Patents Assigned to FCI
  • Lead frame assembly for an electrical connector
    Patent number: 8771023
    Abstract: A lead frame assembly for an electrical connector is provided. The lead frame assembly includes a first lead, a second lead adjacent the first lead and a dielectric material. The leads have a first end, a second end and an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end. The leads are received within the dielectric material with the intermediate portions being substantially surrounded by the dielectric material. The dielectric material includes at least a first channel in the dielectric material arranged in-between the first and second leads. The first channel is defined by at least three sides and has a length extending in a direction substantially parallel to the intermediate portions of the first and second leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventor: Jeroen De Bruijn
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: 8764483
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector housing, a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the housing, including respective pluralities of signal contacts and ground contacts configured as crosstalk shields. Electrical characteristics exhibited by the electrical connector during operation can be tuned by modifying physical characteristics of one or more of the crosstalk shields, for instance by modifying the respective shield body of one or more of the plurality of crosstalk shields so as to alter a corresponding shield area defined by the shield body of each of the plurality of crosstalk shields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
    Inventor: Jason John Ellison
  • Cross talk reduction for high speed electrical connectors
    Patent number: 8764464
    Abstract: Example electrical connectors are provided including a plurality of electrical contacts configured to communicate between electrical devices. The plurality of electrical contacts includes a plurality of ground contacts. A ground coupling assembly is configured to electrically connect ground contacts of an electrical connector to adjust a performance characteristic of the electrical connector as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignees: FCI Americas Technology LLC, FCI
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Buck, Stefaan Hendrik Jozef Sercu, Jan De Geest, Steven E. Minich, Mark R. Gray, Christopher J. Kolivoski, Douglas M. Johnescu, Stuart C. Stoner, Alan Raistrick
  • Fully grouted cable bolt
    Patent number: 8757934
    Abstract: A cable bolt includes a cable having a first end and a second end, and a barrel and wedge assembly attached to the cable at a position adjacent to the first end of the cable. The barrel and wedge assembly has a first end and a second end. The cable bolt also includes a nut positioned adjacent to the first end of the barrel and wedge assembly and defines a sealed interface therebetween. The nut defines a passageway in fluid communication with the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: FCI Holdings Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Hall, Fred Stafford, John G. Oldsen, Dakota Faulkner
  • SELF-DRILLING FRICTION BOLT
    Publication number: 20140154017
    Abstract: A reinforcement system includes an adapter, a friction bolt, a drilling rod coupled to the adapter, and a drill bit configured to drill an opening optimally sized for receiving the friction bolt. The drilling rod has a diameter that allows for introduction of the drilling rod into the friction bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: FCI HOLDINGS DELAWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Mauricio Antonio Hidalgo Salgado
  • Apparatus and method for re-tensioning a loose roof plate in an underground mine
    Patent number: 8740504
    Abstract: An apparatus for retensioning a loose roof plate held by a roof bolt, includes a main spacer, a washer, and a nut. The main spacer occupies a space between a head of the roof bolt and the loose roof plate, and the main spacer has a threaded circumferential outer surface and a radially extending slot for inserting a shaft of the roof bolt therein. The washer occupies a space between the main spacer and the loose roof plate, and the washer has a radially extending slot for inserting the shaft of the roof bolt therein. The nut has a threaded hole for passing the head of the roof bolt therethrough, for threading onto the threaded spacer and for tightening onto the threaded spacer until the roof plate is firmly pressed against the roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: FCI Holdings Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Oldsen, John C. Stankus, Travis Mikel Sub
  • Cable Bolt
    Publication number: 20140147227
    Abstract: A cable bolt comprises a cable having an elongate body with a first end and a second end, a barrel and wedge assembly attached to the cable at a position adjacent to the first end of the cable, and a seal member having a body defining a passageway that receives a portion of the elongate body of the cable. The body of the seal member includes at least one rib extending radially outward from the body of the seal member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: FCI Holdings Delaware, Inc.
