Patents by Inventor Michel Fonteneau

Michel Fonteneau 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: 8192231
    Abstract: The present invention provides a shielding assembly for a connector assembly including a connector and a counterpart connector. The shielding assembly includes a shield member having a shield wall and at least one spring element for making electrical contact between the shield wall and the counterpart connector along a first electrical conduction path in the mated situation of the connector and the counterpart connector. The spring element includes a first portion being configured for making electrical contact with the counterpart connector and a second portion for providing a spring force to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Roland Tristan De Blieck, Michel Fonteneau
  • Patent number: 8182290
    Abstract: A shielding cage for receiving a plurality of electronic modules includes a bottom cage portion and a plurality of independent upper cage portions each one of which comprising a top wall and two lateral walls adapted to cooperate with the bottom cage portion. Furthermore, each of said upper cage portions defines with the bottom cage portion a respective compartment having an inner cavity for receiving an electronic module, and a subdivision of said bottom cage portion provides for a bottom wall of said compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Michel Fonteneau, Per Georg Gabrielsson
  • Patent number: 8113861
    Abstract: The connector of the present invention includes a base having a plurality of terminals for contacting the card and a cover for holding the card. In an embodiment, the base has two resilient plates extending from the base, each of the plates has a distal end at which an inner hinging portion is formed. The cover has an outer hinging portion engaged with the inner hinging portions to form a hinge such that the cover is pivotally mounted on the base and movable in relation to the base. Each of the resilient plates is L-shaped such that the hinge is deflectable from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Leif Shen, Paul Wang, Michel Fonteneau
  • Publication number: 20110250790
    Abstract: The present invention provides a shielding assembly for a connector assembly including a connector and a counterpart connector. The shielding assembly includes a shield member having a shield wall and at least one spring element for making electrical contact between the shield wall and the counterpart connector along a first electrical conduction path in the mated situation of the connector and the counterpart connector. The spring element includes a first portion being configured for making electrical contact with the counterpart connector and a second portion for providing a spring force to the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Roland Tristan De Blieck, Michel Fonteneau
  • Publication number: 20110151700
    Abstract: The connector of the present invention includes a base having a plurality of terminals for contacting the card and a cover for holding the card. In an embodiment, the base has two resilient plates extending from the base, each of the plates has a distal end at which an inner hinging portion is formed. The cover has an outer hinging portion engaged with the inner hinging portions to form a hinge such that the cover is pivotally mounted on the base and movable in relation to the base. Each of the resilient plates is L-shaped such that the hinge is deflectable from the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Leif Shen, Paul Wang, Michel Fonteneau
  • Publication number: 20110053415
    Abstract: A shielding cage for receiving a plurality of electronic modules includes a bottom cage portion and a plurality of independent upper cage portions each one of which comprising a top wall and two lateral walls adapted to cooperate with the bottom cage portion. Furthermore, each of said upper cage portions defines with the bottom cage portion a respective compartment having an inner cavity for receiving an electronic module, and a subdivision of said bottom cage portion provides for a bottom wall of said compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Michel Fonteneau, Per Georg Gabrielsson
  • Patent number: 7727019
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit board connector capable of establishing an electrical connection between circuits on a circuit board and a mating electrical connector at a mating side of said circuit board connector. The circuit board connector includes a connector housing accommodating a plurality of terminals for establishing said electrical connection and an electrically conductive shell at least partially enclosing said connector housing. The shell includes a top wall and a rear wall, wherein said rear wall is connected to said top wall and is arranged opposite to said mating side. The shell further has a first and second extension connected to opposite sides of said rear wall and bent with respect to said rear wall to extend towards said mating side. First and second mounting posts are connected, respectively, to said first and second extension and third and fourth mounting posts are connected to said rear wall, wherein said mounting posts are arranged for mounting said shell on said circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Gert Droesbeke, Robert Van Den Heuvel, Nico Van Stiphout, Bernard Vuillaume, Michel Fonteneau
  • Publication number: 20090186525
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit board connector capable of establishing an electrical connection between circuits on a circuit board and a mating electrical connector at a mating side of said circuit board connector. The circuit board connector includes a connector housing accommodating a plurality of terminals for establishing said electrical connection and an electrically conductive shell at least partially enclosing said connector housing. The shell includes a top wall and a rear wall, wherein said rear wall is connected to said top wall and is arranged opposite to said mating side. The shell further has a first and second extension connected to opposite sides of said rear wall and bent with respect to said rear wall to extend towards said mating side. First and second mounting posts are connected, respectively, to said first and second extension and third and fourth mounting posts are connected to said rear wall, wherein said mounting posts are arranged for mounting said shell on said circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Gert Droesbeke, Robert Van Den Heuvel, Nico Van Stiphout, Bernard Vuillaume, Michel Fonteneau, Michel Fonteneau
  • Patent number: 6764320
