Patents by Inventor Maxwell P. Bassler

Maxwell P. Bassler 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).

  • Patent number: 6280209
    Abstract: A connector having an improved impedance aspect is provided with a triplet of conductive terminals for mating with opposing ground and signal terminals. Each triplet of the connector includes a pair of signal terminals and an associated ground terminal, with each terminal having a contact portion, a body portion and a mounting portion. The contact portion of the ground terminal overlies the contact portions of the signal terminals to provide an increased ground plane surface area. The body portion of the ground terminal is aligned with and extends between the body portions of the two signal terminals. With this arrangement, the impedance of the connector may be tuned to obtain an impendance with a reduced discontinuity through the connector as compared to similar connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Maxwell P. Bassler, David L. Brunker, Daniel L. Dawiedczyk, John E. Lopata