Patents by Inventor Bruce R. Perry

Bruce R. Perry 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).

  • Connector Block for Coaxial Connectors
    Publication number: 20130303021
    Abstract: Connector block for connecting a panel mount coaxial connector to a circuit board. The connector block is electrically conductive, and includes one or more connector slots, each configured to receive a respective coaxial connector that includes an external connection for electrically connecting to a respective complementary coaxial connector of a coaxial cable, and an internal connection for electrically connecting to a trace on a circuit board. The connector block further includes one or more ground pads, each proximate to a respective connector slot. For each of the one or more ground pads, when the panel mount coaxial connector is inserted into the connector slot, the ground pad provides a ground connection to a panel mount coaxial connector, and when the connector block is installed on the circuit board, the ground pad connects to a respective specified ground point on the circuit board, thereby grounding the corresponding panel mount coaxial connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Mark A. Vackar, Bruce R. Perry
  • Connector block for coaxial connectors
    Patent number: 8568149
    Abstract: Connector block for connecting a panel mount coaxial connector to a circuit board. The connector block is electrically conductive, and includes one or more connector slots, each configured to receive a respective coaxial connector that includes an external connection for electrically connecting to a respective complementary coaxial connector of a coaxial cable, and an internal connection for electrically connecting to a trace on a circuit board. The connector block further includes one or more ground pads, each proximate to a respective connector slot. For each of the one or more ground pads, when the panel mount coaxial connector is inserted into the connector slot, the ground pad provides a ground connection to a panel mount coaxial connector, and when the connector block is installed on the circuit board, the ground pad connects to a respective specified ground point on the circuit board, thereby grounding the corresponding panel mount coaxial connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Vackar, Bruce R. Perry