Patents by Inventor Brandon Michael Matthews

Brandon Michael Matthews 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: 12334662
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes a connector housing having a cavity and holding a contact assembly in the cavity. The contact assembly has a contact positioner holding contacts in a contact array. Each contact includes a mating end, a terminating end, and an intermediate portion between the mating end and the terminating end. The card edge connector includes a connector sleeve coupled to the connector housing movable between a retracted position and an advanced position. The connector sleeve includes an insert received in the cavity having a card slot configured to receive a module circuit board of a pluggable module. The insert includes press anvils configured to engage the intermediate portions of the contacts to move the mating ends of the contacts toward the module circuit board to mate with corresponding contact pads on the module circuit board when moved to the advanced position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Michael John Phillips, Brandon Michael Matthews, Sandeep Patel, Christopher William Blackburn
  • Publication number: 20250125548
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing having a housing mounting end configured to be mounted to a host circuit board and a slot at a housing mating end configured to receive a mating end of a pluggable module. The receptacle housing includes contact pockets that receive interposer contacts. The receptacle connector includes a flexible circuit having circuit conductors extending between a mating end and a terminating end configured to be terminated to the host circuit board. Each interposer contact includes an inner mating interface forming a separable interface configured to be mated with module contacts of the pluggable module and an outer mating interface connected to the mating end of the corresponding circuit conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Alan Weir Bucher, Brian Patrick Costello, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Publication number: 20240380153
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing having a mounting base at a rear configured to be mounted to a host circuit board. The receptacle connector includes a housing insert received in the receptacle housing. The housing insert includes a slot that receives a pluggable module. A flexible circuit is received in the receptacle housing and has a mating end in the housing insert for mating engagement with the pluggable module and a terminating end extending from the receptacle housing for termination to the host circuit board. A flexible circuit support is used to support the flexible circuit in the receptacle housing with support elements engage the flexible circuit to press the circuit conductors into mating engagement with the contacts of the pluggable module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews, Brian Patrick Costello, Sandeep Patel, Christopher William Blackburn
  • Patent number: 12119577
    Abstract: A cable connector module includes a cable card assembly including a circuit card, cables terminated to the circuit card, and a cable holder coupled to the circuit card and holding the cables relative to the circuit card. The cables include cable conductors electrically connected to corresponding cable contacts of the circuit card. The cable holder holds each of the contacts and includes a connecting tab coupled to the circuit card. The circuit card includes front and rear retaining tabs. The cable connector module includes a connector shell having a cavity that receives the cable card assembly. The connector shell includes a front retainer at the front receiving the front retaining tab to hold the front of the circuit card relative to the connector shell. The connector shell includes a rear retainer at the rear receiving the rear retaining tab to hold the rear of the circuit card relative to the connector shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Patent number: 12095193
    Abstract: A plug connector includes a plug housing including a mating end and a cable end. The cable end is oriented perpendicular to the mating end. The plug housing includes a mating chamber at the mating end and a cable chamber at the cable end. The plug connector includes a contact assembly coupled to the plug housing. The contact assembly includes an array of contacts. Each contact includes a mating end and a terminating end. Each contact is a right angle contact having the terminating end being perpendicular to the mating end. The plug connector includes cables terminated to the terminating ends of the contacts. Ends of the cables extend into the cable end of the plug housing. The cables extend from the plug housing at the cable end. The cables extend along linear cable axes from the contacts to the exterior of the plug housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH et al.
