Patents by Inventor Brian Kirk
Brian Kirk 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).
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Patent number: 10707626Abstract: A modular electrical connector with broad-side coupled signal conductors in a right angle intermediate portion and edge coupled end portions. Broadside coupling provides balanced pairs for very high frequency operation, while edge coupling provides a high density interconnection system at low cost. Each module has separately shielded signal conductor pairs. The shielding is shaped to avoid or suppress undesirable propagation modes within an enclosure formed by shielding per module. Lossy material is selectively placed within and outside the shielding per module to likewise avoid or suppress unwanted signal propagation.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Marc B. Cartier, Jr., John Robert Dunham, Mark W. Gailus, Donald A. Girard, Jr., Brian Kirk, David Levine, Vysakh Sivarajan
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Patent number: 10668577Abstract: A cooling system which achieves temperature control of a heat affected portion of a pipe.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: CRC-EVANS PIPELINE INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Marcus Janes, Jared Proegler, Brian Kirk
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Patent number: 10673183Abstract: A modular electrical connector with broad-side coupled signal conductors in a right angle intermediate portion and edge coupled end portions. Broadside coupling provides balanced pairs for very high frequency operation, while edge coupling provides a high density interconnection system at low cost. Each module has separately shielded signal conductor pairs. The shielding is shaped to avoid or suppress undesirable propagation modes within an enclosure formed by shielding per module. Lossy material is selectively placed within and outside the shielding per module to likewise avoid or suppress unwanted signal propagation.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Marc B. Cartier, Jr., John Robert Dunham, Mark W. Gailus, Donald A. Girard, Jr., Brian Kirk, David Levine, Vysakh Sivarajan
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Patent number: 10570123Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of ROCK1 and ROCK2 and methods of modulating the pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic properties of such compounds. Also provided are methods of inhibiting ROCK1 and or ROCK2 that are useful for the treatment of disease.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: SURFACE LOGIX, LLCInventors: Alessandra Bartolozzi, Stewart Campbell, Hope Foudoulakis, Brian Kirk, Siya Ram, Paul Sweetnam, Hemalatha Seshadri
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Publication number: 20200021052Abstract: A cable connector with improved performance and ease of use. The connector has staggered ports to reduce crosstalk and to prevent incorrect insertion of a plug into a receptacle. The plug may be constructed with subassemblies, each of which has a lossy central portion. Conductive members embedded within an insulative housing of the subassemblies may be used to electrically connect ground conductors within the subassemblies. Further, the connector may have a quick connect locking screw that can be engaged by pressing on the screw, but requires rotation of the screw to remove. Additionally, a ferrule may be used in making a mechanical connection between a cable bundle and a plug and making an electrical connection between a braid of the cable bundle and a conductive shell of the plug. The ferrule may be in multiple pieces for easy attachment while precluding deformation of the cable, which disrupts electrical performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Donald W. Milbrand, JR., Prescott B. Atkinson, Brian Kirk
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Patent number: 10511128Abstract: An electrical connector for high speed signals. The connector has multiple conductive elements that may serve as signal or ground conductors. A member formed with lossy material and conductive compliant members may be inserted in the connector. The conductive compliant members may be aligned with conductive elements of the connector configured as ground conductors. For a connector configured to carry differential signals, the ground conductors may separate pairs of signal conductors. The member may further include a conductive web, embedded within the lossy material, that interconnects the conductive compliant members. For a receptacle connector, the conductive elements may have mating contact portions aligned along opposing surfaces of a cavity. The conductive elements may have contact tails for attachment to a printed circuit board and intermediate portions connecting the mating contact portions and the contact tails. The conductive compliant members may press against the intermediate portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Brian Kirk, Jason Si, Ba Pham, Sam Kocsis, David Chan, Wonder Wang, Bob Tang, Martin Li, Smith Wu
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Patent number: 10381767Abstract: A cable connector with improved performance and ease of use. The connector has staggered ports to reduce crosstalk and to prevent incorrect insertion of a plug into a receptacle. The plug may be constructed with subassemblies, each of which has a lossy central portion. Conductive members embedded within an insulative housing of the subassemblies may be used to electrically connect ground conductors within the subassemblies. Further, the connector may have a quick connect locking screw that can be engaged by pressing on the screw, but requires rotation of the screw to remove. Additionally, a ferrule may be used in making a mechanical connection between a cable bundle and a plug and making an electrical connection between a braid of the cable bundle and a conductive shell of the plug. The ferrule may be in multiple pieces for easy attachment while precluding deformation of the cable, which disrupts electrical performance.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Donald W. Milbrand, Jr., Prescott B. Atkinson, Brian Kirk
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Publication number: 20190221973Abstract: An electrical connector for high speed signals. The connector has multiple conductive elements that may serve as signal or ground conductors. A member formed with lossy material and conductive compliant members may be inserted in the connector. The conductive compliant members may be aligned with conductive elements of the connector configured as ground conductors. For a connector configured to carry differential signals, the ground conductors may separate pairs of signal conductors. The member may further include a conductive web, embedded within the lossy material, that interconnects the conductive compliant members. For a receptacle connector, the conductive elements may have mating contact portions aligned along opposing surfaces of a cavity. The conductive elements may have contact tails for attachment to a printed circuit board and intermediate portions connecting the mating contact portions and the contact tails. The conductive compliant members may press against the intermediate portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Brian Kirk, Jason Si, Ba Pham, Sam Kocsis, David Chan, Wonder Wang, Bob Tang, Martin Li, Smith Wu
