Patents by Inventor Everett Koopman

Everett Koopman 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).

  • Right angle electrical connector
    Patent number: 7479017
    Abstract: A right angle electrical connector assembly includes a connector frame including a plurality of posts, each of the plurality of posts including at least one standoff rib extending therefrom, a flexible circuit having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion being arranged to be connected to a circuit board. The flexible circuit includes a plurality of holes arranged to correspond to the plurality of posts, each of the plurality of posts is received in a respective one of the plurality of holes, and a height of a first major surface of the second end portion of the flexible circuit is set by the at least one standoff rib of each of the plurality of posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Samtec, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Koopman, Jeremy Wooldridge, Doug McCartin, Everett Koopman