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews, Xinjie Zhang
  • Patent number: 12074396
    Abstract: A plug connector includes a plug housing including a mating end and a cable end perpendicular to the mating end. The contact assembly includes an array of contacts each having a mating end and a terminating end. The contacts are right-angle contacts terminated to an end of a conductor of a cable. The plug connector includes a latch coupled to the plug housing. The latch includes a main body and a latch member extending from the main body. The main body has an actuator is configured to actuate the latch. The latch member includes a securing base coupled to the plug housing to secure the latch to the plug housing. The latch member includes a latching tab configured to be latchably coupled to the mating connector to secure the plug connector to the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Publication number: 20240250460
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes a connector housing having a cavity and holding a contact assembly in the cavity. The contact assembly has a contact positioner holding contacts in a contact array. Each contact includes a mating end, a terminating end, and an intermediate portion between the mating end and the terminating end. The card edge connector includes a connector sleeve coupled to the connector housing movable between a retracted position and an advanced position. The connector sleeve includes an insert received in the cavity having a card slot configured to receive a module circuit board of a pluggable module. The insert includes press anvils configured to engage the intermediate portions of the contacts to move the mating ends of the contacts toward the module circuit board to mate with corresponding contact pads on the module circuit board when moved to the advanced position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Michael John Phillips, Brandon Michael Matthews, Sandeep Patel, Christopher William Blackburn
  • Publication number: 20240250480
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes a connector housing having a cavity and a card slot at a front configured to receive a module circuit board of the pluggable module. The card edge connector includes a contact assembly received in the cavity having a contact positioner holding contacts in a contact array. The contacts are arranged in pairs. Each contact includes a mating end, a terminating end, and an intermediate portion held by the contact positioner. The mating ends extend into the card slot for mating to corresponding signal pads on the module circuit board. The card edge connector includes a shield structure having ground shields located between the pairs of the contacts. The ground shields include ground beams that extend into the card slot for mating to corresponding ground pads on the module circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brian Patrick Costello, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Patent number: 11804667
    Abstract: A board-to-board connector assembly includes first and second connector assemblies and a connector interconnect between the first and second connector assemblies. Each connector assembly includes an outer shell and a connector received in a cavity of the outer shell. The connector has a connector body holding contacts in a card slot, which receives a circuit card edge of an add-in card. The outer shell has an outer board guide configured to engage the add-in card and guide mating of the outer shell with the add-in card. The outer shell has a latch configured to latchably engage the add-in card to secure the connector to the add-in card. The connector interposer electrically interconnects the contacts of the connector assemblies to electrically connect the add-in cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Michael John Phillips, Michael David Herring, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Publication number: 20230318210
    Abstract: A cable connector module includes a cable card assembly including a circuit card, cables terminated to the circuit card, and a cable holder coupled to the circuit card and holding the cables relative to the circuit card. The cables include cable conductors electrically connected to corresponding cable contacts of the circuit card. The cable holder holds each of the contacts and includes a connecting tab coupled to the circuit card. The circuit card includes front and rear retaining tabs. The cable connector module includes a connector shell having a cavity that receives the cable card assembly. The connector shell includes a front retainer at the front receiving the front retaining tab to hold the front of the circuit card relative to the connector shell. The connector shell includes a rear retainer at the rear receiving the rear retaining tab to hold the rear of the circuit card relative to the connector shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Publication number: 20230246382
    Abstract: A plug connector includes a plug housing including a mating end and a cable end perpendicular to the mating end. The contact assembly includes an array of contacts each having a mating end and a terminating end. The contacts are right-angle contacts terminated to an end of a conductor of a cable. The plug connector includes a latch coupled to the plug housing. The latch includes a main body and a latch member extending from the main body. The main body has an actuator is configured to actuate the latch. The latch member includes a securing base coupled to the plug housing to secure the latch to the plug housing. The latch member includes a latching tab configured to be latchably coupled to the mating connector to secure the plug connector to the mating connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Publication number: 20230238728
    Abstract: A plug connector includes a plug housing including a mating end and a cable end. The cable end is oriented perpendicular to the mating end. The plug housing includes a mating chamber at the mating end and a cable chamber at the cable end. The plug connector includes a contact assembly coupled to the plug housing. The contact assembly includes an array of contacts. Each contact includes a mating end and a terminating end. Each contact is a right angle contact having the terminating end being perpendicular to the mating end. The plug connector includes cables terminated to the terminating ends of the contacts. Ends of the cables extend into the cable end of the plug housing. The cables extend from the plug housing at the cable end. The cables extend along linear cable axes from the contacts to the exterior of the plug housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews, Xinjie Zhang
  • Patent number: 11682853