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Publication number: 20190177311Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of ROCK1 and ROCK2 and methods of modulating the pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic properties of such compounds. Also provided are methods of inhibiting ROCK1 and or ROCK2 that are useful for the treatment of disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Alessandra Bartolozzi, Stewart Campbell, Hope Foudoulakis, Brian Kirk, Siya Ram, Paul Sweetnam, Hemalatha Seshardri
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Patent number: 10243304Abstract: An electrical connector for high speed signals. The connector has multiple conductive elements that may serve as signal or ground conductors. A member formed with lossy material and conductive compliant members may be inserted in the connector. The conductive compliant members may be aligned with conductive elements of the connector configured as ground conductors. For a connector configured to carry differential signals, the ground conductors may separate pairs of signal conductors. The member may further include a conductive web, embedded within the lossy material, that interconnects the conductive compliant members. For a receptacle connector, the conductive elements may have mating contact portions aligned along opposing surfaces of a cavity. The conductive elements may have contact tails for attachment to a printed circuit board and intermediate portions connecting the mating contact portions and the contact tails. The conductive compliant members may press against the intermediate portions.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Brian Kirk, Jason Si, Ba Pham, Sam Kocsis, David Chan, Wonder Wang, Bob Tang, Martin Li, Smith Wu
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Patent number: 10211577Abstract: A cable connector with improved performance and ease of use. The connector has staggered ports to reduce crosstalk and to prevent incorrect insertion of a plug into a receptacle. The plug may be constructed with subassemblies, each of which has a lossy central portion. Conductive members embedded within an insulative housing of the subassemblies may be used to electrically connect ground conductors within the subassemblies. Further, the connector may have a quick connect locking screw that can be engaged by pressing on the screw, but requires rotation of the screw to remove. Additionally, a ferrule may be used in making a mechanical connection between a cable bundle and a plug and making an electrical connection between a braid of the cable bundle and a conductive shell of the plug. The ferrule may be in multiple pieces for easy attachment while precluding deformation of the cable, which disrupts electrical performance.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2012Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Donald W. Milbrand, Jr., Prescott B. Atkinson, Brian Kirk
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Patent number: 10122129Abstract: A cable connector with improved performance and ease of use. The connector has staggered ports to reduce crosstalk and to prevent incorrect insertion of a plug into a receptacle. The plug may be constructed with subassemblies, each of which has a lossy central portion. Conductive members embedded within an insulative housing of the subassemblies may be used to electrically connect ground conductors within the subassemblies. Further, the connector may have a quick connect locking screw that can be engaged by pressing on the screw, but requires rotation of the screw to remove. Additionally, a ferrule may be used in making a mechanical connection between a cable bundle and a plug and making an electrical connection between a braid of the cable bundle and a conductive shell of the plug. The ferrule may be in multiple pieces for easy attachment while precluding deformation of the cable, which disrupts electrical performance.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Donald W. Milbrand, Jr., Prescott B. Atkinson, Brian Kirk
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Publication number: 20180233858Abstract: A modular electrical connector with broad-side coupled signal conductors in a right angle intermediate portion and edge coupled end portions. Broadside coupling provides balanced pairs for very high frequency operation, while edge coupling provides a high density interconnection system at low cost. Each module has separately shielded signal conductor pairs. The shielding is shaped to avoid or suppress undesirable propagation modes within an enclosure formed by shielding per module. Lossy material is selectively placed within and outside the shielding per module to likewise avoid or suppress unwanted signal propagation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Marc B. Cartier, JR., John Robert Dunham, Mark W. Gailus, Donald A. Girard, JR., Brian Kirk, David Levine, Vysakh Sivarajan
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Publication number: 20180072710Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of ROCK1 and ROCK2 and methods of modulating the pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic properties of such compounds. Also provided are methods of inhibiting ROCK1 and or ROCK2 that are useful for the treatment of disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Alessandra Bartolozzi, Stewart Campbell, Hope Foudoulakis, Brian Kirk, Siya Ram, Paul Sweetnam, Hemalatha Seshardri
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Patent number: D813170Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: David Chan, Wonder Wang, Bob Tang, Martin Li, Smith Wu, Jason Si, Sam Kocsis, Ba Pham, Brian Kirk
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Patent number: D818965Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: David Chan, Wonder Wang, Bob Tang, Martin Li, Smith Wu, Jason Si, Sam Kocsis, Ba Pham, Brian Kirk
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Patent number: D835045Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: David Chan, Wonder Wang, Bob Tang, Martin Li, Smith Wu, Jason Si, Sam Kocsis, Ba Pham, Brian Kirk
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Patent number: D841594Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: David Chan, Wonder Wang, Bob Tang, Martin Li, Smith Wu, Jason Si, Sam Kocsis, Ba Pham, Brian Kirk
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Patent number: D843947Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: David Chan, Wonder Wang, Bob Tang, Martin Li, Smith Wu, Jason Si, Sam Kocsis, Ba Pham, Brian Kirk
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Patent number: D850384Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Brian Kirk, Jason Si, Ba Pham, Sam Kocsis