Patents by Inventor Brian Keith McMaster

Brian Keith McMaster 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).

  • Transceiver assembly having an improved receptacle connector
    Patent number: 8328565
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes contacts having posts and contact tails extending from the posts. The contact tails are configured to be mounted to a circuit board. The contacts have mating sections extending from the posts. The mating sections are configured for mating with a mating connector. The contacts define signal contacts and ground contacts with the signal contacts arranged in pairs and the pairs of signal contacts being separated by at least one ground contact. The receptacle connector also includes a housing holding the signal and ground contacts in parallel at a predetermined pitch. The housing has a front and a rear with a cavity at the front being configured to receive the mating connector. The housing has walls defining channels that receive the signal and ground contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John Eugene Westman, Brian Keith McMaster, Michael Frank Cina
  • TRANSCEIVER ASSEMBLY HAVING AN IMPROVED RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20120021654
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes contacts having posts and contact tails extending from the posts. The contact tails are configured to be mounted to a circuit board. The contacts have mating sections extending from the posts. The mating sections are configured for mating with a mating connector. The contacts define signal contacts and ground contacts with the signal contacts arranged in pairs and the pairs of signal contacts being separated by at least one ground contact. The receptacle connector also includes a housing holding the signal and ground contacts in parallel at a predetermined pitch. The housing has a front and a rear with a cavity at the front being configured to receive the mating connector. The housing has walls defining channels that receive the signal and ground contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOHN EUGENE WESTMAN, BRIAN KEITH MCMASTER, MICHAEL FRANK CINA