Patents by Inventor Donald W. Milbrand, Jr.
Donald W. Milbrand, Jr. 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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Publication number: 20240113463Abstract: 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: August 14, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Donald W. Milbrand, JR., Prescott B. Atkinson, Brian Kirk
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Patent number: 11757224Abstract: 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: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Donald W. Milbrand, Jr., Prescott B. Atkinson, Brian Kirk
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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: 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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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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Patent number: 9065230Abstract: 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: June 23, 2015Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventor: Donald W. Milbrand, Jr.
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Publication number: 20130078870Abstract: 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: November 21, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: Amphenol CorporationInventor: Donald W. Milbrand, JR.
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Publication number: 20130078871Abstract: 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: November 21, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: Amphenol CorporationInventor: Donald W. Milbrand, JR.
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Publication number: 20130065454Abstract: 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: November 7, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Amphenol CorporationInventor: Donald W. Milbrand Jr.
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Patent number: 7906730Abstract: A waferized connector connects to two twinax cables. The connector includes a molded lead frame, ground sleeve, twinax cable, and overmolded strain relief. The lead frame is molded to retain a lead frame containing both differential signal pins and ground pins. Termination sections are provided at the rear of the lead frame to terminate each of the signal wires of the cables to respective signal lands. The ground sleeve has two general H-shape structures connected together by a center cross-support member. Each of the H-shaped structures having curved legs, each of which fits over the signal wires of one of the twinax cables. The wings of the ground sleeve are terminated to the ground lands of the lead frame and the drain wire of the cable is terminated to the ground sleeve to terminate the drain wire to a ground reference. The ground sleeve controls the impedance in the termination area of the cables, where the twinax foil is removed to expose the wires for termination to the lands.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Prescott Atkinson, Joseph George, Donald W. Milbrand, Jr.
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Publication number: 20100081302Abstract: A waferized connector connects to two twinax cables. The connector includes a molded lead frame, ground sleeve, twinax cable, and overmolded strain relief. The lead frame is molded to retain a lead frame containing both differential signal pins and ground pins. Termination sections are provided at the rear of the lead frame to terminate each of the signal wires of the cables to respective signal lands. The ground sleeve has two general H-shape structures connected together by a center cross-support member. Each of the H-shaped structures having curved legs, each of which fits over the signal wires of one of the twinax cables. The wings of the ground sleeve are terminated to the ground lands of the lead frame and the drain wire of the cable is terminated to the ground sleeve to terminate the drain wire to a ground reference. The ground sleeve controls the impedance in the termination area of the cables, where the twinax foil is removed to expose the wires for termination to the lands.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: Prescott ATKINSON, Joseph George, Donald W. Milbrand, JR.
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Patent number: 7048585Abstract: There is disclosed a two-piece electrical connector assembly having a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector. The first electrical connector includes a plurality of first signal conductors disposed along first and second sides of a first insulative housing and first ground plates disposed along the first and second sides of the first insulative housing and positioned adjacent the plurality of first signal conductors. The first electrical connector defines a slot for receiving an edge of a first printed circuit board. The second electrical connector includes a plurality of second signal conductors disposed along first and second sides of a second insulative housing and second ground plates disposed along the first and second sides of the second insulative housing and positioned adjacent the plurality of second signal conductors.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2003Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.Inventors: Donald W. Milbrand, Jr., Thomas S. Cohen
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Patent number: 6488513Abstract: An interposer assembly includes an insulating plate with passages extending through the thickness of the plate and metal contacts in the passages. The contacts have resilient upper and lower contact arms that deflect into upper and lower recesses of the plate when sandwiched between contact pads of overlying and underlying circuit members. The recesses are sized to accommodate solder connections between contact arms and contact pads.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2001Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: InterCon Systems, Inc.Inventors: Douglas A. Neidich, Donald W. Milbrand, Jr.
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Patent number: 5387120Abstract: A connector for an integrated circuit (IC) chip to secure the IC chip during testing. The connector includes a unique latching system with a pivotal contact pad carried beneath a latch plate for self-adjusting alignment prior to engaging the leads of the IC chip. The latching system also includes an actuator and hook member pivotally connected to the latch plate in an over center movement fashion to increase the clamping force uniformly across IC leads.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1993Date of Patent: February 7, 1995Assignee: Wells Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Marks, Donald W. Milbrand, Jr.
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Patent number: 5290192Abstract: A socket for securing an integrated circuit (IC) during burn-in or test procedures. The socket includes a base which carries a plurality of electrically conductive contacts. Opposed hold down rollers are shiftably journaled in the base. The socket also includes a movable top connected to the base and a contact with the rollers. Movement of the top shifts the rollers between secured and open positions. A rotatable lever housed in the base is connected to an actuating arm which is also shiftable by movement of the top. The lever is operably associated with the contacts and shifts the contacts between an operative position in contact with the IC chip leads and a standby position spaced from the IC chip leads.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1992Date of Patent: March 1, 1994Assignee: Wells Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Leonard K. Espenshade, Richard L. Marks, Donald W. Milbrand, Jr., Mark J. Zitto
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Patent number: 5120238Abstract: A connector for an integrated circuit (IC) to secure the IC during testing. The connector includes a unique latching system which includes an actuator and a hook which are pivotally connected in an over-center movement fashion to significantly increase the clamping force from the force applied to latch the actuator or a connected latch plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 1991Date of Patent: June 9, 1992Assignee: Wells Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Marks, Donald W. Milbrand, Jr.
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Patent number: 4836791Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multi-pin coax connector assembly having connector housings made of metal or conductive plastic which serves as a reference ground for all signals. The connectors have passages extending therethrough. Pin and socket terminals are insert molded with insulating material and are positioned in the passages. The insulating material spaces the terminals from the conductive connector housing as well as providing air gaps along most of the length of the terminals. The air gaps cooperate with the insulating material to provide controlled impedance. As the signals travel at a high rate of speed along the terminals, the terminals are bent to minimize the reflection of the signal. The connectors are provided with power and ground busses along the outside surfaces thereof, the busses of the first connector making electrical connection with the respective busses of the second connector.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1987Date of Patent: June 6, 1989Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Dimitry G. Grabbe, Richard F. Granitz, Roel J. Bakker, Donald W. Milbrand, Jr., Earl E. Masterson