bar. The electronic system may be implemented as a rack, and the electronic assembly may be or include a printed circuit board on which the electrical connector terminals are mounted. The printed circuit board may be slid in and out of the rack while power is supplied from the bus bar to components on the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventors: James M. Sabo, Clarence Randall Fry
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Patent number: 11050200Abstract: A power connector assembly with hermaphroditic power connectors. The housing and the terminals of first and second mating power connectors may have like mating interfaces. The first power connector may include a plurality of first terminals, where the mating portion of each first terminal of the plurality of first terminals includes a first flat portion, and a first bent portion coupled to the first flat portion and including a first set of fingers parallel to the first flat portion. The second power connector may include a plurality of second terminals, where each second terminal of the plurality of second terminals includes a mating portion with a second flat portion, and a second bent portion coupled to the second flat portion and including a second set of fingers parallel to the second flat portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventor: James M. Sabo
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Publication number: 20200127403Abstract: An electronic assembly with a sliding power connector mounted on a first substrate. The connector has tracks and terminals with contact fingers. A bus bar may be aligned by the tracks such that contact surfaces on the contact fingers press against contact surfaces on the bus bar. The electronic system may be implemented as a rack, and the electronic assembly may be or include a printed circuit board on which the power connector terminals are mounted. The printed circuit board may slide in and out of the rack while power is supplied from the bus bar to components on the printed circuit board. High reliability may be provided by one or more tabs on the housing that increase mating force of the contact fingers and/or prevent damage to the contact fingers from overstress. The contact fingers may be positioned to increase the lifetime of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: FCI USA LLCInventors: James M. Sabo, Clarence Randall Fry
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Publication number: 20200127402Abstract: An electronic assembly with a first substrate and electrical connector terminals mounted on the first substrate. The electrical connector terminals have contact fingers and tracks. A bus bar may be aligned by the tracks such that contact surfaces on the contact fingers press against contact surfaces on the bus bar. The bus bar may slide in the tracks such that, when the bus bar is mounted in an electronic system including the electronic assembly, the electrical connector terminals enable the electronic assembly to slide relative to the bus bar. The electronic system may be implemented as a rack, and the electronic assembly may be or include a printed circuit board on which the electrical connector terminals are mounted. The printed circuit board may be slid in and out of the rack while power is supplied from the bus bar to components on the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: FCI USA LLCInventors: James M. Sabo, Clarence Randall Fry
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Publication number: 20200021069Abstract: A power connector assembly with hermaphroditic power connectors. The housing and the terminals of first and second mating power connectors may have like mating interfaces. The first power connector may include a plurality of first terminals, where the mating portion of each first terminal of the plurality of first terminals includes a first flat portion, and a first bent portion coupled to the first flat portion and including a first set of fingers parallel to the first flat portion. The second power connector may include a plurality of second terminals, where each second terminal of the plurality of second terminals includes a mating portion with a second flat portion, and a second bent portion coupled to the second flat portion and including a second set of fingers parallel to the second flat portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: FCI USA LLCInventor: James M. Sabo
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Patent number: 10312608Abstract: An insulation displacement contact includes a monolithic electrically conductive contact body that includes mating portion and a mounting portion. A plurality of the insulation displacement contacts are configured to be delivered to a substrate by a connector housing. The mating portion defines a pair of insulation displacement slots configured to receive an electrical cable so as to place the electrical cable in electrical communication with the substrate through the insulation displacement contact.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventor: James M. Sabo
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Patent number: 10069223Abstract: An electrical cable connector is provided that can be configured to be mounted to a printed circuit board. The electrical connector includes a connector housing, and a pair of electrical terminals (38,40) that are configured to be mounted to electrical cables (22,30). The electrical terminals (38,40) can be identical to each other in one example.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventors: James M. Sabo, Christopher S. Gieski, Charles Copper
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Publication number: 20180048082Abstract: An insulation displacement contact includes a monolithic electrically conductive contact body that includes mating portion and a mounting portion. A plurality of the insulation displacement contacts are configured to be delivered to a substrate by a connector housing. The mating portion defines a pair of insulation displacement slots configured to receive an electrical cable so as to place the electrical cable in electrical communication with the substrate through the insulation displacement contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: FCI USA LLCInventor: James M. Sabo
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Patent number: 9705209Abstract: An insulation displacement contact comprises an electrically conductive contact body including a mounting portion that is configured to receive a complementary electrical component so as to contact an electrical terminal of the complementary electrical component, and a mating portion configured to attach to an electrical cable, the mating portion including a slot that extends into the contact body, and at least one piercing member that at least partially defines the slot such that, when the slot receives an electrical cable, the piercing member pierces an outer electrically insulative layer of the electrical cable and contacts an electrical conductor of the electrical cable that is disposed inside the electrically insulative layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLCInventor: James M. Sabo