    Abstract: A connector comprises a housing of insulating material and a plurality of signal and ground contacts regularly arranged in rows and columns within the housing. All contacts have first and second ends and an intermediate section. The first ends each include a connection section. The housing is provided with a front will having a grid of entrance openings leading to the connection sections. The housing is provided with an air chamber and all contacts extend along a part of their length through this air chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Michel Lenoir, Jacky Thenaisie, Michel Fonteneau
  • Patent number: 6379173
    Abstract: A connector (1) which has a release (28) for releasing an elastic hooked tab (11) which allows to keep a complementary connector (23) connected with said connector. The release of said connector particularly includes a lateral blade (30) disposed in a slit (14) extending between the main body (6, 7, 9) of the connector and the hooked tab of said connector, in such a manner that it can selectively draw or not the hooked tab away from the connector thereby releasing or not the elastic lock of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Michel Fonteneau, Michel Pesson
  • Publication number: 20010046812
    Abstract: A connector for high frequency signals comprises a housing of insulating material and female contact elements received in the housing and regularly arranged in rows and columns at a fixed intermediate spacing. The housing has a front side with inlet openings providing access to the contact elements, a connection side for connection to a printed circuit board, a cable or the like, and a plurality of cavities extending between the front side and the connection side. Adjacent cavities are separated by inner walls extending in row and column direction each cavity accommodating at least one contact element. At least the inner walls of the cavities are metallized and the corresponding contact element is supported within the cavity by support elements of insulating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: MICHEL FONTENEAU, JACKY THENAISIE, MICHEL LENOIR, JAN PETER KAREL VAN KOETSEM
  • Patent number: 6225557
    Abstract: A connector casing which is a plastic molding and includes a connection face (1) in which a connection block (2) for coaxial cables (3) is located and an exit face (4) for the coaxial cables (3), which is perpendicular to the connection block (2), so that the cables describe a curved path between the connection block (2) and the exit face (4) for the cables. The casing contains a cable guide (5, 6) for each cable (3), said cable guide being molded into the casing and extending with a predetermined radius of curvature in order to avoid any variation in the impedance of the cable (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Michel Fonteneau, Michel Lenoir, Michel Pesson
  • Patent number: 6146157
    Abstract: A connector assembly for printed circuit boards comprises a first connector having a first housing of insulating material and a plurality of male signal and ground contacts regularly arranged in rows and columns. The connector assembly further comprises a second connector having a second housing of insulating material and a plurality of female signal and ground contacts regularly arranged in rows and columns. In each row and each column of both connectors all contacts are arranged at an equal pitch in row and column direction, each row of contacts containing only signal or only ground contacts, respectively. The rows of ground contacts are staggered in row direction by half the pitch of the contacts. Four rows of signal contacts and four rows of ground contacts are provided. Both outer rows of contacts contain signal contacts and a further row of ground contacts is provided centrally between the two central rows of signal contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Michel Lenoir, Jacky Thenaisie, Michel Fonteneau
  • Patent number: 6109933
    Abstract: A connector for printed circuit boards comprises a housing of insulating material and a plurality of signal and ground contacts regularly arranged in rows and columns. At least a plurality of said contacts are provided with press-fit terminations for connection to the printed circuit board. The housing is provided with shoulders, each of the shoulders cooperating with a rear section of a contact having a press-fit termination. Each shoulder engages a rear section at a location aligned with the corresponding press-fit termination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Michel Lenoir, Jacky Thenaisie, Michel Fonteneau
  • Patent number: 5613879
    Abstract: The present invention has for a subject a coupling connector of the type having a front insulating block (3); elbow electrical contact elements (5) having front contact regions (50) lodged in openings made in the front insulating block, as well as regions forming elbows and rear contact terminations (55); a rear insulating block (2), rear insulating block (2) having a central regions (20) and two lateral branches (21, 22); and a front box (4) for shielding and connection with a connector or complementary plug unit. According to the invention, tabs (42, 43) or similar components are provided, arranged peripherally on front box (4) and anchoring groves made peripherally on rear (2) and front (3) insulating blocks, so as to join them with front box (4), by a crimping operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Michel Fonteneau, Michel Pesson
  • Patent number: 5444910
    Abstract: Process for assembly of a connector incorporating an insulator (1) comprising a front part (2) in which working portions (30) of a plurality of contact elements (30, 33, 34) are inserted, these contact elements comprising bent rear portions (32), and distal ends (33) fitted into slots (21) in a rear wing (20) of the insulator (1). The process comprises immobilizing the distal ends (33) by thermoforming in their respective slots (21) without addition of material. The connector thus produced incorporates folds of material (40) solidly attached to the edges (23) of the corresponding slots (21), thereby allowing immobilization and precise position-retention of the contacts (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Michel Pesson, Michel Fonteneau
  • Patent number: 5319156
    Abstract: An overmolded electrical connector including an insulative block, the insulative block receiving connecting members and being mechanically joined to a rear connection housing, the insulative block being protected by a first metal half-shell and a second metal half-shell adapted to be coupled together to form a shielded housing having electrical continuity with the rear connection housing, the rear connection housing being overmolded with an insulative material jacket. Both the first metal half-shell and the second metal half-shell are twinned and include a female member and a male snap-fastener member for coupling the first metal half-shell and the second metal half-shell together in pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Souriau et Cie
    Inventors: Michel Fonteneau, Christian Jarry