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a housing having a card slot at a mating end configured to pass through a panel opening of a panel forward of the panel for receiving a circuit card. A cable end of the housing is rearward of the panel. The electrical connector assembly includes contacts held in the housing. The electrical connector assembly includes cables terminated to the contacts and extending from the housing. The electrical connector assembly includes a connector mounting bracket having a collar surrounding a window receiving the housing. The connector mounting bracket has mounting latches extending from the collar with latch fingers configured to be coupled to the panel. The connector mounting bracket includes a biasing element configured to engage the panel to bias the panel against the mounting latches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS, GMBH
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Publication number: 20230025918
    Abstract: A board-to-board connector assembly includes first and second connector assemblies and a connector interconnect between the first and second connector assemblies. Each connector assembly includes an outer shell and a connector received in a cavity of the outer shell. The connector has a connector body holding contacts in a card slot, which receives a circuit card edge of an add-in card. The outer shell has an outer board guide configured to engage the add-in card and guide mating of the outer shell with the add-in card. The outer shell has a latch configured to latchably engage the add-in card to secure the connector to the add-in card. The connector interposer electrically interconnects the contacts of the connector assemblies to electrically connect the add-in cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Michael John Phillips, Michael David Herring, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Patent number: 11515666
    Abstract: A communication system includes a plug connector mated with a receptacle connector. The receptacle connector includes a housing holding a contact assembly. The housing includes a front housing that receives an inner housing, which receives contact holders and receptacle contacts of the contact assembly. The receptacle connector housing includes a height profile defined between top and bottom walls with a housing latch and guide pockets contained within the height profile. The plug connector includes a housing holding a cable assembly with a circuit card received in a card slot of the receptacle housing. The plug connector housing includes alignment embossments received in the guide pockets and latches coupled to the alignment embossments are latchably coupled to the receptacle connector. The latches are contained within a height profile of the plug connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Publication number: 20220360001
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a housing having a card slot at a mating end configured to pass through a panel opening of a panel forward of the panel for receiving a circuit card. A cable end of the housing is rearward of the panel. The electrical connector assembly includes contacts held in the housing. The electrical connector assembly includes cables terminated to the contacts and extending from the housing. The electrical connector assembly includes a connector mounting bracket having a collar surrounding a window receiving the housing. The connector mounting bracket has mounting latches extending from the collar with latch fingers configured to be coupled to the panel. The connector mounting bracket includes a biasing element configured to engage the panel to bias the panel against the mounting latches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Publication number: 20220336976
    Abstract: A receptacle coupler includes a coupler contact assembly having upper and lower contacts each having a front mating beam configured to mate with a front module circuit board and a rear mating beam configured to mate with a rear module circuit board with an intermediate portion therebetween. The coupler contact assembly includes a contact holder holding the upper and lower contacts. The receptacle coupler includes a coupler housing having a contact chamber receiving the coupler contact assembly and front and rear receptacles configured to receive the module circuit boards. The coupler housing holds the coupler contact assembly with the front mating beams in the front receptacle for mating with the front module circuit board and the rear mating beams in the rear receptacle for mating with the rear module circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Patent number: 11398694
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes first and second plug connectors each including a plug housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall forming a cavity. The side walls include a housing securing feature. The plug connector assembly includes a flex jumper assembly coupled between the plug connectors having a flex circuit extending between first and second paddle cards. The paddle cards each include a rigid substrate having a mating end and side edges extending to a flex circuit end. The rigid substrate includes a plug connector securing feature at the side edge engaging the housing securing feature to retain the paddle card in the corresponding plug housing. The flex circuit is flexible between the first and second paddle cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbH
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Linda Ellen Shields, Michael John Phillips, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Publication number: 20220190513
    Abstract: A communication system includes a plug connector mated with a receptacle connector. The receptacle connector includes a housing holding a contact assembly. The housing includes a front housing that receives an inner housing, which receives contact holders and receptacle contacts of the contact assembly. The receptacle connector housing includes a height profile defined between top and bottom walls with a housing latch and guide pockets contained within the height profile. The plug connector includes a housing holding a cable assembly with a circuit card received in a card slot of the receptacle housing. The plug connector housing includes alignment embossments received in the guide pockets and latches coupled to the alignment embossments are latchably coupled to the receptacle connector. The latches are contained within a height profile of the plug connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Publication number: 20220102888
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes first and second plug connectors each including a plug housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall forming a cavity. The side walls include a housing securing feature. The plug connector assembly includes a flex jumper assembly coupled between the plug connectors having a flex circuit extending between first and second paddle cards. The paddle cards each include a rigid substrate having a mating end and side edges extending to a flex circuit end. The rigid substrate includes a plug connector securing feature at the side edge engaging the housing securing feature to retain the paddle card in the corresponding plug housing. The flex circuit is flexible between the first and second paddle cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Linda Ellen Shields, Michael John Phillips, Brandon Michael Matthews