Patents by Inventor Christopher L. Simonian

Christopher L. Simonian 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 accessories, electrical, backshell, grounding, flex cables
    Patent number: 5827078
    Abstract: A connector having improved grounding. The connector has a rotatable ground contact flange formed as part of a backshell that is rotated to mate with a grounding tab that is part of a rigid/flex cable. The connector shell has a plurality of connector pins that are soldered to vias formed in a rigid portion of the rigid/flex cable. Once the ground contact flange and grounding tab are mated, the backshell is secured to a connector shell to produce excellent grounding of the rigid/flex cable to the connector shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Inventor: Christopher L. Simonian