Patents by Inventor Arthur E. Harkness, JR.

Arthur E. Harkness, JR. 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: 10993331
    Abstract: High-speed interconnects for printed circuit boards and methods for forming the high-speed interconnects are described. A high-speed interconnect may comprise a region of a conductive film having a reduced surface roughness and one or more regions that have been treated for improved bonding with an adjacent insulating layer. Regions of reduced roughness may be used to carry high data rate signals within PCBs. Regions treated for bonding may include a roughened surface, adhesion-promoting chemical treatment, and/or material deposited to improve wettability of the surface and/or adhesion to a cured insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur E. Harkness, Jr., Eva M. Kenny-McDermott, Paul W. Farineau, Raymond A. Lavallee, Michael Fancher
  • Publication number: 20180332720
    Abstract: High-speed interconnects for printed circuit boards and methods for forming the high-speed interconnects are described. A high-speed interconnect may comprise a region of a conductive film having a reduced surface roughness and one or more regions that have been treated for improved bonding with an adjacent insulating layer. Regions of reduced roughness may be used to carry high data rate signals within PCBs. Regions treated for bonding may include a roughened surface, adhesion-promoting chemical treatment, and/or material deposited to improve wettability of the surface and/or adhesion to a cured insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur E. Harkness, JR., Eva M. Kenny-McDermott, Paul W. Farineau, Raymond A. Lavallee, Michael Fancher
  • Patent number: 10051746
    Abstract: High-speed interconnects for printed circuit boards and methods for forming the high-speed interconnects are described. A high-speed interconnect may comprise a region of a conductive film having a reduced surface roughness and one or more regions that have been treated for improved bonding with an adjacent insulating layer. Regions of reduced roughness may be used to carry high data rate signals within PCBs. Regions treated for bonding may include a roughened surface, adhesion-promoting chemical treatment, and/or material deposited to improve wettability of the surface and/or adhesion to a cured insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur E. Harkness, Jr., Eva M. Kenny-McDermott, Paul W. Farineau, Raymond A. Lavallee, Michael Fancher
  • Patent number: 9451697
    Abstract: A printed circuit board, and method of manufacture, for high speed signals. The printed circuit board has small diameter vias of uniform inside diameter when plated. The uniformity of the inside diameter, at least over the region in which a press fit segment is inserted, is sufficient to make a reliable electrical and mechanical connection to the press fit segment with reduced risk of damage to the press fit segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur E. Harkness, Jr., Ralph L. Samson, Donald R. Reed
  • Publication number: 20160174364
    Abstract: High-speed interconnects for printed circuit boards and methods for forming the high-speed interconnects are described. A high-speed interconnect may comprise a region of a conductive film having a reduced surface roughness and one or more regions that have been treated for improved bonding with an adjacent insulating layer. Regions of reduced roughness may be used to carry high data rate signals within PCBs. Regions treated for bonding may include a roughened surface, adhesion-promoting chemical treatment, and/or material deposited to improve wettability of the surface and/or adhesion to a cured insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur E. Harkness, JR., Eva M. Kenny-McDermott, Paul W. Farineau, Raymond A. Lavallee, Michael Fancher
  • Publication number: 20140251675
    Abstract: A printed circuit board, and method of manufacture, for high speed signals. The printed circuit board has small diameter vias of uniform inside diameter when plated. The uniformity of the inside diameter, at least over the region in which a press fit segment is inserted, is sufficient to make a reliable electrical and mechanical connection to the press fit segment with reduced risk of damage to the press fit segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur E. Harkness, JR., Ralph L. Samson, Donald R. Reed