Patents by Inventor Duane Thomas Smith

Duane Thomas Smith 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).

  • High speed connector
    Patent number: 5716229
    Abstract: A high speed connector allows the conductors of a cable to be connected directly to the circuit traces of a printed circuit board by providing a plug having an end where the conductors terminate and a housing for the plug which cooperatively urges the conductors toward the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Harry Alan Loder, Duane Thomas Smith