    Inventor: Dakota Faulkner
  • ALIGNMENT PIN AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140147084
    Abstract: An alignment pin for an optical communication system comprises: a first portion (31) extending along a direction in a receiving hole of a printed circuit board, a second portion (32) extending along this direction in a receiving through hole of an optical coupling device, a third portion (33) extending along this direction in a receiving hole of an external optical component. The pin comprises an abutting surface (35) placed in contact with a parallel complementary surface (36) of the optical coupling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: FCI
    Inventors: Gnitaboure Yabre, Nicolas Hermeline, Yves Stricot, Gert Droesbeke
  • Electrical connector with ground plates
    Patent number: 8734187
    Abstract: An electrical connector and leadframe assemblies for use therein are provided. Each leadframe assembly can be constructed with at least one electric contact having a ground plate. A first type of leadframe assembly includes an uppermost electrical contact defining a ground plate. A second type of leadframe assembly includes a lowermost electrical contact defining a ground plate. The ground plates can reduce the level of crosstalk exhibited by the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: FCI, FCI Americas Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jan De Geest, Stefaan Hendrik Jozef Sercu, Stephen B. Smith, Douglas M. Johnescu, Jonathan E. Buck
  • Power connector
    Patent number: 8727796
    Abstract: An electrical power connector can include a connector housing having a front end defining a mating interface that includes a receptacle defined by opposing first and second surfaces. The interface can further include a plurality of first dividers that extend from the first surface and into the receptacle, and a plurality of second dividers that extend from the second surface and into the receptacle. The connector can further include a first row of contact beams and a second row of contact beams supported by the housing. Each contact beam of the first and second rows extends at least partially into the receptacle. The contact beams of the first row are separated from each other by the first dividers, and the contact beams of the second row are separated from each other by the second dividers such that a minimum creep distance between adjacent contact beams is greater than 1.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
    Inventor: Hung Viet Ngo
  • Yielding bolt and assembly
    Patent number: 8721227
    Abstract: A mine roof bolt includes an elongated rod and a polymer coating layer. The elongated rod has a first end and a second end with a protruding portion extending radially outward from the elongated rod. The polymer coating layer covers at least a portion of the elongated rod between the first and second ends. The elongated rod is movable relative to the polymer coating layer in an axial direction. The elongated rod has a first position where the elongated rod has a predetermined axial position relative to the polymer coating layer and a second position where the elongated rod has a displaced axial position relative to the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: FCI Holdings Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Oldsen, Yaokun Wu, Marc W. Lamothe
  • Edge connector
    Patent number: 8715009
    Abstract: An edge connector for transmitting signals at a high frequency, for example in a system environment with a frequency higher than 2.0 GHz or 3.0 GHz, is provided. The connector includes a housing and at least a first and a second conductors disposed in the housing. Each conductor has a contact portion and a terminal portion, and each contact portion form a contact surface. The at least first and second conductors are disposed in the housing in such a manner that, both the contact surfaces face a first direction, the terminal portion of the first conductor is offset from the contact portion of the first conductor along the first direction, and the terminal portion of the second conductor is offset from the contact portion of the second conductor along a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Leon Wu, Richard Chiu
  • Electrical connector having impedance tuning ribs
    Patent number: 8715003
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided that includes a connector housing supporting a plurality of electrical contacts. The electrical contacts are edge-coupled along a column direction, and spaced apart along a row direction so as to define a space that is defined by adjacent electrical contacts along the row direction. The electrical connector includes at least one rib disposed in the space. The rib has a dielectric constant greater than air such that the dielectric constant of the space is increased with respect to a substantially identical space that is filled only with air. The increased dielectric constant reduces the impedance of the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignees: FCI Americas Technology LLC, FCI
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Buck, Stefaan Hendrik Jozef Sercu, Jan De Geest
  • Backplane connector with reduced circuit board overhang
    Patent number: 8715004
    Abstract: A right-angle electrical connector is configured to be mounted onto an upper mounting surface of a substrate that defines a bottom surface opposed from the upper mounting surface so as to define a thickness. The connector includes a connector housing and a plurality of electrical contacts retained by the connector housing. The connector housing overhangs an edge of the substrate and extends down with respect to the upper surface to a depth from the upper mounting surface that is less than the thickness of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
    Inventor: Alan D. Crighton
  • Printed Circuit Board Assembly and a Method for Manufacturing the Printed Circuit Board Assembly
    Publication number: 20140119689
    Abstract: Printed circuit board assembly including an optical subassembly having a carrying face for carrying at least one optoelectronic component in a such way that light emitted from/directed to is transmitted through the optical subassembly; a printed circuit board having a supporting area for supporting the optical subassembly; wherein the printed circuit board supporting area includes a hole lodging at least one part of the optoelectronic component and wherein at least one part of the carrying face is fixed by flip-chip bonding to at least one part of the supporting area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: FCI
    Inventors: Gnitaboure Yabre, Yves Stricot
  • Manufacture of Cable Bolts
    Publication number: 20140119840
    Abstract: A cable bolt comprising a plurality of flexible steel filaments formed around a central member, the cable bolt having spaced bulbous portions along the length of the bolt each bulbous portion defining a cavity containing a segmented ring that surrounds the central member to engage the filaments of the bulbous portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: FCI Holdings Delaware, Inc.
    Inventor: FCI Holdings Delaware, Inc.
  • Electrical terminal having crimp members with different number of crimp teeth
    Patent number: 8702443
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical connector includes a connector housing, and at least one electrical terminal supported by the connector housing. The electrical terminal defines a mating portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion carrying a pair of crimp members having crimp teeth configured to pierce through a flex cable when crimped so as to mount the flex cable to the mounting portion of the electrical terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignees: FCI Americas Technology LLC, FCI
    Inventors: Motomu Kajiura, Yasutoshi Kameda, Jeffery Garvais
  • Sheathed cable
    Patent number: 8690484
    Abstract: A cable bolt comprising a tension member having a first end and a second end. A rotatable collar is positioned on the tension member and is rotatable relative to the tension member. An elongate sheath, having a first end and a second end, is disposed over at least a portion of the tension member and secured to the rotatable collar. A method of securing an anchor in a structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: FCI Holdings Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Oldsen, Dakota Faulkner
  • Electrical card-edge connector
    Patent number: 8690589
    Abstract: A card-edge connector has a housing that includes a housing body, and a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the housing body. The electrical contacts include a plurality of electrical signal contacts and a plurality of electrical power contacts. The electrical signal contacts are sized thinner than the electrical power contacts. The card-edge connector includes a mounting fastener extending out from only one side wall of the housing body at a location adjacent the electrical signal contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
    Inventor: Hung Viet Ngo
  • Electrical card-edge connector
    Patent number: D701839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
    Inventor: Hung Viet Ngo