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Publication number: 20170117645Abstract: An electrical cable connector is provided that can be configured to be mounted to a printed circuit board. The electrical connector includes a connector housing, and a pair of electrical terminals (38,40) that are configured to be mounted to electrical cables (22,30). The electrical terminals (38,40) can be identical to each other in one example.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: FCI Americas Technology LLCInventors: Christopher S. Gieski, James M. Sabo, Charles Copper
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Patent number: 9543665Abstract: An insulation displacement contact includes a monolithic electrically conductive contact body that includes mating portion and a mounting portion. The mating portion defines a pair of insulation displacement slots configured to receive an electrical cable delivered by a connector housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLCInventor: James M. Sabo
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Patent number: 9543664Abstract: An insulation displacement contact includes a monolithic electrically conductive contact body that includes mating portion and a mounting portion. The mating portion defines a pair of insulation displacement slots configured to receive an electrical cable delivered by a connector housing. The insulation displacement contact includes a retention wall that is received by the connector housing in order to insert the electrical cable into the insulation displacement slots. The connector housing can further receive the insulation displacement contact so as to deliver the mounting portion to a complementary electrical component to which the insulation displacement contact is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLCInventor: James M. Sabo
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Publication number: 20160072200Abstract: An insulation displacement contact comprises an electrically conductive contact body including a mounting portion that is configured to receive a complementary electrical component so as to contact an electrical terminal of the complementary electrical component, and a mating portion configured to attach to an electrical cable, the mating portion including a slot that extends into the contact body, and at least one piercing member that at least partially defines the slot such that, when the slot receives an electrical cable, the piercing member pierces an outer electrically insulative layer of the electrical cable and contacts an electrical conductor of the electrical cable that is disposed inside the electrically insulative layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: FCI AMERICAS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventor: James M. SABO
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Publication number: 20150038002Abstract: An insulation displacement contact includes a monolithic electrically conductive contact body that includes mating portion and a mounting portion. The mating portion defines a pair of insulation displacement slots configured to receive an electrical cable delivered by a connector housing. The insulation displacement contact includes a retention wall that is received by the connector housing in order to insert the electrical cable into the insulation displacement slots. The connector housing can further receive the insulation displacement contact so as to deliver the mounting portion to a complementary electrical component to which the insulation displacement contact is mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventor: James M. Sabo
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Publication number: 20150038003Abstract: An insulation displacement contact includes a monolithic electrically conductive contact body that includes mating portion and a mounting portion. The mating portion defines a pair of insulation displacement slots configured to receive an electrical cable delivered by a connector housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventor: James M. Sabo
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Publication number: 20140363131Abstract: An optical backplane system (600) comprising a horizontal backplane (30), a coupler (33) assembled to the backplane, a card assembly (100), and a connector assembly (500). The horizontal backplane defines a number of positioning holes (306). The coupler defines a number of upward openings (320) and a corresponding number of downward openings (340) upwardly communicating corresponding upward openings through the positioning holes. The card assembly has a number of first optical plugs (26). The connector assembly has a number of second optical plugs (46). When the card assembly and the connector assembly are mounted onto the backplane, the first and second optical plugs are inserted into corresponding openings of the coupler, so that the first optical plug are optically communicated with corresponding second optical plugs.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventor: JAMES M. SABO
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Patent number: 8449205Abstract: An optical connector (100) defining a receiving space (101) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) and an optical fiber module (3) retained in the insulative housing (1). The insulative housing (1) has a base (12) and a tongue (13) extending forwardly from the base (12). The base (12) has a front wall (121) and a cavity (125) extending therethrough. The optical fiber module (3) is received in the cavity (125) and has at least a position post (32) extending forwardly beyond the front wall (121). A protecting mechanism (126) extends into the receiving space (101). The protecting mechanism (126) has a front end (1260) arranged at front of the position post (32) to make the receiving space (101) having a first insertion length (X) and a second insertion length (Y). The second insertion length (Y) is larger than the first insertion length (X).Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2009Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Terrance F. Little, Stephen Sedio, James M. Sabo, Tod M. Harlan
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Patent number: 8231283Abstract: A waveguide connector includes a ferrule with a number of waveguides inserted thereinto. The ferrule includes a front mating surface, a rear surface, front and rear passageways extending through the front and the rear mating surfaces, respectively. The front and the rear passageways are in communication with each other while the front passageway is thinner than the rear passageway. The waveguide each includes a number of cores and a cladding layer enclosing the cores. The front part of the cladding layer is of rectangular shape and includes four peripheral surfaces which are so limited by four inner surfaces of the front passageway, respectively, so as to precisely position the waveguides.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: James M. Sabo
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Patent number: D764412Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLCInventor: James M. Sabo