Patents by Inventor Eugene E. Steele

Eugene E. Steele 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).

  • Patent number: 5373109
    Abstract: An electrical cable having a plurality of flat, flexible cable sections. Each section has flat, electrically conductive ground layers on at least the top and bottom surfaces thereof, and a plurality of flat, electrically conductive signal conductors between the ground layers. A plurality of dielectric layers separates the signal conductors from each other and from the ground layers. Each signal conductor includes an exposed surface extending a short distance from the end of the conductor along the length of each section. Adjacent cable sections are positioned relative to each other so that the exposed surfaces of corresponding signal conductors face each other. A plurality of connector assemblies is interposed between adjacent cable sections for electrically conducting the exposed surfaces of the corresponding signal conductors. Retaining means are provided for securing the ends of adjacent cable sections and connector assemblies in electrical contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Straty N. Argyrakis, Richard W. Oldrey, Eugene E. Steele